Mark 11:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither. And straightway he will send him hither - From the text, I think it is exceedingly plain, that our Lord did not beg, but borrow, the colt; therefore the latter clause of this verse should be understood as the promise of returning him. Is not the proper translation the following? And if any one say to you, Why do ye this? Say, the Lord hath need of him, and will speedily send him back hither - και ευθεως αυτον αποστελλει ὡδε. Some eminent critics take the same view of the passage.