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
And Jesus answered, and said unto her, "Martha, Martha, thou carest, and are troubled, about many things:
Acts 9:4
And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?"
Sift
Amos 9:9
For lo, this I promise: though I sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as they use to sift in a sieve: yet shall not the smallest gravel stone fall upon the earth.
General references
Mark 5:12
and all the devils besought him saying, "Send us into the herd of swine, that we may enter into them."
John 20:6
Then came Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and saw the linen clothes lie,
2 Corinthians 2:11
lest Satan should prevent us. For his thoughts are not unknown unto us.