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

29So now I tell you that you will rule with me. My Father has said that I will rule with him in his kingdom. I also say to you that you will rule with me. 30In my kingdom you will sit at my table. You will eat and drink with me. You will sit like kings on thrones. You will judge the people of the 12 tribes of Israel.’ Jesus then said, ‘Simon, Simon, be careful to listen to me! Satan has asked to have authority over you all. He will shake you as a farmer shakes seeds. 32But I have prayed for you, Simon, that you will continue to believe in me. And this is what you must do: When you have turned back to me, you must help your brothers to be strong again.’ 33But Simon replied, ‘Master, I am ready to go to prison with you. I am even ready to die with you!’

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 10:41The Lord Jesus replied, ‘Martha, Martha, you have troubles in your mind about many things.
• Acts 9:4Saul fell down onto the ground. He heard a voice which said to him, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you fight against me?’
• Job 1:8Then the Lord said to Satan, ‘You have seen Job, who is my servant. What do you think about him? There is no one on earth that is like him. He is a good and honest man. He is afraid to make me angry. He refuses to do evil things.’
• Job 2:3Then the Lord said to Satan, ‘You have seen Job, who is my servant. What do you think about him? There is no one on earth who is like him. He is a good and honest man. He is afraid to make me angry. He refuses to do evil things. Because of what you said, I allowed you to attack him. But he did not deserve that. He has continued to do what is right.’
• Zechariah 3:1Then the angel of the Lord appeared to me, Zechariah, and he showed me Joshua, the most important priest. Joshua was standing in front of the angel of the Lord. Satan stood on the right side of Joshua. He was ready to say that Joshua had done bad things.
• 1 Peter 5:8Think seriously about how you live. Watch carefully for danger. Remember that the Devil is your enemy. He wants to hurt you. He walks about like a hungry lion. He is looking for someone to kill and then eat them!
• Revelation 12:10Then I heard a loud voice in heaven that said: ‘Now God has saved his people from Satan's power! God has shown his great power as King. His Messiah has authority to rule. Satan said bad things against our people. He never stopped telling our God that our brothers and sisters are guilty. But now God has thrown him out of heaven.
• Amos 9:9‘Listen to me! I will cause trouble to come to Israel's family, as they live among other nations. It will be like a person who shakes a sieve to remove dirt from grain.

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