Acts-Dig Site 4-Blue

Question 1

1. How many men were chosen to distribute food to the widows? (6:1-4)
2. Five
3. Six
4. Seven
5. Eight

Answer 1

3. Seven

Question 2

2. What were the Twelve going to give their attention to? (6:2-4)
3. “Serving the widows”
4. “Prayer and the ministry of the word”
5. “Raising up new leaders”
6. “Collecting money”

Answer 2

2. “Prayer and the ministry of the word”

Question 3

3. How is Stephen described? (6:5)
4. “A man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit”
5. “A wealthy man with a lot of property”
6. “A man with nothing else to do”
7. All of the above

Answer 3

1. “A man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit”

Question 4

4. What happened to the number of disciples in Jerusalem after the apostles chose seven men? (6:7)
5. They decreased steadily.
6. They grew slowly.
7. They lost a few here and there.
8. They increased rapidly.

Answer 4

4. They increased rapidly.

Question 5

5. What did Stephen do among the people? (6:8)
6. “He cast out demons.”
7. “He preached against the church.”
8. He “performed great wonders and signs.”
9. All of the above.

Answer 5

3. He “performed great wonders and signs.”

Question 6

6. What happened when the members from the Synagogue of the Freedmen tried to argue with Stephen? (6:9-10)
7. “They won their arguments.”
8. “They could not stand up against the wisdom the Spirit gave him as he spoke.”
9. “Stephen became angry and argued with them.”
   4.”The Lord struck them down.”

Answer 6

2. “They could not stand up against the wisdom the Spirit gave him as he spoke.”

Question 7

7. What were some men persuaded to say about Stephen? (6:11)
8. “‘We have heard Stephen speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.”’
9. “’Stephen has done nothing wrong; let him continue working among us.”’
10. “‘Take Stephen and his lies away from us.”’
11. “‘Every word that Stephen speaks is truth.’”

Answer 7

1. “‘We have heard Stephen speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.”’

Question 8

8. What did those who were sitting in the Sanhedrin see when they looked intently at Stephen? (6:15)
9. “They saw that his face was as white as a ghost.”
10. “They saw that he was lying to them.”
11. “They saw angels surrounding him.”
12. “They saw that his face was like the face of an angel.”

Answer 8

4. “They saw that his face was like the face of an angel.”

Question 9

9. What did Stephen call the Sanhedrin? (7:51)
10. Godly men
11. Wicked men
12. Stiff-necked people
13. Leaders of the church

Answer 9

3. Stiff-necked people

Question 10

10. What did Stephen say that those who had received the law had done? (7:53)
11. They had obeyed it.
12. They had shared it with others.
13. They had forgotten it.
14. They had not obeyed it.

Answer 10

4. They had not obeyed it.

Question 11

11. What did the Sanhedrin do when they heard what
    Stephen had to say? (7:54)
12. “They were furious and gnashed their teeth at him.”
13. “They were filled with compassion and released him.”
14. “They were angry and put him in prison.”
15. “They were filled with the Holy Spirit.”

Answer 11

1. “They were furious and gnashed their teeth at him.”

Question 12

12. What did Stephen do when he was full of the Holy Spirit after testifying to the Sanhedrin? (7:55)
13. He “looked up to heaven.”
14. He “saw the glory of God.”
15. He saw “Jesus standing at the right hand of God.”
16. All of the above.

Answer 12

4. All of the above.

Question 13

13. How did the Sanhedrin respond to Stephen seeing Jesus at the right hand of God? (7:56-58)
14. “They covered their ears.”
15. They yelled and rushed at him.
16. They “dragged him out of the city and began to stone him.”
17. All of the above.

Answer 13

4. All of the above.

Question 14

14. What did the witnesses of Stephen’s stoning do? (7:58)
15. They prayed for Stephen.
16. They cried out in anguish.
17. They cheered on those who were stoning him.
18. They laid their coats at the feet of Saul.

Answer 14

4. They laid their coats at the feet of Saul.

Question 15

15. What did Stephen cry out when he fell on his knees? (7:60)
16. ‘“Lord, forgive them, for they know not what they do.’”
17. ‘“Lord, please help me.”’
18. “‘Lord, do not hold this sin against them.”’
19. ‘“Lord, please protect the other believers.’”

Answer 15

3. “‘Lord, do not hold this sin against them.”’

Question 16

16. After Stephen’s death, where was the church scattered? (8:1)
17. Throughout Judea and Samaria
18. To the ends of the earth
19. Among the neighboring cities
20. In caves

Answer 16

1. Throughout Judea and Samaria

Question 17

17. What did Saul begin to do after Stephen’s death? (8:3)
18. Destroy the church
19. Go from house to house
20. Drag “off both men and women and put them in prison”
21. All of the above.

Answer 17

4. All of the above.

Question 18

18. Finish this verse: “Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive…” (James 1:12)
19. “…immeasurable rewards and eternal life.”
20. “…the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.”
21. “…everything someone could ever dream of.”
22. “…answers to all of his prayers.”

Answer 18

2. “…the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.”