49 questions. Try each one, then open the answer to check yourself and read the explanation.
In Timothy, Paul urges Christians to pray for kings and those in authority for the achievement of
Answer: D (quiet and peaceable life.)
1 Timothy 2:1-2 asks for prayers for kings and all in high positions 'that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life'.
According to Galatians, one of the benefits of being a joint heir with Christ is having His Spirit in
Answer: B (the heart)
Because believers are sons, 'God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba! Father!' (Galatians 4:6-7).
According to Ephesians, children who obey their parents in the Lord will
Answer: C (have long life)
Ephesians 6:1-3 repeats the commandment with a promise: that it may be well with you and that you may live long on the earth.
According to Thessalonians, the day of the Lord will not come unless the
Answer: D (rebellion comes first.)
2 Thessalonians 2:3 says that day will not come unless the rebellion comes first and the man of lawlessness is revealed.
In Romans, Paul condemned sin taking over mortal bodies in the new life as instruments of
Answer: B (wickedness)
Romans 6:12-13 tells believers not to let sin reign in their mortal bodies or yield their members to sin as instruments of wickedness.
In his teaching on partiality, James declares that mercy triumphs over
Answer: A (judgement)
James 2:13 ends his warning against partiality with 'mercy triumphs over judgment'.
In Paul's arrangement of the spiritual gifts in Corinthians, the last is
Answer: B (interpretation of tongues)
In 1 Corinthians 12:8-10 the list begins with the utterance of wisdom and ends with various kinds of tongues and then the interpretation of tongues.
In His sermon on the Mount, Jesus said that the poor in spirit are blessed for they would
Answer: C (inherit the kingdom of heaven)
The first beatitude is 'Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven' (Matthew 5:3).
According to Matthew, the stone on the tomb of Jesus was removed by
Answer: A (an angel)
Matthew 28:2 says an angel of the Lord came down from heaven, rolled back the stone and sat on it.
Angel Gabriel told Zachariah that he would become dumb until John was born because he
Answer: D (did not believe God's words.)
Gabriel said Zechariah would be silent until the child was born 'because you did not believe my words' (Luke 1:20).
"...but should write to them to abstain from the pollutions of idols and from unchastity and from what is strangled and from blood..."
The statement above was made at the Council of Jerusalem by
Answer: C (James)
At the Council of Jerusalem James summed up the discussion and proposed that Gentile believers only be asked to keep away from idol pollution, unchastity, strangled meat and blood (Acts 15:19-20).
In the country of the Gerasenes, Jesus healed the
Answer: A (man possessed of demons)
In the country of the Gerasenes Jesus cast a legion of demons out of a man, and the demons entered a herd of pigs (Mark 5:1-13; Luke 8:26-33).
Following the death of Stephen, the only group of believers not scattered by the great persecution was the
Answer: B (apostles)
After Stephen was killed, a great persecution scattered the church throughout Judea and Samaria, except the apostles, who stayed in Jerusalem (Acts 8:1).
According to Luke, when Moses and Elijah appeared during the Transfiguration, they spoke of Jesus'
Answer: A (departure)
Luke 9:30-31 says Moses and Elijah spoke of His departure (His death), which He was to accomplish at Jerusalem.
The baptism of Jesus by John in River Jordan was to
Answer: D (fulfil all righteousness.)
When John hesitated, Jesus said, 'Let it be so now; for thus it is fitting for us to fulfil all righteousness' (Matthew 3:15).
Herod was delighted to see Jesus because he had heard of Him for so long and wanted to
Answer: C (see Him perform miracles)
Luke 23:8 says Herod had long wanted to see Jesus and hoped to see some sign done by Him.
"Do you understand what you are reading?"
Philip asked the Ethiopian eunuch the question above when he found him reading the book of
Answer: D (Isaiah.)
The Ethiopian eunuch was reading the prophet Isaiah in his chariot when Philip asked him this (Acts 8:28-30).
"Unbind him, and let him go."
The statement was made by Jesus when
Answer: A (He raised to life the dead Lazarus)
Lazarus came out of the tomb still bound in grave cloths, and Jesus told the people to unbind him and let him go (John 11:44).
In Luke, at the Last Supper, Jesus revealed His
Answer: B (imminent sufferings)
Jesus said, 'I have earnestly desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer', and spoke of His body given and blood poured out (Luke 22:15-20).
The good shepherd according to Jesus is one who
Answer: A (lays down his life for his sheep)
John 10:11: 'I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.'
Jesus' stilling of the storm was to
Answer: C (demonstrate His power)
By calming the wind and sea with a word, Jesus showed His power over nature, so the disciples asked who He was that even the wind and sea obey Him.
"Can any one forbid water for baptizing these people who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?"
The statement above was made by Peter at the conversion of
Answer: D (Cornelius.)
The Holy Spirit fell on Cornelius and his household while Peter was preaching, so Peter ordered them to be baptised (Acts 10:44-48).
The disciple who replaced Judas Iscariot was
Answer: C (Mathias)
Joseph called Justus and Matthias were proposed, and the lot fell on Matthias, who was added to the eleven apostles (Acts 1:23-26).
The message in the parable of the weeds is to
Answer: D (warn Christians on what will happen at the close of age.)
Jesus explained that the harvest is the close of the age, when the angels will gather the evildoers for punishment and the righteous will shine like the sun (Matthew 13:39-43).
The sin of the sons of Eli was that they treated the offering of the LORD with
Answer: B (contempt)
1 Samuel 2:17 says the sin of Eli's sons was very great, for they treated the offering of the LORD with contempt.
For worshipping the molten calf, God described the Israelites as
Answer: C (a stiff-necked people)
God told Moses, 'I have seen this people, and behold, it is a stiff-necked people' (Exodus 32:9).
"I will not eat until I have told my errand."
In the statement above, the errand of Abraham's servant was to
Answer: A (find a wife for Isaac)
Abraham sent his servant to his kindred to take a wife for his son Isaac; at Laban's house he refused to eat until he had explained this (Genesis 24:4, 33).
Saul leant from Samuel's spirit that the LORD would
Answer: C (become his enemy)
At Endor Samuel's spirit told Saul that the LORD had turned from him and become his enemy, and would give Israel into the hand of the Philistines (1 Samuel 28:16-19).
"My spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he is flesh..."
When God made the statement above, He concluded that man's days shall be
Answer: D (one hundred and twenty years.)
Genesis 6:3: God said His spirit would not abide in man for ever, for he is flesh, but his days would be a hundred and twenty years.
According to proverbs, a son that is attentive to a father's instruction will
Answer: C (gain insight)
Proverbs 4:1: 'Hear, O sons, a father's instruction, and be attentive, that you may gain insight.'
When God called Moses to deliver the Israelites, he resisted because he could not speak and he was told to
Answer: D (go with Aaron who would speak for him.)
When Moses said he was slow of speech, God said Aaron his brother would be his spokesman to the people (Exodus 4:10-16).
David was anointed king over Judah at
Answer: C (Hebron)
After Saul's death, the men of Judah came to Hebron and anointed David king over the house of Judah (2 Samuel 2:1-4).
"Behold, the people of Israel are too many... come, let us deal shrewdly with them, lest they multiply..."
In the statement above, the first step by the new king of Egypt was to
Answer: D (set taskmasters over them to afflict them with burdens.)
Pharaoh's first measure was to set taskmasters over the Israelites to afflict them with heavy burdens; killing the boys came later (Exodus 1:11, 16, 22).
"Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear."
In the statement above, the dry land and the waters refer to
Answer: D (earth and seas.)
Genesis 1:10: God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together He called Seas.
What did Gideon call the altar which he built to the LORD?
Answer: B (The LORD is peace.)
After the angel's visit, Gideon built an altar at Ophrah and called it 'The LORD is peace' (Judges 6:24). 'Jehovah Jireh' was Abraham's name for Mount Moriah.
When King Nebuchadnezzar besieged Judah, he took away all classes of people but spared the
Answer: A (poorest people of the land)
2 Kings 24:14 says Nebuchadnezzar carried away all Jerusalem; none remained except the poorest people of the land.
After Prophet Ezekiel had eaten what he was offered, he was sent to speak to
Answer: B (the house of Israel)
After eating the scroll, Ezekiel was told, 'Go, get you to the house of Israel, and speak with my words to them' (Ezekiel 3:4-5).
Josiah believed that the wrath of the LORD was kindled against him and all Judah because
Answer: D (their fathers were disobedient to God.)
When the book of the law was read to him, Josiah tore his clothes and said God's wrath was kindled because their fathers had not obeyed what was written in it (2 Kings 22:13).
"Son of man, stand upon your feet, and I will speak with you."
What happened to the Son of man after the instruction above?
Answer: A (The Spirit entered him.)
Ezekiel 2:2: 'And when he spoke to me, the Spirit entered into me and set me upon my feet.'
God had pity on the people of Nineveh because
Answer: C (they turned from their evil way.)
Jonah 3:10: when God saw how they turned from their evil way, He repented of the evil He had said He would do to them.
The Kingdom of Israel was divided because the
Answer: D (last two kings made unwise policies.)
Solomon's idolatry and heavy forced labour, followed by Rehoboam's harsh refusal to lighten the yoke, led the ten northern tribes to break away (1 Kings 11-12).
"Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh; is anything too hard for me..."
The statement above suggests that God is
Answer: C (most powerful)
By saying nothing is too hard for Him, God shows that He is almighty and can do whatever He has promised, such as bringing Judah back to its land.
Immediately after the contest on Mount Carmel, Elijah prayed and God answered him with
Answer: B (rainfall)
Once the prophets of Baal were defeated, Elijah bowed down on Mount Carmel and prayed, and soon heavy rain fell (1 Kings 18:42-45).
Prophet Amos told Israel to hate evil, love good and establish justice in the gate so that God would
Answer: C (be gracious to them)
Amos 5:15: hate evil, love good, establish justice in the gate; it may be that the LORD will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
In addition to the declaration of freedom to the exiles in Babylon, King Cyrus ordered for
Answer: A (free will offering for the house of God in Jerusalem)
Besides letting the exiles go home, Cyrus's decree asked for freewill offerings for the house of God in Jerusalem (Ezra 1:4).
"Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends words to me to cure a man of his leprosy..."
Prophet Elisha responded to the king's reaction in the statement above by
Answer: B (requesting the leper to come to his house)
Elisha sent to the king of Israel saying, 'Let him come now to me, that he may know that there is a prophet in Israel' (2 Kings 5:8).
According to Prophet Jeremiah, one of the promises of God was that He would give the Israelites
Answer: D (shepherds after His own heart.)
God said through Jeremiah, 'I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding' (Jeremiah 3:15).
Prophet Hosea named his second child Not Pitied because God would no more pity the
Answer: D (house of Israel.)
God told Hosea to call the girl Not Pitied, 'for I will no more have pity on the house of Israel', while He would still have pity on Judah (Hosea 1:6-7).
"Test your servants for ten days; let us be given vegetables to eat and water to drink..."
In the statement above, Daniel was talking to
Answer: C (the steward of the chief eunuch)
The chief of the eunuchs feared the king, so Daniel asked the steward set over him and his friends to test them on vegetables and water for ten days (Daniel 1:10-12).