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# General Information:
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Jesus speaks directly to Simon.
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# Simon, Simon
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Jesus said his name twice to show that what he was about to say to him was very important.
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# to have you, that he might sift you
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The word "you" refers to all of the apostles. Languages that have different forms of "you" should use the plural form. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
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# sift you as wheat
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This means that Satan wanted to test the disciples to find something wrong. Alternate translation: "test you like someone passes grain through a sieve" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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