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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Simon (Man living at the time of the New Testament)
The man made to carry the cross on the way to the crucifixion, in Matthew 27:32, Mark 15:21 and Luke 23:26.
First, in plain English
The man made to carry the cross on the way to the crucifixion, in Matthew 27:32, Mark 15:21 and Luke 23:26.
Who this is
Simon the Zealot was one of the twelve apostles, distinguished from Simon Peter by the title Zealot, likely marking him as a former member of a Jewish nationalist movement opposed to Roman rule. Nothing else about him is recorded in the Gospels beyond his name in the apostolic lists.
study-bible (ACAI + Tyndale)
The word
G4613
Where it appears
- Matthew 27:32
- Mark 15:21
- Luke 23:26
