Difference between revisions of "Luke 22:31-35"

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What is the difference between Satan's "sift you as wheat" (Luke 22:31) and the Lord's "purge them as gold and silver" (Mal 3:3)? That is, what is the difference between Satan's sieve and the refiner's fire? (See also: Isa. 48:10, Mal. 3:2, Zech. 13:9, D&C 128:24).
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In verse 31, you (hymas) is second-person plural. Thus, "Satan hath desired to have [you all]."
In verse 32, thee, thy, and thou (sou, sou, and sy) are second-person singular. Thus, "I have prayed for thee [Peter]," etc.
In verse 31, the root of sift (siniazō) is sieve (sinion), possibly implying a distinction between winnowing (throwing such that wind carries away light contaminants, i.e., chaff) and sifting (agitating through a sieve to remove heavier contaminants).
In verse 31, "hath desired to have you" comes from exaiteō, which means "to ask that one be given up to one from the power of another" (Thayer’s Lexicon).
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 == Lexical notes ==
+* In verse 31, ''you'' (''hymas'') is second-person plural. Thus, "Satan hath desired to have [you all]."
+* In verse 32, ''thee'', ''thy'', and ''thou'' (''sou'', ''sou'', and ''sy'') are second-person singular. Thus, "I have prayed for thee [Peter]," etc.
+* In verse 31, the root of ''sift'' (''siniazō'') is ''sieve'' (''sinion''), possibly implying a distinction between ''winnowing'' (throwing such that wind carries away light contaminants, i.e., chaff) and ''sifting'' (agitating through a sieve to remove heavier contaminants).
+* In verse 31, "hath desired to have you" comes from ''exaiteō'', which means "to ask that one be given up to one from the power of another" (Thayer’s Lexicon).
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 == Exegesis ==