Luk 22:31 | TNotes | STEP | 22:31 Regarding 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. • 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 ; Amos 9:9 ). • 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.

a22:31►

b4:2►

c10:18►

d11:15►

eJob 1:7►

f2:2►

gIsa 30:28►

hAmos 9:9►

‏ Luke 22:31

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.