Gospels Flashcards
Who among these women WAS NOT included in Matthew’s genealogy of Jesus?
Ruth, Tamar, Rahab, Deborah
Deborah
Both male and female ancestors appear in Jesus’ genealogy in which book?
Matthew
In which gospel do the wise men appear?
Matthew
Where did Mary, Joseph, and Jesus hide to escape King Herod’s murderous edict?
Egypt
Matthew
Which Gospel narrates an escape of Joseph, the infant Jesus and his mother to Egypt?
Matthew
To whom did Jesus say, “Let it be so now; for it is proper for us in this way to fulfill all righteousness”?
to John the Baptist when Jesus came to be baptized
Matthew
According to Matthew, Mark, and Luke, what did Jesus do just after he was baptized?
He went into the wilderness, where he was tempted.
Which gospel’s particular concern for the continuing role of the law of Moses in Christian communities is illustrated by its inclusion of Jesus’ statement, “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfill”?
Matthew
From Matthew 6:5, complete this verse: “And whenever you pray, do not be like the __________; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, so that they amy be seen by others.”
hypocrites
From Matthew 7:7, complete this verse: “Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be _______ for you.”
opened
According to the accounts in Matthew, Mark, and Luke, Jesus healed the paralytic lowered through the roof in order to demonstrate
“the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.”
Who sent some of his own disciples to ask Jesus, “Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?”
John the Baptist
Matt, Luke
Acccording to the Gospel of Matthew, how does Jesus describe John the Baptist?
“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’ disciples for doing what?
plucking heads of grains while walking through a field on the sabbath
Where can you find Jesus telling a parable about a sower who sows seed in different types of ground?
In Matthew, Mark, and Luke only
Which story is found in all four of the canonical gospels?
Jesus feeds some five thousand people with five loaves and two fish
When Jesus was walking on the sea, which disciple stepped onto the water to join him?
Peter
To whom did Jesus answer, “It is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs”?
to a Canaanite woman, who asked Jesus to cast out a demon from her daughter
Matthew
According to the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus gave Simon son of Jonah the name “Peter” in response to what?
his answer to the question about who Jesus is, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God”
Jesus said that Moses permitted men to divorce their wives for what reason?
because the people were so hard-hearted
Matthew
In which gospel does “the king” say, “Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me”?
Matthew 25:40
When Judas saw that Jesus was condemned to die, what did he do?
- He repented and confessed his sin of betraying an innocent person.
- He returned the silver pieces to the chief priests and elders.
- He hanged himself.
In the Gospel of John, who are Martha and Mary?
sisters of Lazarus, the one whom Jesus raised from the dead
In the Gospel of Mark, the women who first learn of Jesus’ resurrection
“fled from the tomb, for terror and amazement had seized them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.”
Which gospel begins, “The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God”?
Mark
The Gospel of Mark begins with
an account of John “proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.”
In which gospel do healing stories commonly end in the following: “See that you say nothing to anyone…”, “He strictly ordered them that no one should know…”, “Then Jesus ordered them to tell no one…”?
Mark
In the Gospel of Mark, the expression Jesus most often uses to refer to himself is
Son of Man.
“The unclean spirits…fell down before him and shouted, ‘You are the Son of God!’ But he sternly ordered them not to make him known.”
Mark
According to the Gospel of Mark, how does Jesus respond when a crowd informs him that his mother and brothers are asking for him?
“Who are my mother and my brothers? … Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.”
What did the woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages for twelve years believe would bring about her healing?
touching Jesus’ clothes
Which of the following familiar phrases is NOT taken from the Bible?
- “Doctor, cure yourself!”
- “Prophets are not without honor, except in their hometown.”
- “Relax, eat, drink, be merry.”
- “To thine own self be true.”
“To thine own self be true.”
Which healing story is found only in the Gospel of Mark?
the healing of a blind man near Bethsaida, who initially only saw people as if they were walking trees
After witnessing Jesus’s transfiguration, for whom did Peter want to make three dwellings?
Jesus, Moses, and Elijah
Mark
From Mark 10:15, complete this sentence: “Truly, I tell you whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as…”
“a little child will never enter it.”
According to Mark’s Gospel, what did James and John ask Jesus to do for them?
“Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory.”
Which episode did Mark sandwich within his narrative about Jesus’ cursing a fig tree?
Jesus cleansing the Temple
Some members of which group questioned Jesus about the resurrection by using a situation where a woman might have been married to a series of brothers and then asking, “In the resurrection whose wife will she be?”
Sadducees
To whom, and on what occasion, was it said, “Certainly you are one of them; for you are a Galilean”?
To Peter, when he stood in the courtyard of the high priest
Mark
In Mark’s Gospel, where were the women at the tomb supposed to tell Peter and the disciples to go to meet the risen Jesus?
Galilee
The conclusion of Mark’s Gospel includes which of the following sentences?
“They said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.”
The Gospel of Luke both begins and ends with scenes set in which of the following?
the temple in Jerusalem
Which evangelist opens a gospel by declaring an intent “to write an orderly account … so that you may know the truth concerning the things about which you have been instructed”?
Luke
Which of the following statements does NOT appear in the first two chapters of the Gospel according to Luke?
- “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.”
- “Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.”
- “My eyes have seen your salvation.”
“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has looked favorably on his people and redeemed them.”
“Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.”
Which Gospel recorded both the birth story of John the Baptist and the birth story of Jesus?
Luke
To whom did an angel bring “good news of great joy for all people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord”?
shepherds living in the fields
Luke
“To you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord.” To whom does an angel deliver this message?
shepherds living in the fields
Luke
According to the Gospel of Luke, who are the two people who encounter Mary and Joseph as they present the infant Jesus in the temple and then begin to speak about the “salvation” and “redemption” God would bring through him?
Simeon and Anna
Which Gospel contains the narrative about Jesus lingering at the Temple as a young boy?
Luke
According to Luke, who was the Roman Emperor at the time when John and Jesus began their public ministries?
Tiberias
According to the Gospel of Luke, where was Jesus when he read aloud the passage from Isaiah that begins, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor”?
in a synagogue in Nazareth
In which gospel does Jesus warn, “But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation. Woe to you who are full now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who are laughing now, for you will mourn and weep.”
Luke
In which gospel does Jesus resurrect the widow’s son at Nain?
Luke
In Luke 10, what is the question that prompts Jesus to tell the parable of the Good Samaritan?
“Who is my neighbor?”
Which gospel contains the parable that begins, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers”?
Luke
Stories about Mary and Martha appear in which two Gospels?
John and Luke
Which gospel contains the parable that begins, “There was a man who had two sons. The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the property that will belong to me.’”
Luke
Which of the following teachings is NOT found in the Gospel according to Matthew?
- “Blessed are the poor in spirit.”
- “You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church.”
- “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites.”
- “Remember Lot’s wife.”
“Remember Lot’s wife.”
In Luke, which of the following are topics addressed in the parable of the widow and the judge?
Prayer, Justice, Faith
According to the Gospel of Luke, to whom did Jesus address the statement, “If you, even you, had only recognized on this day the things that make for peace! But they are now hidden from your eyes”?
Jerusalem
In Luke’s Gospel, the centurion who witnessed Jesus’ death remarked, “Certainly this man was…”
“innocent.”
In which Gospel does a centurion at the cross state, “Certainly this man was innocent”?
Luke
Which of the following appearances by the resurrected Jesus is found in the Gospel of Luke?
to Cleopas and his companion as they were going to Emmaus
Which gospel begins, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God”?
John
According to the Gospel of John, who “came as a witness to testify to the light”?
John, who was baptizing people in Bethany
In the Gospel of John, when John is baptizing in Bethany and sees Jesus coming how does he describe Jesus?
“the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world”
The Gospel of John speaks about a series of “signs” that Jesus performs. What is identified as “the first of his signs” in that gospel?
changing water to wine at a wedding in Cana
Jesus says, “What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit,” in a conversation with whom?
Nicodemus during an evening conversation in Jerusalem
To whom does Jesus say, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water”?
a Samaritan woman
John
In John 4, to whom does Jesus say, “Do you not say, ‘Four months more, then comes the harvest’?”
his disciples
In which chapter within John’s Gospel do we find Jesus healing a man born blind?
John 9
In which Gospel does Jesus refer to himself as both “the gate for the sheep” and “the good shepherd”?
John
In the Gospel of John, what was the message that Mary and Martha sent to Jesus concerning their brother Lazaraus?
“Lord, he whom you love is ill.”
In the Gospel of John, why does Jesus begin to weep?
Lazarus, the brother of Mary and Martha, died
In the Gospel of John, in response to what event do the chief priests and Pharisees on the council decide that Jesus must be put to death?
Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead
Who said, “You do not understand that it is better for you to have one man die for the people than to have the whole nation destroyed”?
Caiaphas
In which of the gospels is Jesus’s final meal with his disciples NOT a Passover observance?
John
Which is the only gospel to recount Jesus’ action of washing his disciples’ feet at their final meal the night before his crucifixion?
John
In which gospel does Jesus tell his disciples, “I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever.”
John
In which book is the following quote: “I am the vine, and you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing.”
John
In John’s Passion which of the following prayers does Jesus pray?
“Holy Father, protect them in your name . . . so that they may be one, as we are one.”
In which gospel does Jesus, while he is on the cross, commend one of his disciples to his mother as her “son” and her to that disciple as his “mother”?
John
Which gospel explicitly states its purpose as “that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name”?
John
In which gospel does the resurrected Jesus appear cooking fish on the beach at the Sea of Tiberias?
John
