Simon of Bethany was accounted a disciple of Jesus. He was one of the few Pharisees who had openly joined Christ's followers. He acknowledged Jesus as a teacher, and hoped that He might be the Messiah, but he had not accepted Him as a Saviour. His character was not transformed; his principles were unchanged.

Dette kapitel er bygget op over Matt 26,6-13; Mark 14,3-11; Luk 7,36-50; Joh 11,55-57; 12,1-11
Simone fra Betania blev anset for at være en af Jesus disciple. Han var en af de få farisæere, der åbenlyst havde sluttet sig til Kristus. Han anerkendte Jesus som lærer og håbede på, at han måske var Messias, men han havde ikke taget imod ham som sin Frelser. Hans karakter var ikke forvandlet, hans grundbegreber var stadig uændrede.