Is That Guy Simon the Leper?

Matthew: Was that guy simon the leper? Wy, i mean, i don't know. There's no reason to actually think that. If it was the same guy, you'd think matthew would have drawn that connection. Matthew seems to like paying off plot points like that. He says jesus wouldn't hang out with a leper in light of what he taught about clean and unclean people. The fact that this guy has a house and he just lives in bethany says that, for whatever reason, he just kept the name the leper. So whatever the case, the leprosy thing just doesn't even come up any more.