en_tn_condensed/luk/22/31.md

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# Simon, Simon
Jesus said his name twice to show that what he was about to say to him was very important.
# to have you, that he might sift you
The word "you" refers to all of the apostles.
# sift you as wheat
This means that Satan wanted to test the disciples to find something wrong. Alternate translation: "test you like someone passes grain through a sieve"