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Luke 22:30–31

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Luke 22:30

30That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Luke 22:31

31¶ And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:

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DEFINED WORDS

Luke 22:30

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

eat

To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

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table

A flat surface or board; a place for food; a written tablet or list, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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kingdom

A realm, dominion, government, or people under a king; also the reign or sovereign rule of a king.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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judging

Forming a judgment, deciding, discerning, examining, condemning, or governing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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tribes

Bodies of people descended from common ancestors, especially the divisions of Israel.

Meaning drawn from: Bullokar 1616 · Cawdrey 1604 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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Israel

The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called in Scripture.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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Luke 22:31

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

Lord

A title of authority applied here to God, Christ, or a male master or ruler, according to the verse.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828

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said

Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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Satan

The adversary; the devil who opposes God and accuses or tempts.

Meaning drawn from: Bullokar 1616 · Webster 1828

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

sift

To separate by a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the coarse.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

wheat

A grain-bearing plant and its seed, commonly ground into flour for bread.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

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From verse 30

  1. Matthew 19:28
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  2. Matthew 8:11
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  3. Revelation 2:26–27
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  4. Luke 12:37
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  5. Luke 14:15
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From verse 31

  1. 1 Peter 5:8
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  2. Zechariah 3:1
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  3. Job 1:6–12
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  4. Job 2:1–6
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  5. Revelation 12:10
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