Luke 22:31 - Easy To Read Version

³¹ “Satan (the devil) has asked to test you men like a farmer tests his wheat. O Simon, Simon (Peter),

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³¹ And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³¹ 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.]

American Standard Version (1901)

³¹ Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have you, that he might sift you as wheat:

Common English Bible

³¹ “Simon, Simon, look! Satan has asserted the right to sift you all like wheat.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³¹ And the Lord said: "Simon, Simon! Behold, Satan has asked for you, so that he may sift you like wheat.

Luke 22:31 Cross References

Isaiah 28:28

When a woman makes bread, she works and presses the dough with her hands, but she does not do this forever. The Lord punishes his people in the same way. He will scare them with the wagon wheel, but he will not crush them completely. He will not allow many horses {\cf2\super [264]} to trample (walk on) them.

Amos 9:9

I am giving the command\par \{to destroy the nation Israel\}.\par I will scatter the people of Israel\par among all nations.\par But it will be like a person \{sifting flour\}.\par A person shakes flour through a sifter. {\cf2\super [117]} \par \{The good flour falls through,\}\par but the bad lumps are caught.\par \{It will be that way with Jacob’s family.\}\par

Zechariah 3:1

The angel showed me Joshua the High Priest. Joshua was standing in front of the angel of the Lord and Satan was standing by Joshua’s right side. Satan was there to accuse Joshua of doing bad things.

Matthew 26:30

All the followers sang a song. Then they went out to the Mount of Olives. {\cf2\super [404]}

Matthew 4:10

Jesus said to the devil, “Go away from me, Satan! It is written \{in the Scriptures {\cf2\super [52]} \},

Luke 10:41

But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are getting worried and upset about too many things.

Acts 9:4

Saul fell to the ground. He heard a voice saying to him: “Saul, Saul! Why are you doing these bad things to me?”

1 Corinthians 5:5

Then give this man to Satan (the Devil), so that his sinful self {\cf2\super [28]} will be destroyed. Then his spirit can be saved on the day of the Lord.

2 Corinthians 2:11

I did this so that Satan (the Devil) would not win anything from us. We know very well what Satan’s plans are.

1 Peter 5:8

Control yourselves and be careful! The devil is your enemy. And he goes around like a roaring lion looking for some person to eat.

Revelation 12:10

Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: “The victory and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority (power) of his Christ {\cf2\super [92]} have now come. These things have come, because the accuser of our brothers has been thrown out. He is the one who accused our brothers day and night before our God.