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Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. <a href="/nasb_/luke/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded to sift you men like wheat; <a href="/nasb/luke/22.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded permission to sift you like wheat; <a href="/nasb77/luke/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded permission to sift you like wheat; <a href="/lsb/luke/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded to sift all of you like wheat. <a href="/amp/luke/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Simon, Simon (Peter), listen! Satan has demanded permission to sift [all of] you like grain; <a href="/csb/luke/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “Simon, Simon, look out. Satan has asked to sift you like wheat. <a href="/hcsb/luke/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> &#8220Simon, Simon, look out! Satan has asked to sift you like wheat. <a href="/asv/luke/22.htm">American Standard Version</a> Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have you, that he might sift you as wheat: <a href="/cev/luke/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Jesus said, "Simon, listen to me! Satan has demanded the right to test each one of you, as a farmer does when he separates wheat from the husks. <a href="/erv/luke/22.htm">English Revised Version</a> Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have you, that he might sift you as wheat: <a href="/gwt/luke/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> [Then the Lord said,] "Simon, Simon, listen! Satan has demanded to have you apostles for himself. He wants to separate you from me as a farmer separates wheat from husks. <a href="/gnt/luke/22.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Simon, Simon! Listen! Satan has received permission to test all of you, to separate the good from the bad, as a farmer separates the wheat from the chaff. <a href="/isv/luke/22.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Simon, Simon, listen! Satan has asked permission to sift all of you like wheat, <a href="/msb/luke/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And the Lord said ?Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you like wheat. <a href="/net/luke/22.htm">NET Bible</a> "Simon, Simon, pay attention! Satan has demanded to have you all, to sift you like wheat, <a href="/nheb/luke/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And the Lord said, "Simon, Simon, look, Satan has demanded to have you all, to sift you like wheat, <a href="/wbt/luke/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: <a href="/wey/luke/22.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "Simon, Simon, I tell you that Satan has obtained permission to have all of you to sift as wheat is sifted. <a href="/web/luke/22.htm">World English Bible</a> The Lord said, “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have all of you, that he might sift you as wheat, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/luke/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And the LORD said, “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked for himself to sift you as the wheat, <a href="/blb/luke/22.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have all of you to sift like wheat. <a href="/ylt/luke/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And the Lord said, 'Simon, Simon, lo, the Adversary did ask you for himself to sift as the wheat, <a href="/slt/luke/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded you, to sift as wheat:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/luke/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the Lord said: Simon, Simon, behold Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: <a href="/cpdv/luke/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the Lord said: “Simon, Simon! Behold, Satan has asked for you, so that he may sift you like wheat. <a href="/nabre/luke/22.htm">New American Bible</a> “Simon, Simon, behold Satan has demanded to sift all of you like wheat, <a href="/nrsvce/luke/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> “Simon, Simon, listen! Satan has demanded to sift all of you like wheat,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/luke/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And Jesus said to Simon, Simon, behold Satan wants to sift all of you as wheat; <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/22.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And Yeshua said to Shimeon, “Shimeon, behold, Satan has requested that he may sift you all like wheat,”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/luke/22.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And the Lord said: Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded you apostles for himself, that he may sift you as wheat. <a href="/godbey/luke/22.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>Simon, Simon, behold, Satan sought you out, to sift you as wheat:<Fr> <a href="/haweis/luke/22.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, lo! Satan hath earnestly sought you, that he might sift you as wheat: <a href="/mace/luke/22.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Then said Jesus, Simon, Simon, satan has demanded to shake you, and my disciples, like wheat in a sieve. <a href="/wey/luke/22.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "Simon, Simon, I tell you that Satan has obtained permission to have all of you to sift as wheat is sifted. <a href="/worrell/luke/22.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>"Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked for you, to sift you as the wheat;<Fr> <a href="/worsley/luke/22.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And the Lord said, <FR>Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired <Fr>to have<FR> you <Fr>my disciples,<FR> that he may sift <Fr>you<FR> as wheat:<Fr> <a href="/parallel/luke/22-31.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=8712" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/luke/22.htm">Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial</a> 30so that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 31<a href="/greek/4613.htm" title="4613: Simōn (N-VMS) -- Simon. Of Hebrew origin; Simon, the name of nine Israelites.">Simon,</a> <a href="/greek/4613.htm" title="4613: Simōn (N-VMS) -- Simon. Of Hebrew origin; Simon, the name of nine Israelites.">Simon,</a> <a href="/greek/2400.htm" title="2400: idou (V-AMA-2S) -- See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!"></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4567.htm" title="4567: Satanas (N-NMS) -- An adversary, Satan. Of Chaldee origin corresponding to ma'bad; the accuser, i.e. The devil.">Satan</a> <a href="/greek/1809.htm" title="1809: exētēsato (V-AIM-3S) -- To demand of, ask for, beg earnestly for. Middle voice from ek and aiteo; to demand.">has asked</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4617.htm" title="4617: siniasai (V-ANA) -- To sift, prove by trials, winnow. From sinion; to riddle.">to sift</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymas (PPro-A2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">each of you</a> <a href="/greek/5613.htm" title="5613: hōs (Adv) -- Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.">like</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4621.htm" title="4621: siton (N-AMS) -- Wheat, grain. Also plural irregular neuter sita of uncertain derivation; grain, especially wheat.">wheat.</a> 32But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/job/1-6.htm">Job 1:6-12</a> One day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them. / “Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.” / Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil.” ... <a href="/job/2-1.htm">Job 2:1-6</a> On another day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them to present himself before Him. / “Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.” / Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.” ... <a href="/zechariah/3-1.htm">Zechariah 3:1-2</a> Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. / And the LORD said to Satan: “The LORD rebukes you, Satan! Indeed, the LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you! Is not this man a firebrand snatched from the fire?” <a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">1 Peter 5:8</a> Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. <a href="/revelation/12-10.htm">Revelation 12:10</a> And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down—he who accuses them day and night before our God. <a href="/matthew/4-1.htm">Matthew 4:1-11</a> Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. / After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry. / The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” ... <a href="/john/17-15.htm">John 17:15</a> I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one. <a href="/2_corinthians/2-11.htm">2 Corinthians 2:11</a> in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes. <a href="/ephesians/6-11.htm">Ephesians 6:11-12</a> Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. / For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. <a href="/1_thessalonians/3-5.htm">1 Thessalonians 3:5</a> For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and that our labor might have been in vain. <a href="/1_john/5-18.htm">1 John 5:18</a> We know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning; the One who was born of God protects him, and the evil one cannot touch him. <a href="/matthew/26-31.htm">Matthew 26:31-35</a> Then Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me. For it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ / But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.” / Peter said to Him, “Even if all fall away on account of You, I never will.” ... <a href="/mark/14-27.htm">Mark 14:27-31</a> Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’ / But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.” / Peter declared, “Even if all fall away, I never will.” ... <a href="/john/13-36.htm">John 13:36-38</a> “Lord, where are You going?” Simon Peter asked. Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.” / “Lord,” said Peter, “why can’t I follow You now? I will lay down my life for You.” / “Will you lay down your life for Me?” Jesus replied. “Truly, truly, I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times. <a href="/acts/5-3.htm">Acts 5:3</a> Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:Simon.<a href="/luke/10-41.htm">Luke 10:41</a> And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:<a href="/acts/9-4.htm">Acts 9:4</a> And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?Satan.<a href="/job/1-8.htm">Job 1:8-11</a> And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? … <a href="/job/2-3.htm">Job 2:3-6</a> And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause… <a href="/zechariah/3-1.htm">Zechariah 3:1</a> And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.sift.<a href="/amos/9-9.htm">Amos 9:9</a> For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/22-3.htm">Adversary</a> <a href="/luke/17-20.htm">Demanded</a> <a href="/luke/22-15.htm">Desired</a> <a href="/luke/19-22.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/luke/19-15.htm">Obtained</a> <a href="/luke/8-38.htm">Permission</a> <a href="/luke/16-27.htm">Request</a> <a href="/luke/22-3.htm">Satan</a> <a href="/amos/9-9.htm">Sift</a> <a href="/amos/9-9.htm">Sifted</a> <a href="/luke/7-45.htm">Simon</a> <a href="/luke/20-23.htm">Test</a> <a href="/luke/11-16.htm">Tested</a> <a href="/luke/16-7.htm">Wheat</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/13-27.htm">Adversary</a> <a href="/luke/22-64.htm">Demanded</a> <a href="/luke/23-8.htm">Desired</a> <a href="/john/4-36.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/john/9-11.htm">Obtained</a> <a href="/john/19-38.htm">Permission</a> <a href="/luke/23-24.htm">Request</a> <a href="/john/13-27.htm">Satan</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/3-18.htm">Sift</a> <a href="/amos/9-9.htm">Sifted</a> <a href="/luke/22-32.htm">Simon</a> <a href="/luke/22-40.htm">Test</a> <a href="/romans/16-10.htm">Tested</a> <a href="/john/12-24.htm">Wheat</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 22</div>1. <a href="/luke/22-1.htm">The leaders conspire against Jesus.</a> 3. <a href="/luke/22-3.htm">Satan prepares Judas to betray him.</a> 7. <a href="/luke/22-7.htm">The apostles prepare the Passover.</a> 19. <a href="/luke/22-19.htm">Jesus institutes his holy supper;</a> 21. <a href="/luke/22-21.htm">covertly foretells of the traitor;</a> 24. <a href="/luke/22-24.htm">rebukes the rest of his apostles from ambition;</a> 31. <a href="/luke/22-31.htm">assures Peter his faith should not fail;</a> 34. <a href="/luke/22-34.htm">and yet he should deny him thrice.</a> 39. <a href="/luke/22-39.htm">He prays in the mount, and sweats blood;</a> 47. <a href="/luke/22-47.htm">is betrayed with a kiss;</a> 50. <a href="/luke/22-50.htm">he heals Malchus' ear;</a> 54. <a href="/luke/22-54.htm">he is thrice denied by Peter;</a> 63. <a href="/luke/22-63.htm">shamefully abused;</a> 66. <a href="/luke/22-66.htm">and confesses himself to be the Son of God.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Simon, Simon The repetition of Simon's name indicates urgency and personal attention. Simon Peter, one of Jesus' closest disciples, is being directly addressed. This mirrors other biblical instances where names are repeated for emphasis, such as "Moses, Moses" (<a href="/exodus/3-4.htm">Exodus 3:4</a>) and "Samuel, Samuel" (<a href="/1_samuel/3-10.htm">1 Samuel 3:10</a>). It underscores the importance of the message and the personal nature of the warning.Satan has asked This phrase reveals the spiritual reality of Satan's active role in seeking to challenge and test believers. The language suggests a courtroom-like scenario where Satan must seek permission, reminiscent of the account in <a href="/job/1-6.htm">Job 1:6-12</a>, where Satan requests to test Job. It highlights the sovereignty of God, who allows such testing within His divine purposes.to sift all of you like wheat The imagery of sifting wheat involves separating the grain from the chaff, a process that is vigorous and thorough. This metaphor indicates a severe trial or testing. The phrase "all of you" suggests that while Peter is addressed directly, the testing is intended for all the disciples. This connects to the broader theme of trials and purification found in passages like <a href="/james/1-2.htm">James 1:2-4</a> and <a href="/1_peter/1-6.htm">1 Peter 1:6-7</a>, where faith is refined through testing. The agricultural metaphor would have been familiar to the disciples, who lived in a society where such processes were common.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/simon_peter.htm">Simon Peter</a> One of Jesus' closest disciples, often seen as a leader among the Twelve. Known for his impulsive nature and deep devotion to Jesus. 2. <a href="/topical/s/satan.htm">Satan</a> The adversary, representing evil and opposition to God's purposes. Here, he seeks to test the faith and loyalty of Jesus' disciples. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The central figure of the New Testament, the Son of God, who forewarns Peter of the coming trial. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a> The group of Jesus' followers, specifically the Twelve Apostles, who are implied in the phrase "each of you." 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_event_of_sifting.htm">The Event of Sifting</a> A metaphorical expression indicating a severe trial or testing of faith, akin to the agricultural process of separating wheat from chaff.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_spiritual_warfare.htm">The Reality of Spiritual Warfare</a> Believers must recognize that spiritual opposition is real and persistent. Satan seeks to undermine faith and devotion to God. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_vigilance_and_prayer.htm">The Importance of Vigilance and Prayer</a> Just as Jesus warned Peter, we must be vigilant and prayerful, aware of the spiritual battles we face. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_trials_in_strengthening_faith.htm">The Role of Trials in Strengthening Faith</a> Trials, though challenging, are opportunities for growth and strengthening of faith. God can use them to refine and purify our devotion. <a href="/topical/t/the_assurance_of_jesus'_intercession.htm">The Assurance of Jesus' Intercession</a> Jesus' warning to Peter is coupled with His intercession. Believers can take comfort in knowing that Jesus intercedes for us in our trials. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_strengthen_others.htm">The Call to Strengthen Others</a> After overcoming trials, believers are called to support and strengthen others in their faith journey, as Peter was instructed to do.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 22</a> <a href="/q/has_satan_asked_to_test_you.htm">Has Satan requested to test you like wheat?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_proverbs_11_22_say_on_beauty.htm">Has Satan requested to test you like wheat?</a> <a href="/q/does_satan_need_god's_permission.htm">Must Satan obtain God's permission to attack us?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_papal_infallibility_mean.htm">What does papal infallibility mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(31) And the Lord said, Simon, Simon.--The first three Gospels agree in placing the warning to Peter after the institution of the Lord's Supper. The two-fold utterance of the name, as in the case of Martha (<a href="/luke/10-41.htm" title="And Jesus answered and said to her, Martha, Martha, you are careful and troubled about many things:">Luke 10:41</a>), is significant of the emphasis of sadness.Satan hath desired to have you.--Both this verb, and the "I have prayed," are in the Greek tense which indicates an act thought of as belonging entirely to the past. The Lord speaks as though He had taken part in some scene like that in the opening of Job (<a href="/context/job/1-6.htm" title="Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.">Job 1:6-12</a>; <a href="/context/job/2-1.htm" title="Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.">Job 2:1-6</a>), or that which had come in vision before the prophet Zechariah (<a href="/context/zechariah/3-1.htm" title="And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.">Zechariah 3:1-5</a>), and had prevailed by His intercession against the Tempter and Accuser.That he may sift you as wheat.--The word and the figure are peculiar to St. Luke's record. The main idea is, however, the same as that of the winnowing fan in <a href="/matthew/3-12.htm" title="Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.">Matthew 3:12</a>; the word for "sift" implying a like process working on a smaller scale. The word for "you" is plural. The fiery trial by which the wheat was to be separated from the chaff was to embrace the whole company of the disciples as a body. There is a latent encouragement in the very word chosen. They were "to be sifted as wheat." The good grain was there. They were not altogether as the chaff. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 31-38. - The Lord foretells Simon Peter's fall. He tells She disciples of the hard times coming on them. Verse 31. - And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat. The majority of the more ancient authorities omit the words, "and the Lord said." These words were possibly inserted at an early date to obviate the abruptness of this sudden change in the subject-matter of the Lord's discourse. The more accurate translation would be, "Satan obtained you by asking that he," etc. Bengel comments with "not content with Judas." This saying of Jesus is a very mysterious one; it reveals to us something of what is going on in the unseen world. A similar request was made by the same bitter, powerful the in the case or Job (<a href="/job/1-12.htm">Job 1:12</a>). Are we to understand that these are examples of what is constantly going on in that world so close to us, but from which no whisper ever reaches our mortal ears? Such grave thoughts lend especial intensity to those words in the prayer of prayers, where we ask "our Father which is in heaven" to deliver us from evil, or the evil one, as so many of our best scholars prefer to translate ἀπὸ τοῦ πονήρου. Satan asks that he may test and try the apostles. Judas he had already tempted, and he had won him. Possibly this signal victory emboldened him to proffer this request. We may imagine the evil one arguing thus before the Eternal: "These chosen ones who are appointed to work in the future so tremendous a work in thy Name, are utterly unworthy. Let me just try to lure them away with my lures. Lo, they will surely fall. See, one has already." <a href="/commentaries/luke/22-31.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Simon, Σίμων (Simōn) Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4613.htm">Strong's 4613: </a> Simon. Of Hebrew origin; Simon, the name of nine Israelites. Simon, Σίμων (Simōn) Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4613.htm">Strong's 4613: </a> Simon. Of Hebrew origin; Simon, the name of nine Israelites. Satan Σατανᾶς (Satanas) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4567.htm">Strong's 4567: </a> An adversary, Satan. Of Chaldee origin corresponding to ma'bad; the accuser, i.e. The devil. has asked ἐξῃτήσατο (exētēsato) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1809.htm">Strong's 1809: </a> To demand of, ask for, beg earnestly for. Middle voice from ek and aiteo; to demand. to sift σινιάσαι (siniasai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_4617.htm">Strong's 4617: </a> To sift, prove by trials, winnow. From sinion; to riddle. each of you ὑμᾶς (hymas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. like ὡς (hōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5613.htm">Strong's 5613: </a> Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. wheat. σῖτον (siton) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4621.htm">Strong's 4621: </a> Wheat, grain. Also plural irregular neuter sita of uncertain derivation; grain, especially wheat. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/22-31.htm">Luke 22:31 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/luke/22-31.htm">Luke 22:31 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/luke/22-31.htm">Luke 22:31 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/luke/22-31.htm">Luke 22:31 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/luke/22-31.htm">Luke 22:31 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/22-31.htm">Luke 22:31 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/22-31.htm">Luke 22:31 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/22-31.htm">Luke 22:31 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/luke/22-31.htm">Luke 22:31 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/luke/22-31.htm">Luke 22:31 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/luke/22-31.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 22:31 The Lord said Simon Simon behold Satan (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/22-30.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 22:30"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 22:30" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/22-32.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 22:32"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 22:32" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>