Simon the Zealot in Acts 1:13: Was He Paired?
Acts 1:13 does not name a ministry partner for Simon the Zealot. It places him among the eleven gathered in the upper room, and Acts 1:14 says all of them prayed together with one accord.
Simon the Zealot: Who Was He Trying to Kill?
Luke tells us Simon was called the Zealot and that Jesus chose him as an apostle. The verse never names an enemy or a target, so the question of whom he was trying to kill has to be answered with silence from the text and careful restraint from us.
Simon the Zealot: What Luke 6:12–16 Actually Says
Simon the Zealot appears in a list, not a story. Luke tells us Jesus chose him after a night of prayer, and that is nearly all the passage gives us.