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Simon magus bible verse11/20/2023 ![]() Some have claimed he is the same as Simon of Cyrene on the assumption that 'Niger' means he had a black skin colour and was thus probably an African, and the fact that Cyrene, Libya was also located in Africa, but this argument is largely dismissed by other scholars. Simeon Niger ('the Black'), teacher in the Church of Antioch (Acts 13:1).Simon the Tanner, a tanner living in Jaffa (Joppa) at whose house Simon Peter stayed as a guest (Acts 9 and 10).Simon Iscariot, father of Judas Iscariot (John 6:71, 13:2, 13:26).Simon Magus, Simon the Sorcerer, Simon the Magician, or Simon the Samaritan, disciple of John the Baptist (Acts 8).Simon of Cyrene, random passer-by who is forced to carry Jesus' cross (Matthew 27:32, Mark 15:21, Luke 23:26).Though some identify him as the same person as Simon the Leper, others stress that they are distinct. Simon the Pharisee, host of a meal for Jesus somewhere in Galilee (Luke 7:36, see Anointing of Jesus). ![]() Simon the Leper, previously miraculously healed by Jesus of leprosy, host of a meal for Jesus in Bethany (Matthew 26:6, Mark 14:3, see Anointing of Jesus).Simeon (Gospel of Luke), who blessed the baby Jesus during the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple (Luke 2:25–35).Simeon of Jerusalem might be the same person. Some claim Simon was Jesus' 'half brother'. Simon, brother of Jesus (Matthew 13:55, Mark 6:3).Scholars universally accept that Mark and Matthew mistranslated the Aramaic word for "enthusiast" to 'Canaanite', and that Luke's translation 'Zealot' is more likely to be correct. ![]()
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