{I stand at the door} (hest(886b)a epi t(886e) thuran). Perfect
active of hist(886d)i (intransitive). Picture of the Lord's advent
as in Mt 24:33 Jas 5:9 , but true also of the individual
response to Christ's call ( Lu 12:36 ) as shown in Holman Hunt's
great picture. Some see a use also of So 5:2 . {If any man
hear--and open} (ean tis akous(8869) kai anoix(8869)). Condition of
third class with ean and first aorist (ingressive) active
subjunctive of akou(935c) and anoig(935c). See Joh 10:3 18:37 . See
the picture reversed (Swete) in Lu 13:25 Mt 25:10 . {I will
come in to him} (eiseleusomai). Future middle of eiserchomai.
See Mr 15:43 Ac 11:3 for eiserchomai pros, to go into a
man's house. Cf. Joh 14:23 . {Will sup} (deipn(8873)(935c)). Future
active of deipne(935c), old verb, from deipnon (supper), as in Lu
17:8 . Fellowship in the Messianic kingdom ( Lu 22:30 Mr 14:25 Mt 26:29 ). Purely metaphorical, as is plain from 1Co 6:13 .
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