Luke 22:31 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)31 “Simon, Simon [i.e., Peter], Satan has earnestly requested the right to sift you like wheat. [Note: Grain was sifted by using a sieve-like device in which grain and particles of dirt and straw were shaken together, allowing the grain to fall through while the dirt and straw remained. This was an allusion to the agitating trials Peter was soon to endure, and survive]. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176931 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition31 Simon, Simon (Peter), listen! Satan has asked excessively that [all of] you be given up to him [out of the power and keeping of God], that he might sift [all of] you like grain, [Job 1:6-12; Amos 9:9.] Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)31 Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have you, that he might sift you as wheat: Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible31 “Simon, Simon, look! Satan has asserted the right to sift you all like wheat. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version31 And the Lord said: "Simon, Simon! Behold, Satan has asked for you, so that he may sift you like wheat. Ver Capítulo |
to turn such a person over to Satan for his body to be destroyed [Note: This probably refers to his removal from their fellowship. See verse 2], in order for his spirit to be saved in the day of the Lord [i.e., the judgment day]. [Note: This implies that his removal from their fellowship will have produced a genuine repentance before that time].