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Simon Σίμων
Simon the leper was a man in Bethany who hosted a meal for Jesus, during which a woman anointed Jesus with expensive perfume.
Where Simon appears
Luke (3), Matthew (1), Mark (1)
Key verses
- Matthew 26:6 first mention — Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
- Mark 14:3 — And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.
- Luke 7:40 — And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on.
- Luke 7:43 — Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.
- Luke 7:44 — And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.
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.