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]. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176931 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: See the chapterAmplified 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.] See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)31 Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have you, that he might sift you as wheat: See the chapterCommon English Bible31 “Simon, Simon, look! Satan has asserted the right to sift you all like wheat. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version31 And the Lord said: "Simon, Simon! Behold, Satan has asked for you, so that he may sift you like wheat. See the chapter |