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Simon Σίμων
Simon was the father of Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Jesus.
Family
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Where Simon appears
John (4)
Key verses
- John 6:71 first mention — He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.
- John 12:4 — Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, which should betray him,
- John 13:2 — And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him;
- John 13:26 — Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Several people in the Bible share this name; this page is about the one described above. Verse text: King James Version.