Luke 22:31

And the Lord said to Simon, Simon, lo! Satan hath asked (for) you, that he should riddle you as wheat (or so that he could sift you like 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 eat and drink on my board in my realm, and sit on thrones, and deem the twelve kindreds of Israel. (so that ye will eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom, and sit on thrones, and judge the twelve tribes of Israel.)

32but I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not; and thou sometime converted [or and thou converted sometime], confirm thy brethren, (or and after thou hast returned to thy right mind, that thou strengthen thy brothers).

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Cross References

Job 2:1And it was done, in a day the sons of God were come to praise him, and they stood before the Lord, and Satan was come among them, and he stood in the sight of the Lord, (And it was done, on a day when the sons of God had come to praise him, and they stood before the Lord, and Satan was come among them, and he also stood before the Lord,)

Amos 9:9For lo! I shall command, and shall shake together the house of Israel in all folks, as wheat is shaken together in a riddle, and a little stone shall not fall on the earth. (For behold! I shall command, and shall altogether shake the house of Israel among all the nations, like corn, (or grain), is altogether shaken in a sieve, and yet a little stone of it shall not fall upon the earth.)

Luke 10:41And the Lord answered, and said to her, Martha, Martha, thou art busy, and art troubled about full many things;

1 Peter 5:8Be ye sober, and wake ye, (or Be resolute, and be on watch), for your adversary, the devil, as a roaring lion goeth about, seeking whom he shall 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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