Simon Zelotes

Role: apostle · First appears: Acts 1

In Acts 1, Simon Zelotes was among the apostles to whom Jesus showed himself alive after his passion, appearing to them for forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. Jesus instructed the apostles with commandments and ordered them to remain in Jerusalem and await the Father’s promise: “which, saith he, ye have heard of me.”

Simon’s fellow apostle Matthias was chosen by lot and numbered with the eleven apostles.

Relationship record

Life events

• Jesus appeared alive after his passion and instructed the apostles concerning the kingdom of God.(Acts 1)
  • With: Jesus Peter Andrew Philip Thomas Bartholomew Matthew James the son of Alphaeus Judas the brother of James
  • “To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:”
• Jesus commanded the apostles to remain in Jerusalem and await the Father's promise.(Acts 1 · 📍 Jerusalem)
  • With: Jesus Peter Andrew Philip Thomas Bartholomew Matthew James the son of Alphaeus Judas the brother of James
  • “And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.”

Acts 1

• commander: Jesus “Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:”
• mentor: Jesus “To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:”
• with Matthias (Matthias was numbered with the apostles.) “and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.”

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Extracted from the original text of The New Testament. Made with Rho MD.