Luke 22:31–32
Jesus tells Simon he has prayed for him, that his faith not fail
Study it word by word31Simon, 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.”
In its context
29and I assign to you, as my Father assigned to me, a kingdom,
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.
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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.”
Its words in the original
- ΣίμωνSimōn· 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.
- ΣατανᾶςSatanas· Satan
Satan, a Hebrew name meaning "the adversary", the enemy of God.
- ἐξῃτήσατοexēitēsato· demand
Demand to have, ask insistently for someone.
- σινιάσαιsiniasai· sift
Sift like grain, shake in a sieve.
- σῖτονsiton· wheat
Wheat; the grain and the food made from it.
- ἐδεήθηνedeēthēn· ask, beg
Ask, plead, beg.
- ἐκλίπῃeklipēi· fail, run out
Fail, run out, come to an end; of the sun, be darkened.
- πίστιςpistis· faith
Faith: firm trust in God; also faithfulness.
- ποτεpote· once, formerly
Once, formerly; ever, at some time.
- ἐπιστρέψαςepistrepsas· turn around
Turn, turn around; turn back (to God).
- στήρισονstērison· strengthen, establish
Strengthen, establish, make firm; also set one's face firmly.
- ἀδελφούςadelphous· brother
Brother. Also a close relative, a fellow countryman and, among believers, a brother in the faith.