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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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Christ's Preserving Prayer
Scholars emphasize that Jesus's prayer for Peter was specific and personal. He prayed not that Peter would avoid Satan's sifting, but that his faith would not be completely extinguished. Commentators explain this means preventing total apostasy, not preventing the stumble itself. This reveals Christ's ongoing, preserving intercession for believers, especially in their moments of greatest weakness.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
That your faith fail not. The word faith, here, seems to be used in the sense of religion, or attachment to Christ, and the words…
That thy faith fail not (ινα μη εκλιπη ε πιστις μου). Second aorist active subjunctive of purpose with ινα after εδεηθην (…
19th Century
Anglican
I have prayed for thee.—The individualising pronoun is significant as indicating to the Apostle, who was most confident, …
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Baptist
And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: but I have prayed for thee, that thy fa…
Just after Jesus commended the disciples for their faithfulness and promised them a kingdom, he goes on to predict Peter’s defection, which he attr…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But I have prayed for thee Christ prayed for all the apostles; but particularly for Peter, because he was in the gre…
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