Matthew 21:3

“And if any man say ought unto you, etc.] As, what business have you with the ass and colt? why do you loose them? as certain persons, the owners of them did, as Mark and Luke relate; ye shall say, the Lord hath need of them: he that is our Lord, and your Lord, and the Lord of these creatures, and of all things else, wants them for his present service; and straightway he will send them: which is either a continuation of what the disciples should say to any that should ask them the reason of their loosing the ass and colt, in order to make them easy: that the Lord who had need of them, as soon as he had done with them, would send them back to their proper owners, safe and well: or they are…”

“The Lord hath need of them - This means no more than the “master” has need of them. The word “Lord” often means no more than “master” as opposed to servant, Matthew 10:24; Eph 6:5; 1 Peter 3:5-6. The word is sometimes used in the Bible as applied to God, or as a translation of the name Yahweh. Its common use is a mere title of respect given by an inferior to a superior, by a servant to a master, by a disciple to a teacher. As a title of “high respect” it was given to Christ, or the Messiah. The persons to whom these disciples were sent were probably acquainted with the miracles of Jesus and favorably disposed toward him He had attracted great notice in that region, particularly by raising…”

“21:3 Jesus was revealing himself as the Lord who, as king of Israel, ascends to Mount Zion on a donkey (21:5; see Zech 9:9).”

“The Lord: Ch1 29:14-16; Psa 24:1, Psa 50:10, Psa 50:11; Hag 2:8, Hag 2:9; Joh 3:35, Joh 17:2; Act 17:25; Co2 8:9 straightway: Sa1 10:26; Kg1 17:9; Ezr 1:1, Ezr 1:5, Ezr 7:27; Co2 8:1, Co2 8:2, Co2 8:16; Jam 1:17 Matthew 21:4”