Luke 22:31

And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have you, that he might sift you as wheat:

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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; and ye shall sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

32but I made supplication for thee, that thy faith fail not; and do thou, when once thou hast turned again, establish thy brethren.

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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 Jehovah, that Satan came also among them to present himself before Jehovah.

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

Luke 10:41But Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and troubled about many things:

1 Peter 5:8Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking someone 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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