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  2. Simon Magus - Wikipedia

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    Simon Magus (Greek Σίμων ὁ μάγος, Latin: Simon Magus), also known as Simon the Sorcerer or Simon the Magician, was a religious figure whose confrontation with Peter is recorded in the Acts of the Apostles. [1] The act of simony, or paying for position, is named after Simon, who tried to buy his way into the power of the Apostles.

  3. Saint Peter - Wikipedia

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    In the synoptic gospels, Peter (then Simon) was a fisherman along with his brother, Andrew, and the sons of Zebedee, James and John. The Gospel of John also depicts Peter fishing, even after the resurrection of Jesus, in the story of the Catch of 153 fish. In Matthew and Mark, Jesus called Simon and his brother Andrew to be "fishers of men ...

  4. Simon Called Peter - Wikipedia

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    Simon Called Peter is a novel by Robert Keable (1887–1927) [1] which was a best-seller in 1921. [2] The title is a reference to Simon Peter the apostle and first Pope of the Catholic Church. In 1921 it was met with astonishing success, and its runaway popularity won Keable a level of celebrity.

  5. Acts of Peter - Wikipedia

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    In the contest, Simon takes flight, and in retaliation, Peter strikes him down with the power of God, praying that Simon not be killed but badly injured. Simon is then taken to Terracina to one Castor "And there he was sorely cut (Lat.[in Latin] by two physicians), and so Simon the angel of Satan came to his end." [5]

  6. Peter's vision of a sheet with animals - Wikipedia

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    A voice from heaven told Peter to kill and eat, but since the vessel (or sheet, ὀθόνη, othonē) contained unclean animals, Peter declined. The command was repeated two more times, along with the voice saying, "What God hath made clean, that call not thou common" (verse 15) and then the vessel was taken back to heaven (verse 16).

  7. Matthew 10:2 - Wikipedia

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    In this verse we find Simon Peter placed first, even though he was called after his brother Andrew (see primacy of Peter). Some Roman Catholics will cite this verse to argue for the primacy of the Roman see which Peter founded. [1] It is said that Christ chose twelve apostles to correspond to the twelve Patriarchs, the sons of Jacob.

  8. Peter in Islam - Wikipedia

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    The people refused to believe Peter's words, and angry with Habib for his faith, they stoned him to death. [8] Non-Muslim sources maintain that Peter later went to Rome to preach the Gospel. [9] Peter is considered important in Isma'ilism, as his role is seen as the direct parallel to that of 'Ali as the first Imām after a Prophet.

  9. Simon the Tanner (New Testament) - Wikipedia

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    Simon the Tanner is mentioned three times in Chapters 9 and 10 of Acts of the Apostles of the New Testament. Firstly, Acts 9 records Paul's conversion and then recounts Peter's missionary activities. Peter visited Jaffa and raised Tabitha from dead. This account observes that "Peter stayed some time in Joppa with a certain tanner named Simon". [1]