Ask … seek … knock. Gradation in urgency. Further, the three clauses think of the Giver, the sphere in which the gift lies, the obstacles in the way of obtaining it.
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Matthew 7:7
Matthew 7:7
The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain
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