This document is about Simeon (Niger). For other homonyms, please refer to the Simeon document.
Another name for the prophet Niger, who was in the church at Antioch.
Acts 13:1Now in the church that was at Antioch there were certain prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
Later, when a debate arose in the church at Antioch about whether it was right or wrong to apply the law to non-Jewish Christians, he testified about the events in the church at Antioch.
Acts 15:13And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:Acts 15:14Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.Acts 15:15And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,