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Simon,ΣίμωνSimon,Σίμωνlook,ἰδοὺSatanὁ Σατανᾶςhas demandedἐξῃτήσατοto have you,ὑμᾶςto siftτοῦ σινιάσαιyoulikeὡςwheat;τὸν σῖτον
Luke 22:31
Study it in the app“Simon, Simon, look, Satan has demanded to have you, to sift you like wheat;”
Jesus tells Simon he has prayed for him, that his faith not failPrayer
With the Greek beneath
Luke 22:31, word by word
- SimonΣίμωνSimōn
Simon
Simon: the name of several men in the New Testament. The most often named is Simon Peter; also Simon the Zealot, one of the Twelve; Simon, a brother of Jesus; Simon of Cyrene; Simon the leper; a Pharisee; the magician of Samaria; the tanner of Joppa; and the father of Judas Iscariot.
Where else “Simōn” appears- SatanΣατανᾶςSatanas
Satan
Satan, a Hebrew name meaning "the adversary", the enemy of God.
Where else “Satanas” appears- has demandedἐξῃτήσατοexēitēsato
demand
Demand to have, ask insistently for someone.
Where else “exēitēsato” appears- to siftσινιάσαιsiniasai
sift
Sift like grain, shake in a sieve.
Where else “siniasai” appears- wheatσῖτονsiton
wheat
Wheat; the grain and the food made from it.
Where else “siton” appears
Translation note
“You”: in Greek it is plural (all the disciples); in the next verse “for you” is singular (Peter).
Parallel passages
Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
Peter's denial foretold
Matthew 26:31-35Mark 14:27-31John 13:36-38
See them side by side
Luke 22:31-34
31Simon, Simon, look, Satan has demanded to have you, to sift you like wheat; 32but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail; and you, when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” 33And he said to him, “Lord, with you I am ready to go both to prison and to death.” 34And he said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know me.”
31Then Jesus says to them, “You will all fall away because of me on this night, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ 32But after I have been raised, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.” 33But Peter answered him, “If all fall away because of you, I will never fall away.” 34Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you that on this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” 35Peter says to him, “Even if I must die with you, I will never deny you.” And all the disciples said likewise.
27And Jesus says to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’ 28But after I have been raised, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.” 29But Peter said to him, “Even if all fall away, yet not I.” 30And Jesus says to him, “Truly I tell you that you today, this night, before the rooster crows twice, will deny me three times.” 31But he kept saying emphatically, “If I must die with you, I will never deny you.” And all were also saying the same.
36Simon Peter says to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow me now, but you will follow later.” 37Peter says to him, “Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.” 38Jesus answers, “Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly, I tell you, the rooster will not crow until you have denied me three times.”
The context
30so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
31 · This verse (above)
32but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail; and you, when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”
To study Luke 22 in a group
1. What it says
At the Passover meal, what does Jesus do and say with the bread and with the cup? (vv. 14-20)
2. What it means
The disciples argue about who is greatest, and Jesus says he is among them “as one who serves.” What does he ask of them? (vv. 24-27)
3. How I live it
Peter said he was ready for anything, and then denied Jesus three times (vv. 33-34, 54-62). What can you learn from Peter?