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If anyone asks you, `Why are you doing this?` say, `The Lord needs him;` and immediately he will send him back here."
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The Authority of 'The Lord'
Commentators explain that the instruction to say "The Lord has need of him" was a direct claim of Jesus' divine authority. Scholars suggest that by this time, Jesus was well-known in the area, and the title "Lord" was understood to refer to him. The owner's immediate willingness to send the colt shows that this simple statement carried enough weight to command obedience, affirming Jesus' sovereign identity.
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