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Luke 22:31–32

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31“Simon, Simon, behold, aSatan has 1demanded permission to bsift you like wheat;

32but I ahave prayed for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned again, bstrengthen your brothers.”

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Luke 22:32: “… but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.”

Footnotes

  1. 1Or obtained by asking

Cross references

  1. aJob 1:6–12; 2:1–6; Matt 4:10
  2. bAmos 9:9
  3. aJohn 17:9, 15
  4. bJohn 21:15–17

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Simon, Simon, look out. Satan has asked to sift you like wheat. But I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And you, when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

NLTNew Living Translation

“Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift each of you like wheat. But I have pleaded in prayer for you, Simon, that your faith should not fail. So when you have repented and turned to me again, strengthen your brothers.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded to sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail. And you, when once you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.