Luke 22:31

And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you to sift you as wheat,

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In The King James Version

And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:

In Context

30that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

32but I prayed for thee, so that thy faith may not fail. And thou, when thou have returned, strengthen thy brothers.

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Cross References

Job 2:1Again it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before LORD, that Satan came also among them to present himself before LORD.

Amos 9:9For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all the nations, just as [grain] is sifted in a sieve, yet the least kernel shall not fall upon the earth.

Luke 10:41But having answered, Jesus said to her, Martha, Martha, thou are anxious and troubled about many things,

1 Peter 5:8Be sober, be vigilant. Your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about seeking whom to devour.

Matthew Henry on Luke 22:22-39

The Disciples Admonished; Peter's Frailty Predicted. 21 But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table. 22 And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed! 23 And they began to enquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing. 24 And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest. 25 And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that… Read the whole commentary →

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