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# Ask ... Seek ... Knock
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These are word pictures of praying to God. The verb form shows that we are to keep praying until he answers.
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# Ask
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"Ask for what you need" or "Ask God for what you need"
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# it will be given to you
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"you will receive it" or "he will give it to you"
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# Seek
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"Look for what you need"
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# Knock
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"Knock on the door." To knock on a door was a polite way to ask a person inside to open it. If knocking on a door is impolite or not done in your culture, use the word that describes how people politely ask for doors to be opened. Alternate translation: "Call at the door"
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# it will be opened to you
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"the door will be opened for you" or "God will open it for you" |