Where did Simon go after Pentecost to spread Jesus' message of love?

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Answer:The name Simon usually refers to Simon Peter. Paul mentioned that Peter was one of the pillars of the church in Jerusalem, perhaps as late as the fifties of the first century, so it appears that he intended to base himself there. Paul also mentions Peter travelling briefly to Syria, where Paul had to reproach him for his coldness towards the gentiles. Answer:While Peter spent time in Jerusalem, he also went to Joppa and Caesarea nearby, after Pentecost, but remained around Jerusalem for some time. Yet indications are that he went East to minister. Paul and Barnabas went to Antioch of Syria, yet, only one reference in Scripture mentions that Paul rebuked Peter for siding with the Judaizers there. He writes to the churches that Paul had established in Asia Minor while staying in Babylon, and a second general letter to all Christians, but no indications of travel North, past Antioch of Syria, are given.

1 Peter 5;13 has Peter in Babylon: "The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you; and so doth Marcus my son." Nowhere does it mention that he was in Rome. Paul had said that he didn't wish to go where another had: "Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation..." Romans 15;20. Yet even though he went to Rome as a prisoner, he never mentions Peter, which would be an insult, if Peter had been there.