Luke 22:31

Luke 22:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:
• New International Version (NIV)“Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the Lord said, “Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat.

Context of Luke 22:31

29and just as My Father has granted Me a kingdom, I grant you [the privilege] 30that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. “Simon, Simon (Peter), listen! Satan has demanded permission to sift [all of] you like grain; 32but I have prayed [especially] for you [Peter], that your faith [and confidence in Me] may not fail; and you, once you have turned back again [to Me], strengthen and support your brothers [in the faith].” 33And Peter said to Him, “Lord, I am ready to go with You both to prison and to death!”

Luke 22:31 word by word

Σίμων Σίμων, ἰδοὺ ὁ σατανᾶς ἐξῃτήσατο ὑμᾶς τοῦ σινιάσαι ὡς τὸν σῖτον.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• SimonΣίμωνSimōn · SimonG4613
• beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• SatanΣατανᾶςSatanas · SatanG4567
• hath desiredἐξαιτέωexaiteomai · to demand/ask forG1809
• youσύsu · youG4771
• that he may siftσινιάζωsiniazō · to siftG4617
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• wheatσῖτοςsitos · grainG4621

Cross-references for Luke 22:31

• Luke 10:41But the Lord replied to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered and anxious about so many things;
• Acts 9:4and he fell to the ground and heard a voice [from heaven] saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting and oppressing Me?”
• Job 1:8The Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered and reflected on My servant Job? For there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God [with reverence] and abstains from and turns away from evil [because he honors God].”
• Job 2:3The Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered and reflected on My servant Job? For there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God [with reverence] and abstains from and turns away from evil [because he honors God]. And still he maintains and holds tightly to his integrity, although you incited Me against him to destroy him without cause.”
• Zechariah 3:1Then the guiding angel showed me Joshua the high priest [representing disobedient, sinful Israel] standing before the Angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at Joshua’s right hand to be his adversary and to accuse him.
• 1 Peter 5:8Be sober [well balanced and self-disciplined], be alert and cautious at all times. That enemy of yours, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion [fiercely hungry], seeking someone to devour.
• Revelation 12:10Then I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom (dominion, reign) of our God, and the authority of His Christ have come; for the accuser of our [believing] brothers and sisters has been thrown down [at last], he who accuses them and keeps bringing charges [of sinful behavior] against them before our God day and night.
• Amos 9:9“For behold, I am commanding, And I shall shake and sift the house of Israel among all nations [and cause it to tremble] Like grain is shaken in a sieve [removing the chaff], But not a kernel [of the faithful remnant] shall fall to the ground and be lost [from My sight].

Commentaries on Luke 22:31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31Simon, Simon - When a name is thus repeated in the sacred writings, it appears to be always intended as an expression of love, manifested by a warning voice. As if he had said, While thou and the others are contending for supremacy, Satan is endeavoring to destroy you all: but I have prayed for thee, as being in most danger. Satan hath desired - you - That is, all the apostles, but particularly the three contenders: the plural pronoun, ̔, sufficiently…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31Simon - Peter. Jesus, foreseeing the danger of Peter, and knowing that he was about to deny him, took occasion to forewarn him and put him on his guard, and also to furnish him with a solace when he should be brought to repentance. Satan hath desired - Satan is the prince of evil. One of his works is to try the faith of believers to place temptations and trials in their way, that they may be tested. Thus God gave Job into his hands, that it might be seen…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-38Verses 21-38 How unbecoming is the worldly ambition of being the greatest, to the character of a follower of Jesus, who took upon him the form of a servant, and humbled himself to the death of the cross! In the way to eternal happiness, we must expect to be assaulted and sifted by Satan. If he cannot destroy, he will try to disgrace or distress us. Nothing more certainly forebodes a fall, in a professed follower of Christ, than self-confidence, with…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31Satan: See 4:2; 10:18; 11:15. Satan is the accuser of God’s people (see Job 1:7; 2:2). He would test Simon Peter and the rest of the apostles. has asked to sift: People would sift wheat to separate grain from the parts you do not eat using a device called a sieve. This image represents extreme testing (see Isaiah 30:28; Amos 9:9). all of you: The Greek here is plural. It refers to all the disciples. Jesus predicted Peter's denial and the difficult…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 31-3431-34. Simon, Simon--(See on Lu 10:41). desired to have--rather, "hath obtained you," properly "asked and obtained"; alluding to Job (Job 1:6-12; 2:1-6), whom he solicited and obtained that he might sift him as wheat, insinuating as "the accuser of the brethren" (Re 12:10), that he would find chaff enough in his religion, if indeed there was any wheat at all. you--not Peter only, but them all.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 22:31

• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Perseverance
• Peter
• Prayer
• Satan
• Sieve
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

• Satan
• Satan, devil, evil one
• Accomplish
• Agony
• Cast
• Earnestly
• Peter
• Reckon
• Temptation
• Intercession

Commentaries on Luke 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings