Luke 11:10

11:10 For everyone who asks ¹  receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door ²  will be opened.

Luke 11:9

11:9 “So ³  I tell you: Ask, ⁴  and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door ⁵  will be opened for you.

Luke 12:36

12:36 be like people ⁶  waiting for their master to come back from the wedding celebration, ⁷  so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him.

¹ sn The actions of asking, seeking, and knocking are repeated here from v. 9 with the encouragement that God does respond.

² tn Grk “it”; the referent (a door) is implied by the context and has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Here καί (kai, from καγώ [kagw]) has been translated as “so” to indicate the conclusion drawn from the preceding parable.

⁴ sn The three present imperatives in this verse (Ask…seek…knock) are probably intended to call for a repeated or continual approach before God.

⁵ tn Grk “it”; the referent (a door) is implied by the context and has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn That is, like slaves (who are mentioned later, vv. 37-38), although the term ἀνθρώποις (anqrwpoi") is used here. Since in this context it appears generic rather than gender-specific, the translation “people” is employed.

⁶ sn An ancient wedding celebration could last for days (Tob 11:18).