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Podcast: BIBLE IN TEN
Episode: Matthew 10:4
Description: Sunday, 11 May 2025
Simon the Cananite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him. Matthew 10:4
“Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, the ‘also having betrayed Him’” (CG).
In the previous verse, the list of the twelve named apostles continued with six names. The final two are mentioned next, beginning with, “Simon the Kananaios.”
The name Simon has been explained. The title that is given to him is Kananaios, sometimes translated as a Canaanite. At other times, it is translated as a Zealot or some other word indicating being zealous, li...