48 questions. Try each one, then open the answer to check yourself and read the explanation.
"If I tell you, you will not believe; and if I ask you, you will not answer..."
Jesus' statement above was in response to a request by
Answer: B (the chief priests and scribes)
In Luke 22:66-68 Jesus said this before the council of the elders, chief priests and scribes when they asked Him to say whether He was the Christ.
'And they arrested them and put them in custody until the morrow, for it was already evening.'
In the statement above, the imprisoned persons were
Answer: C (Peter and John)
After healing the lame man at the Beautiful Gate and preaching, Peter and John were arrested by the temple authorities and held overnight (Acts 4:3).
"If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here; for it is written, 'He will give his angels charge of you...'"
According to Luke, the statement above was made by Satan during Jesus'
Answer: A (third temptation)
Luke's order of the temptations is: stones into bread, the kingdoms of the world, then throwing Himself down from the pinnacle of the temple. So this was the third temptation in Luke.
Where were the disciples of Jesus when He had a conversation with the Samaritan woman?
Answer: B (they had gone to the city to buy food)
John 4:8 says His disciples had gone away into the city to buy food while Jesus spoke with the woman at the well.
The parable of the sower can be categorized under parables about
Answer: C (the kingdom)
The parable of the sower shows how people receive the word of the kingdom, so it is one of the parables of the kingdom of God.
According to Luke, the Last Super took place
Answer: B (in Jerusalem)
Jesus sent Peter and John into the city of Jerusalem to prepare the Passover in a large upper room, where He ate the Last Supper (Luke 22:7-14).
What was the mission of Saul to Damascus?
Answer: B (To persecute the Christians.)
Saul carried letters from the high priest to arrest followers of the Way in Damascus and bring them bound to Jerusalem (Acts 9:1-2).
"Teacher, do you not care if we perish?"
Where was Jesus Christ when this question was asked?
Answer: D (In the stern, asleep.)
During the storm on the lake, Jesus was asleep on a cushion in the stern of the boat when the frightened disciples woke Him with this question (Mark 4:38).
"...His office let another take..."
The statement above was in reference to
Answer: B (Judas Iscariot)
Peter quoted this psalm about Judas Iscariot, whose place among the Twelve had to be filled; Matthias was then chosen (Acts 1:20-26).
According to John, the word Rabboni in Hebrew means
Answer: D (teacher.)
When Mary Magdalene recognised the risen Jesus she called Him 'Rabboni!', which John explains means Teacher (John 20:16).
"...Truly, I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such faith..."
The statement above by Jesus was made when He healed the
Answer: D (centurion's servant.)
Jesus praised the faith of the Roman centurion who believed his servant would be healed by Jesus' word alone (Matthew 8:10; Luke 7:9).
"Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved"
The statement above by some men from Judea necessitated the convening of the
Answer: D (council in Jerusalem.)
The teaching that Gentile believers must be circumcised caused such argument that Paul and Barnabas went up to Jerusalem, where the apostles and elders met in the Council of Jerusalem (Acts 15).
Jesus was at the wedding in Cana of Galilee because
Answer: B (He was invited to the ceremony)
John 2:2 says Jesus and His disciples were invited to the marriage at Cana.
"...And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh..."
Peter quoted the statement above from the prophecy of
Answer: B (Joel)
Peter explained the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost as the fulfilment of Joel's prophecy that God would pour out His Spirit on all flesh.
In the mission of the seventy, Jesus told them that they were being sent out as sheep among wolves, implying that they would
Answer: D (encounter difficulties.)
Sheep among wolves are in danger, so Jesus was warning the seventy that they would meet opposition and hardship on their mission (Luke 10:3).
"I will go out as at other times, and shake myself free."
When Samson made the statement above, he was not aware that
Answer: C (the LORD had left him)
After his hair was shaved, Samson woke thinking he could escape as before, 'but he did not know that the LORD had left him' (Judges 16:20).
"Seek out for me a woman who is a medium, that I may go to her and inquire of her."
Saul made the statement above when he was confronted by the
Answer: A (Philistines)
When the Philistine army gathered at Shunem and God did not answer him, Saul was afraid and looked for a medium at Endor (1 Samuel 28:4-7).
The rainbow as the sign of God's covenant with Noah implies
Answer: C (mercy)
The rainbow is God's sign that He will never again destroy all flesh with a flood (Genesis 9:12-15), showing His mercy towards sinful mankind.
The first person that revealed to Eli the evil that would come to his home was
Answer: B (a man of God)
Before God spoke to the boy Samuel, an unnamed man of God came to Eli and told him his house would be punished for honouring his sons above God (1 Samuel 2:27-34).
Why did God accept David who killed Uriah and took his wife but rejected Saul who spared King Agag?
Answer: D (David humbled himself when he realized his sin but Saul was stubborn.)
When Nathan rebuked him, David confessed 'I have sinned against the LORD' and repented (2 Samuel 12:13), while Saul made excuses and kept disobeying.
In order to confirm the covenant, Moses sent young men on the people of Israel, who offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of
Answer: A (oxen to the LORD)
At Sinai the young men offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen to the LORD, and Moses sprinkled the blood of the covenant (Exodus 24:5-8).
When the Israelites left Egypt, God did not let them use the shorter route through the land of the Philistines because
Answer: B (they might go back if they faced war)
God said, 'Lest the people repent when they see war, and return to Egypt', so He led them round by the wilderness (Exodus 13:17-18).
The Hebrew midwives did not kill the Hebrew sons as directed by the king of Egypt because
Answer: C (of their fear of God)
The midwives feared God and so did not obey Pharaoh's order to kill the Hebrew baby boys (Exodus 1:17). Saying the women gave birth before they arrived was their excuse to the king.
What did Asa do that was right in the eyes of the LORD?
Answer: A (He removed all the idols of his father.)
King Asa of Judah put away the cult prostitutes and removed all the idols his fathers had made (1 Kings 15:11-12).
An unwise decision of Solomon was the issue of the
Answer: D (forced labour.)
Solomon raised forced labour from all Israel (1 Kings 5:13), and the heavy yoke this placed on the people later caused the revolt that split the kingdom.
God blessed the seventh day and made it holy because
Answer: A (He rested on that day from all His work)
Genesis 2:3 says God blessed the seventh day and hallowed it because on it He rested from all His work of creation.
According to Romans, the new life is comparable to Jesus'
Answer: A (resurrection)
Paul says that just as Christ was raised from the dead, believers who are baptised into Him walk in newness of life (Romans 6:4).
According to Paul, the church that entered into partnership with him in giving and receiving at the beginning of his ministry was the
Answer: B (Philippian)
Paul told the Philippians that in the beginning of the gospel no church but theirs shared with him in giving and receiving (Philippians 4:15).
The royal law in the scripture according to James is
Answer: A (loving one's neighbour as oneself)
James 2:8 calls 'You shall love your neighbour as yourself' the royal law.
In Romans, believers are taught to obey those in authority because rulers are representatives of
Answer: C (God)
Romans 13:1-4 teaches that every authority is instituted by God and that the ruler is God's servant.
According to Romans, when man confesses with his lips, he is
Answer: A (saved)
Romans 10:9-10: if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart, you will be saved.
Philemon teaches that the benefit of forgiveness is
Answer: C (restoration)
Paul asked Philemon to forgive his runaway slave Onesimus and welcome him back as a brother, so forgiveness restores broken relationships.
In Thessalonians, Christians are advised to await the second coming of Jesus Christ in an attitude of
Answer: D (vigilance.)
Because the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night, Paul tells believers to keep awake and be sober, that is, to be watchful (1 Thessalonians 5:2-6).
In Colossians, fathers are advised against provoking their children so that they would not be
Answer: D (discouraged.)
Colossians 3:21: 'Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.'
In Galatians, Christians are said to be sons of God because they
Answer: C (are justified by faith)
Galatians 3:24-26 says we are justified by faith and that in Christ Jesus we are all sons of God through faith.
"...Therefore the people of Israel cannot stand before their enemies... because they have become a thing for destruction..."
Israel became a thing for destruction in the statement above because
Answer: A (she had devoted things in her midst)
Achan had taken some of the devoted things from Jericho, so Israel was defeated at Ai until the devoted things were removed (Joshua 7:11-13).
"I called to the LORD, out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and thou didst hear my voice..."
Jonah's statement above implies that God
Answer: D (hears and answers prayers in times of distress.)
Jonah prayed from inside the fish and says the LORD answered him and heard his voice, showing that God hears and answers prayer in times of trouble.
When King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon besieged Jerusalem, Jehoiachin, the king of Judah reacted by
Answer: A (surrendering himself, his mother and servants)
Jehoiachin gave himself up to the king of Babylon together with his mother, servants, princes and palace officials (2 Kings 24:12).
According to Prophet Jeremiah, Judah was guilty of falsehood and Israel of
Answer: B (faithlessness)
Jeremiah 3:11 speaks of 'faithless Israel' and 'false Judah'.
The sin of Israel which profaned the name of the LORD in the time of Prophet Amos was
Answer: A (trampling the head of the poor into the dust)
Amos 2:7 condemns those who trample the head of the poor into the dust, in the same verse that says God's holy name is profaned.
King Josiah spared the tomb of the man of God from Judah because
Answer: C (he had predicted Josiah's reforms)
The man of God from Judah had foretold that Josiah would burn bones on the altar at Bethel, so Josiah left his bones alone (2 Kings 23:17-18; 1 Kings 13:2).
"But you, son of man, hear what I say to you; be not rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth, and eat what I give you."
In the statement above, what was Prophet Ezekiel given to eat?
Answer: A (A written scroll.)
God gave Ezekiel a scroll written on front and back to eat; it tasted as sweet as honey (Ezekiel 2:8-3:3).
Nebuchadnezzar called the three Hebrews to come out of the fiery furnace because
Answer: C (he was astonished to see four men loose and unhurt)
The king was astonished to see four men walking loose in the fire, unhurt, so he called Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego out (Daniel 3:24-26).
"...The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge..."
God told Prophet Ezekiel that the proverb above would no longer be used in Israel, but that
Answer: C (the soul that sins shall die)
Ezekiel 18:2-4 teaches individual responsibility: each person answers for his own sin, 'the soul that sins shall die'.
According to Prophet Hosea, God said that He would not have pity upon the children of Gomer because they were children of
Answer: B (harlotry)
Hosea 2:4: 'Upon her children also I will have no pity, because they are children of harlotry.'
During the rebuilding of the Temple, the greatest opposition came from the
Answer: C (people of the land)
Ezra 4:4 says the people of the land discouraged the returned exiles and made them afraid to build.
Prophet Isaiah received his vision and call when
Answer: B (King Uzziah died)
Isaiah 6:1: 'In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne.'
"How long will you go limping with two different opinions..."
The people responded to the question above by
Answer: C (refusing to speak)
When Elijah challenged the people on Mount Carmel to choose between the LORD and Baal, they kept silent and did not answer him a word (1 Kings 18:21).