A moment in scripture
Luke 22:31
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And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:
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The surrounding passage
- Luke 22:29
And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;
- Luke 22:30
That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
- Luke 22:32
But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
- Luke 22:33
And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.