New Testament Bible Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Which feature is found in all four Gospel accounts of Jesus' resurrection?
Two disciples meet Jesus on the road to Emmaus
Thomas touches Jesus' wounds
Women discover the tomb is empty
Guards report the event to the chief priests
2. In Revelation, the opening messages are addressed to seven churches located in which Roman province?
Judea
Asia
Macedonia
Achaia
3. In the parable of the unforgiving servant, a servant is forgiven a large debt but refuses to forgive a smaller one. What is the central warning?
Financial debts should never be canceled
Those who receive mercy should be willing to extend mercy
Only rulers have authority to forgive
Material poverty always results from wrongdoing
4. According to the letter of James, what is faith without works?
Ceremonial
Secret
Complete
Dead
5. A gifted speaker impresses everyone but consistently acts without love. According to 1 Corinthians 13, how should those gifts be evaluated?
Without love, even remarkable gifts amount to nothing
They matter only when displayed before the whole church
They guarantee that the speaker's message is correct
Without formal authority, spiritual gifts cannot be genuine
6. A congregation begins treating less visible members as unimportant. Which image from 1 Corinthians most directly challenges this attitude?
A runner training for a prize
A farmer waiting for a harvest
A letter written on stone tablets
One body made up of many necessary parts
7. Which group contains only qualities Paul names as fruit of the Spirit in Galatians?
Love, joy, peace, and patience
Wisdom, prophecy, healing, and tongues
Boldness, eloquence, status, and influence
Fasting, visions, sacrifice, and wealth
8. Which statement best matches Paul's argument about justification in Romans?
People are justified by holding positions of leadership
People are justified by possessing knowledge of prophecy
People are justified by faith apart from works of the law
People are justified by complete observance of ceremonial customs
9. A traveler stops to care for an injured stranger even though their communities distrust one another. Which teaching of Jesus does this most closely illustrate?
The parable of the Good Samaritan
The parable of the talents
The parable of the sower
The parable of the ten virgins
10. Which Gospel opens by describing the Word as being with God and being God?
Mark
Matthew
John
Luke
11. In Philemon, how does Paul ask Philemon to receive Onesimus?
As a visiting teacher who should lead the church
As a beloved brother rather than merely as a slave
As a Roman official deserving public honor
As a stranger whose past must remain unknown
12. In Mark's Gospel, what happens immediately after Jesus is baptized and the voice from heaven speaks?
Jesus calls Levi from the tax booth
The Spirit drives Jesus into the wilderness
Jesus feeds a crowd with loaves and fish
Jesus teaches the Sermon on the Mount
13. How does Hebrews distinctively present Jesus' continuing role?
As a political ruler seated in Jerusalem
As a scribe who replaces the prophets
As an angel entrusted with Israel's law
As a great high priest who intercedes for believers
14. Which event appears in Matthew's account of Jesus' early life but not in Luke's?
Magi visit Jesus and present gifts
Angels announce Jesus' birth to shepherds
Mary visits Elizabeth
Jesus is presented at the temple
15. At the Jerusalem council in Acts 15, what was decided about Gentile believers?
They were required to follow every Jewish dietary tradition
They had to move to Jerusalem before being baptized
They could join the church only after learning Hebrew
They should not be required to become circumcised and keep the full law of Moses
16. According to Acts 2, what accompanied the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost?
The temple curtain was torn in two
Paul regained his sight
The disciples spoke in other languages
Peter was released from prison