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Luke 19:30
ESV saying, "Go into the village in front of you, where on entering you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat. Untie it and bring it here.
NIV "Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here.
NASB saying, 'Go into the village ahead of you; there, as you enter, you will find a colt tied, on which no one yet has ever sat; untie it and bring it here.
CSB and said, "Go into the village ahead of you. As you enter it, you will find a young donkey tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it.
NLT Go into that village over there,' he told them. 'As you enter it, you will see a young donkey tied there that no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here.
KJV Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither.
NKJV saying, “Go into the village opposite you, where as you enter you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Loose it and bring it here.

What does Luke 19:30 mean?

A crowd of disciples have left Jericho with Jesus (Luke 18:35) and are approaching Jerusalem from the east, directly opposite the Temple Mount. They are on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives at Bethphage (Matthew 21:1).

Jesus knows exactly where the donkey and its mother are tied (Matthew 21:2) and what those nearby will say (Luke 19:31). No note is made if the disciples paid for the use of the donkey, but it may have been an animal available for hire.

Matthew 21:2 mentions that the colt is with his mother and the mother comes with the disciples, as well (Matthew 21:7). This addition isn't a contradiction, it just provides more detail. Matthew 21:5 explains that Jesus is fulfilling Old Testament prophecy: the king of Zion is humble and rides a donkey (Zechariah 9:9). This is an image the disciples won't recognize until later (John 12:16).

That the donkey is still with its mother and that the mother accompanies it suggests it is quite young. That has led some to fear it was too immature to hold Jesus' weight. Whatever the age and condition of the colt, we can be sure its Creator and Sustainer made sure it was strong enough for the job (Colossians 1:17).
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