[7:7] 1 sn The three present imperatives in this verse (Ask…seek…knock) are probably intended to call for a repeated or continual approach before God.
[7:7] 2 tn Grk “it”; the referent (a door) is implied by the context and has been specified in the translation here and in v. 8 for clarity.
[7:8] 3 sn The actions of asking, seeking, and knocking are repeated here from v. 7 with the encouragement that God does respond.