Luke 22:31

22:31 “Simon, 1  Simon, pay attention! 2  Satan has demanded to have you all, 3  to sift you like wheat, 4 

Luke 22:40

22:40 When he came to the place, 5  he said to them, “Pray that you will not fall into temptation.” 6 

1 tc The majority of mss (א A D W Θ Ψ Ë1,13 Ï as well as several versional witnesses) begin this verse with an introductory comment, “and the Lord said,” indicating a change in the subject of discussion. But this is apparently a reading motivated by the need for clarity. Some of the best witnesses, along with a few others (Ì75 B L T 1241 2542c sys co), do not contain these words. The abrupt shift is the more difficult reading and thus more likely to be original.

2 tn Grk “behold” (for “pay attention” see L&N 91.13).

3 sn This pronoun is plural in the Greek text, so it refers to all the disciples of which Peter is the representative.

4 sn Satan has demanded permission to put them to the test. The idiom “sift (someone) like wheat” is similar to the English idiom “to pick (someone) apart.” The pronoun you is implied.

5 sn Luke does not mention Gethsemane by name, but calls it simply the place.

6 sn Jesus’ instructions to pray not to fall into temptation is an allusion to Luke 22:28-38, especially 22:31. The temptation is Satan’s challenge to them to defect, like what happened to Judas and what will happen to Peter.