Luke 22:31

Modern

Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you like wheat.

Traditional

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

Literal

Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked for all of you to sift like wheat.

Latin

Ait autem Dominus: Simon, Simon, ecce Satanas expetivit vos ut cribraret sicut triticum:

Greek

English

Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you like wheat.

Satan: See 4:2; 10:18; 11:15. Satan is the accuser of God’s people (see Job 1:7; 2:2). He would test Simon Peter and the rest of the apostles.
has asked to sift: People would sift wheat to separate grain from the parts you do not eat using a device called a sieve. This image represents extreme testing (see Isaiah 30:28; Amos 9:9).
all of you: The Greek here is plural. It refers to all the disciples. Jesus predicted Peter's denial and the difficult experiences of the other disciples.

Theme notes and profiles

1 Peter 5:8
Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Zechariah 3:1
Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.
Job 1:6–12
One day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them.
Revelation 12:10
And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down—he who accuses them day and night before our God.
Job 2:1–6
On another day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them to present himself before Him.
Luke 10:41
“Martha, Martha,” the Lord replied, “you are worried and upset about many things.
Amos 9:9
“For surely I will give the command, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations as grain is sifted in a sieve; but not a pebble will reach the ground.
Acts 9:4
He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”

Peter: Apostle of Jesus, leader in the early church Satan: The adversary, the devil, the tempter of humanity