Mat 7:7 | NET2full | STEP | “ Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you .

‏ Matthew 7:7

Ask, Seek, Knock

7 “Ask ^{▼▼tn The three present imperatives in this verse are best viewed as iterative (Wallace, ExSyn 722, lists the verse as an example of this usage), calling for repeated action.} ^{▼▼sn Many interpreters see the three present imperatives (Ask…seek…knock) as mainly limited to persistence in prayer (cf. v. 11), though others see them referring more generally to taking the initiative with God in various ways.} and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door ^{▼▼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.} will be opened for you.