Luke 11:9

11:9 “So ¹  I tell you: Ask, ²  and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door ³  will be opened for you.

Luke 24:5

24:5 The ⁴  women ⁵  were terribly frightened ⁶  and bowed ⁷  their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living ⁸  among the dead?

[11:9]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai, from καγώ [kagw]) has been translated as “so” to indicate the conclusion drawn from the preceding parable.

[11:9]  ² sn The three present imperatives in this verse (Ask…seek…knock) are probably intended to call for a repeated or continual approach before God.

[11:9]  ³ tn Grk “it”; the referent (a door) is implied by the context and has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[24:5]  ⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[24:5]  ⁵ tn Grk “they”; the referent (the women) has been specified in the translation for clarity (the same has been done in v. 8).

[24:5]  ⁶ tn Or “They were extremely afraid.”

[24:5]  ⁷ sn Bowed their faces to the ground. Such respect for angels is common: Dan 7:28; 10:9, 15.

[24:5]  ⁸ sn By referring to Jesus as the living, the angels make it clear that he is alive. There should be no surprise.