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Simon the Tanner
[People]Simon the tanner was a leather craftsman of Joppa mentioned in Acts 9–10. After raising Tabitha, Peter stayed for many days in Simon's house by the sea, and it was on its housetop, while praying, that Peter saw a vision.
Luke 5
[Bible]Luke 5 is the chapter in which Jesus calls Simon Peter, James, and John as disciples by the lake of Gennesaret, heals a leper and a paralytic, calls Levi the tax collector, and answers a question about fasting.
Restoration of Peter
[Bible]The restoration of Peter is the event in which the risen Jesus, on the shore of the Sea of Tiberias in Galilee, asked Peter three times, "Lovest thou me?" and entrusted him with the charge "Feed my sheep." It is recorded in John 21.
Peter's Vision of the Sheet
[Bible]The vision the apostle Peter received while praying in Joppa, in which a great sheet containing unclean animals was let down from heaven (Acts 10). It led to the acceptance of the Gentile Cornelius.
John 21:15–17
[Bible Verses]John 21:15–17 is the passage in which the risen Jesus, on the shore of the Sea of Tiberias, asks Simon Peter three times, "Lovest thou me?" and charges him, "Feed my sheep." It is frequently cited as a text about Peter's restoration and the pastoral calling.
James (Brother of the Lord)
[People]James is a New Testament figure identified as "the Lord's brother" and was a leader of the early church in Jerusalem. Tradition holds that he wrote the Epistle of James.
Luke 7
[Bible]Luke 7 is the chapter in which Jesus heals a centurion's servant in Capernaum, raises a widow's son at Nain, answers a question from John the Baptist, and forgives the sins of a sinful woman in the house of Simon the Pharisee.
James (Brother of Jesus)
[People]James is recorded as a brother of Jesus and became the leader of the church in Jerusalem after Jesus' resurrection. Church tradition identifies him as the author of the Epistle of James.
Acts 8
[Bible]Acts 8 describes the great persecution that followed the martyrdom of Stephen and the scattered believers who preached the gospel wherever they went. It recounts Philip's preaching in Samaria and on the desert road to Gaza, including the accounts of Simon the sorcerer and the Ethiopian eunuch.
Denarius
[Bible]The denarius was a silver coin of the Roman Empire in the New Testament era. In the Gospels it appears as the standard of a laborer's daily wage, and in passages such as the feeding of the five thousand and the parable of the laborers in the vineyard it serves as a benchmark for gauging the size of a sum.
Simony
[History]Simony is the buying or selling of spiritual things, such as church offices or sacraments, for money or material goods. The term derives from Simon the sorcerer in the Acts of the Apostles.
Acts 10
[Bible]Acts 10 is the chapter in which Cornelius, a Roman centurion at Caesarea, and the apostle Peter each receive a vision and then meet, after which the Holy Spirit falls on the Gentiles listening to Peter's sermon and they are baptized.
2 Peter 1
[Bible]The first chapter of 2 Peter. After the greeting, it urges believers to add virtue, knowledge, and other qualities to their faith. It also grounds the apostle's testimony in what he saw on the mount of the Transfiguration and addresses the authority of prophecy spoken by men moved by the Holy Spirit.
Bar Kokhba Revolt
[History]The Bar Kokhba Revolt was the last major uprising of the Jews of Judea against the Roman Empire, lasting from 132 to about 135. Its leader, Simon, was hailed as the Messiah, but the revolt failed, and he is often cited as a leading example of a "false messiah."
2 Peter 1:5–10
[Bible Verses]A passage that urges believers to add to their faith, in turn, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, and love, and in this way to make their calling and election sure. It is frequently cited in discussions of sanctification and the assurance of salvation, and denominations differ in emphasis on how election relates to human effort.
Menno Simons
[People]Menno Simons (1496–1561) was a Roman Catholic priest from Friesland in the Netherlands who became an Anabaptist leader. He united the pacifist Anabaptists, and his followers came to be known as Mennonites after him.
Mattathias
[People]Mattathias was a Jewish priest who lived in Modein in the second century BC. He launched the Maccabean Revolt against the religious persecution of the Seleucid king Antiochus IV, and he was the father of Judas Maccabeus.
Song of Simeon
[Worship & Rites]The Song of Simeon is Simeon's hymn of praise recorded in Luke 2:29–32. Also known as the Nunc Dimittis, from its opening words in Latin, it has been sung in many church traditions at evening prayer and in Communion and funeral services.
Song of Simeon
[Bible]The Song of Simeon is the short hymn of praise that Simeon sang in the Temple while holding the infant Jesus, recorded in Luke 2:29-32. It is also called the Nunc Dimittis, from its opening words in Latin.
Chemosh
[Bible]Chemosh is a foreign deity presented in the Old Testament as the god worshiped by the Moabites. Scripture records that Solomon built a high place for Chemosh on the hill before Jerusalem and that King Josiah later defiled it.