Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:

Sift

Bible References

Simon

Luke 10:41
But the Lord answered and said to her, Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things;
Acts 9:4
and he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”

Sift

Amos 9:9
“For behold, I am commanding,
And I will shake the house of Israel among all nations
As grain is shaken in a sieve,
But not a kernel will fall to the ground.

General references

Mark 5:12
The demons implored Him, saying, “Send us into the swine so that we may enter them.”
John 20:6
And so Simon Peter also *came, following him, and entered the tomb; and he *saw the linen wrappings lying there,
2 Corinthians 2:11
so that no advantage would be taken of us by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his schemes.