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What does Luke 22:31 mean?

"The Lord said, “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have all of you, that he might sift you as wheat,"

— Luke 22:31 (World English Bible)

Surrounding context

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But you are those who have continued with me in my trials.

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I confer on you a kingdom, even as my Father conferred on me,

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that you may eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom. You will sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”

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The Lord said, “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have all of you, that he might sift you as wheat,

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but I prayed for you, that your faith wouldn’t fail. You, when once you have turned again, establish your brothers.”

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He said to him, “Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death!”

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He said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will by no means crow today until you deny that you know me three times.”

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