# Luke 22.31

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke-the-evangelist/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 29. <span class="rl-speech">and I appoint unto you a kingdom, even as my Father appointed unto me,</span> 30. <span class="rl-speech">that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom; and ye shall sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.</span>
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> **31. Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have you, that he might sift you as wheat:**
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> 32. but I made supplication for thee, that thy faith fail not; and do thou, when once thou hast turned again, establish thy brethren. 33. And he said unto him, Lord, with thee I am ready to go both to prison and to death. (Luke 22:29-33, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 29. <span class="rl-speech">I confer on you a kingdom, even as my Father conferred on me,</span> 30. <span class="rl-speech">that you may eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom. You will sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”</span>
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> **31. The Lord said, <span class="rl-speech">“Simon, Simon, behold,</span> Satan asked to have you, that he might sift you as wheat,**
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> 32. but I prayed for you, that your faith wouldn’t fail. You, when once you have turned again, establish your brothers.” 33. He said to him, “Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death!” (Luke 22:29-33, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 29. <span class="rl-speech">And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;</span> 30. <span class="rl-speech">That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.</span>
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> **31. And the Lord said, <span class="rl-speech">Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:</span>**
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> 32. <span class="rl-speech">But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.</span> 33. And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death. (Luke 22:29-33, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 29. <span class="rl-speech">and I appoint to you, as my Father did appoint to me, a kingdom,</span> 30. <span class="rl-speech">that ye may eat and may drink at my table, in my kingdom, and may sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.'</span>
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> **31. And the Lord said, <span class="rl-speech">'Simon, Simon, lo, the Adversary did ask you for himself to sift as the wheat,</span>**
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> 32. <span class="rl-speech">and I besought for thee, that thy faith may not fail; and thou, when thou didst turn, strengthen thy brethren.'</span> 33. And he said to him, <span class="rl-speech">'Sir, with thee I am ready both to prison and to death to go;'</span> (Luke 22:29-33, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Satanic Fabrication Objection Defeater](/codex/satanic-fabrication-objection-defeater/)
- [Why Doesnt God Stop Satan Objection Defeater](/codex/why-doesnt-god-stop-satan-objection-defeater/)

**Concepts:**

- [External Sources of Thought](/codex/external-sources-of-thought/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Luke 22](/codex/luke-22/)
- [The Devil](/codex/the-devil/)
- [Vatican I](/codex/vatican-i/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G4567 - satanas](/codex/g4567-satanas/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.