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:
Simon
Sift
General references
Bible References
Simon
Luke 10:41
But the Lord replied to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered and anxious about so many things;
Acts 9:4
and he fell to the ground and heard a voice [from heaven] saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting and oppressing Me?”
Sift
Amos 9:9
“For behold, I am commanding,
And I shall shake and sift the house of Israel among all nations [and cause it to tremble]
Like grain is shaken in a sieve [removing the chaff],
But not a kernel [of the faithful remnant] shall fall to the ground and be lost [from My sight].
“For behold, I am commanding,
And I shall shake and sift the house of Israel among all nations [and cause it to tremble]
Like grain is shaken in a sieve [removing the chaff],
But not a kernel [of the faithful remnant] shall fall to the ground and be lost [from My sight].
General references
Mark 5:12
And the demons begged Him, saying, “Send us to the pigs so that we may go into them!”
John 20:6
Then Simon Peter came up, following him, and went into the tomb and saw the linen wrappings [neatly] lying there;
2 Corinthians 2:11
to keep Satan from taking advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his schemes.