Luke 22:31 — Community Reflections

LUKE 22:31 — KING JAMES VERSION 1

“And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:”

Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat — Simon, Simon: the personal address with the double name communicating urgency. Satan has asked (exētēsato, demanded, claimed): the Satan who demanded Job is now demanding Simon. To sift all of you as wheat: the violent, disorienting process of separating grain from chaff.

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Ruth KimNote1mo ago

Satan Wanted to Sift Peter

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