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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.
that he might sift you as wheat
This means that Satan wanted to test the disciples to find something wrong. Alternate translation: "that he might test you like someone who passes grain through a sieve"