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Luke 11:9-10
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9 “So[a] I tell you: Ask,[b] and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door[c] will be opened for you. 10 For everyone who asks[d] receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door[e] will be opened.

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  1. Luke 11:9 tn Here καί (kai, from καγώ [kagō]) has been translated as “so” to indicate the conclusion drawn from the preceding parable.
  2. Luke 11:9 sn The three present imperatives in this verse (Ask…seek…knock) are probably intended to call for a repeated or continual approach before God.
  3. Luke 11:9 tn Grk “it”; the referent (a door) is implied by the context and has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  4. Luke 11:10 sn The actions of asking, seeking, and knocking are repeated here from v. 9 with the encouragement that God does respond.
  5. Luke 11:10 tn Grk “it”; the referent (a door) is implied by the context and has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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