τοῦ λεπροῦ. i.e. he had been a leper. St John, in the parallel passage, says ‘they made him a supper, and Martha served; but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.’ Nothing further is known of Simon. He was evidently a disciple of Jesus and probably a near friend of Lazarus and his sisters.

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Old Testament