Reference: Simon
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1. Simon Chosameus, who was found to have a 'strange' wife (1Es 9:32 = Ezr 10:31 Samimeon). 2. The subject of the encomium in Sir 50:1 ff., 'son of Onias, the great (or high) priest.' It is doubtful if Simon I. or Simon II. (both 3rd cent. b.c.) is meant. 3. The Maccab
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Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot who betrayed him.
As they went out they met a Cyrenian called Simon, whom they forced to carry his cross.
Then he went up the hillside and summoned the men he wanted, and they went to him.
Now when he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, lying at table, a woman came up with an alabaster flask of pure nard perfume, which had cost a great sum; the flask she broke and poured the perfume over his head.
They forced Simon a Cyrenian who was passing on his way from the country (the father of Alexander and Rufus) to carry his cross,
Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon (who was called 'the Zealot'),
Then Jesus addressed him. "Simon," he said, "I have something to say to you." "Speak, teacher," he said.
As they led him off they caught hold of Simon a Cyrenian on his way from the country and laid the cross on him to carry after Jesus.
(He meant Judas the son of Simon Iscariot; for Judas was to betray him ??and he was one of the twelve.)
They gave a supper for him there; Martha waited on him, and Lazarus was among those who reclined at table beside him.
so at supper, knowing that though the devil had suggested to Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him,
Jesus answered, "The man I am going to give this piece of bread to, when I dip it in the dish." Then he took the piece of bread, dipped it, and gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot;
On entering the city they went to the upper room where they were in the habit of meeting; there were Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James (the son of Alphaeus) and Simon who had been a Zealot, with Judas the son of James.
In Joppa Peter stayed for some time, at the house of Simon a tanner.