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Simon the Zealot Character
Simon the Zealot was one of the twelve apostles chosen by Jesus, distinguished from Simon Peter in the Gospel lists by his association with the Zealot movement,…
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Simon of Cyrene Character
Simon of Cyrene, a Jewish man from the North African city of Cyrene, was compelled by Roman soldiers to carry Jesus' cross along the Via Dolorosa to Golgotha af…
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Simon Magus Character
Simon Magus was a sorcerer in Samaria who had amazed the people with his magic and was called 'the great power of God' until Philip's preaching led him to profe…
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Simon the Leper Character
Simon the Leper hosted Jesus at a dinner in Bethany shortly before the crucifixion, presumably a man Jesus had healed of leprosy at some earlier point, since ac…
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Simon the Pharisee Character
Simon was a Pharisee who invited Jesus to dine at his home, yet failed to offer him the customary courtesies of water for his feet, a kiss of greeting, or oil f…
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Matthew 16:16 Verse
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
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Matthew 13:55 Verse
Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
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Matthew 10:4 Verse
Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
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Matthew 10:2 Verse
Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
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Matthew 4:18 Verse
And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
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Joppa Place
Joppa was an ancient port city on the Mediterranean coast of Israel that served as a key location in the spread of the early Christian church. In the book of Ac…
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Great Catch of Fish Miracle
In the Gospel of Luke, Simon Peter and his partners had fished all night on the Sea of Galilee without success. At Jesus' command to lower the nets again in dee…
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The Two Debtors Parable
In this parable told to Simon the Pharisee, Jesus describes a creditor who cancels the debts of two men, one owing five hundred pence and the other fifty, and t…
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Simeon's Song (Nunc Dimittis) Prayer
Simeon was a devout man in Jerusalem to whom the Holy Spirit had promised he would not die before seeing the Lord's Christ. When Mary and Joseph brought the inf…
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Simeon Tribe
The tribe of Simeon, descended from Jacob’s second son, joined with Levi in the violent massacre at Shechem to avenge the rape of their sister Dinah, an act lat…
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Andrew Character
Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter and a fisherman from Bethsaida, was among the first disciples called by Jesus while working by the Sea of Galilee after initi…
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Peter Character
Peter, originally a fisherman named Simon, was called by Jesus along the Sea of Galilee to become one of his first disciples, immediately leaving his nets to fo…