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Simon Σίμων
An apostle. Simon, also known as the Zealot, was one of the twelve apostles chosen by Jesus.
Also called Zealot, Zelotes.
Where Simon appears
Matthew (1), Mark (1), Luke (1), Acts (1)
Key verses
- Matthew 10:4 first mention — Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
- Mark 3:18 — And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,
- Luke 6:15 — Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphæus, and Simon called Zelotes,
- Acts 1:13 — And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.
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.