Luke 22:31
And the Lord said, “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you like wheat.
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30so that you may eat and drink at My table and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”
Cross References
Job 2:1On another day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them to present himself before Him.
Amos 9:9“For surely I will give the command, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations as grain is sifted in a sieve; but not a pebble will reach the ground.
Luke 10:41“Martha, Martha,” Jesus replied, “you are worried and troubled about many things.
1 Peter 5:8Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, 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 →