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 answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,
Acts 9:4
And falling to the ground he heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"
Sift
Amos 9:9
"For behold, I will command, and shake the house of Israel among all the nations as one shakes with a sieve, but no pebble shall fall to the earth.
General references
Mark 5:12
and they begged him, saying, "Send us to the pigs; let us enter them."
John 20:6
Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying there,
2 Corinthians 2:11
so that we would not be outwitted by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his designs.