Gospels Flashcards
Which prophet does Matthew quote while describing how Herod killed the children in and around Bethlehem who were two years or under?
a) Jeremiah
b) Isaiah
c) Micah
d) Zechariah
a) Jeremiah
Which gospel’s particular concern for the continuing role of the law of
Moses in Christian communities is
illustrated by its inclusion of Jesus’s
statement, “Do not think that I have
come to abolish the law or the
prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfill”?
a) Matthew
b) Mark
c) Luke
d) John
a) Matthew
Which commandment does Jesus NOT discuss in the Sermon on the Mount.
a) You shall not steal.
b) You shall not commit adultery
c) You shall not murder.
d) You shall not swear falsely.
a) You shall not steal.
Complete this statement from
Matthew 5: “You have heard that it
was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a
tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you…
a) Do not resist an evildoer. But if
anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also.”
b) Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.”
c) I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.”
d) An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth and the whole world would soon be blind and toothless.”
a) Do not resist an evildoer. But if
anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also.”
Complete this statement by Jesus:
“Strive first for the kingdom of God
and his righteousness…”
a) …and all these things will be given to you as well.”
b) “…because you are of more value than many sparrows.”
c) “…for it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”
d) “…for those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it.”
a) …and all these things will be given to you as well.”
According to the Gospel of Matthew, how does Jesus describe John the Baptist?
a) “if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come”
b) “one crying out in the wilderness:
c) “the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord …
d) “a man sent from God … as a witness to testify to the light”
a) “if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come”
Jesus declares, “The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath,” in response to the Pharisees’ criticism of Jesus’s disciples for doing what?
a) healing people
b) feasting with tax collectors and sinners
c) casting out demons
d) plucking heads of grains while walking through a field
d) plucking heads of grains while walking through a field
In Matthew 18, what is the first thing Jesus tells his disciples to do if another member of the church sins against them?
a) go and point out the fault when the two of you are alone
b) take one or two others along with you, so that every word may be confirmed
c) let such a one be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector
d) maintain constant love for one another
a) go and point out the fault when the two of you are alone
In the Gospel of Mark, the expression Jesus most often uses to refer to himself is
a) Son of Man.
b) Son of David.
c) Son of God.
d) Messiah
a) Son of Man.
In what region did Jesus give permission for unclean spirits to enter a herd of swine?
a) the country of the Gerasenes
b) the region around Tyre and Sidon
c) Samaria
d) the Decapolis
a) the country of the Gerasenes
Which of the following statements
does NOT appear in the first two
chapters of the Gospel according to
Luke?
a) “My soul magnifies the Lord.”
b) “Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.”
c) “My eyes have seen your salvation.”
d) “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has looked favorably
on his people and redeemed them.”
b) “Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.”
According to Luke, who was the
Roman Emperor at the time when
John and Jesus began their public
ministries?
a) Nero
b) Augustus
c) Tiberias
d) Claudius
c) Tiberias
In which Gospel does Jesus proclaim: “Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be filled.”
a) Matthew
b) Mark
c) Luke
d) John
c) Luke
According to the gospel of Luke, who does Jesus say his mother and brother are?
a) “everyone who asks”
b) those who are “standing here who will not taste death”
c) “everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields, for my name’s sake”
d) “those who hear the word of God and do it.”
d) “those who hear the word of God and do it.”
In Jesus’ parable, which of the
following is NOT an excuse given by
those who had been invited to a great dinner?
a) “My father has just died, and I must go to bury him.”
b) “I have bought a piece of land, and I must go out and see it.”
c) “I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out.”
d) “I have just been married, and
therefore I cannot come.
a) “My father has just died, and I must go to bury him.”
