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SBL Greek New Testament

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Luke 11

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luke.11.lk11AskSeekKnock

αἰτεῖτε ... ζητεῖτε ... κρούετε

TRANSLATIONmoderate confidence

How should the three present imperatives be heard?

The coordinated present commands can imply continuing action: keep asking, seeking, and knocking. English must decide whether to expose that aspect.

Why this default

“Keep asking ... seeking ... knocking” makes the coordinated present imperatives’ continuing aspect visible and preserves their escalating parallel rhythm.

Evidence

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Project defaultKeep asking, and it will be given to you; keep seeking, and you will find; keep knocking, and it will be opened to you

Project default · ongoing force

AlternativeAsk, and it will be given; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened

Traditional compact form

AlternativePersist in asking and it will be given; persist in seeking and you will find; persist in knocking and it will be opened

Durative force explicit

Reference roleStandardized inspectable reference; manuscript forks are independently reopened.

Revision historyNo decision-level revision has been recorded since the provenance ledger was introduced.

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