Luke 22:31-32
22:31 a Regarding Satan, see 4:2 b; 10:18 c; 11:15 d. Satan is the accuser of God’s people (see Job 1:7 e; 2:2 f); he would test Simon Peter and the rest of the apostles.• asked to sift: Wheat was sifted through a sieve to separate the grain from the chaff. It is an image of extreme testing (see Isa 30:28 g; Amos 9:9 h).
• The NLT’s each of you is precise, because the Greek you is plural, referring to all the disciples. Jesus foresaw Peter’s denial and the trials of the other disciples.
22:32 i So when you have repented: This you is singular; it refers to Peter’s restoration after his denial of Jesus.
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