Luke 22:31

AND Jeshu said to Shemun, Shemun, behold, Satana, demandeth to sift thee as wheat;

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

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 you may eat and drink at the table in my kingdom, and may sit upon thrones, and judge the twelve tribes of Isroel.

32but I have prayed for thee, that thy faith may not fail: and thou also, in the time that thou art converted, confirm thy brethren.

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Cross References

Luke 10:41Jeshu answered and said to her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and disturbed about many,

1 Peter 5:8Watch, and be mindful, because your adversary Satana, as a lion, roareth and walketh and seeketh whom he may 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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