^22:31“Simon,⁷⁵ Simon, pay attention!⁷⁶ Satan has demanded to have you all,⁷⁷ to sift you like wheat,⁷⁸^22:32but I have prayed for you, Simon,⁷⁹ that your faith may not fail.⁸⁰ When⁸¹ you have turned back,⁸² strengthen⁸³ your brothers.” ^22:33But Peter⁸⁴ said to him, “Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death!”⁸⁵^22:34Jesus replied,⁸⁶ “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow⁸⁷ today until you have denied⁸⁸ three times that you know me.”

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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

75 The majority of (א A D W Θ Ψ f1, 13 𝔐 as well as several versional witnesses) begin this verse with an introductory comment, “and the Lord said,” indicating a change in the subject of discussion. But this is apparently a reading motivated by the need for clarity. Some of the best witnesses, along with a few others (𝔓75 B L T 1241 2542c sys co), do not contain these words. The abrupt shift is the more difficult reading and thus more likely to be original.
76 Grk “behold” (for “pay attention” see L&N 91.13).
77 This pronoun is plural in the Greek text, so it refers to all the disciples of which Peter is the representative.
78 Satan has demanded permission to put them to the test. The idiom “sift (someone) like wheat” is similar to the English idiom “to pick (someone) apart.” The pronoun you is implied.
79 Here and in the remainder of the verse the second person pronouns are singular, so only Peter is in view. The name “Simon” has been supplied as a form of direct address to make this clear in English.
80 That your faith may not fail. Note that Peter’s denials are pictured here as lapses, not as a total absence of faith.
81 Grk “And when.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
82 Or “turned around.”
83 Strengthen your brothers refers to Peter helping to strengthen their faith. Jesus quite graciously restores Peter “in advance,” even with the knowledge of his approaching denials.
84 Grk “he”; the referent (Peter) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
85 The confidence Peter has in private (Lord, I am ready …) will wilt under the pressure of the public eye.
86 Grk “he said”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
87 That is, Peter’s denials will happen before the sun rises.
88 Once again, Jesus is quite aware that Peter will deny him. Peter, however, is too nonchalant about the possibility of stumbling.

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.” Peter said to him, “Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death.” Jesus said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow this day, until you deny three times that you know me.”

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.”

But he replied, “Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death.”

Jesus answered, “I tell you, Peter, before the rooster crows today, you will deny three times that you know me.”

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.”

“Lord,” he told him, “I’m ready to go with you both to prison and to death.”

“I tell you, Peter,” he said, “the rooster will not crow today until you deny three times that you know me.”

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.”

Peter said, “Lord, I am ready to go to prison with you, and even to die with you.”

But Jesus said, “Peter, let me tell you something. Before the rooster crows tomorrow morning, you will deny three times that you even know me.”

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.” But he said to him, “Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death!” And he said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know me!”

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. And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death. And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.

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