Bible Quiz: The Crucifixion

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Bible Quiz The Crucifixion

• How much do you know about the crucifixion and
  resurrection of Jesus?

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1. The disciple Judas Iscariot, who betrayed
Jesus, was paid

• Nothing
• 30 pieces of gold
• 30 pieces of silver
• With a promise to a post as high priest in the
  temple

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1. The disciple Judas Iscariot, who betrayed
Jesus, was paid

• 1. 30 pieces of silver. Matthew 2614-15 Then
  one of the Twelve the one called Judas
  Iscariotwent to the chief priest and asked,
  What are you willing to give me if I hand him
  over to you? So they counted out for him thirty
  silver coins.

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2. Which disciple declared they would follow
Jesus to prison and death, but ended up denying
Jesus 3 times?

• Judas
• Thomas
• James
• Peter

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2. Which disciple declared they would follow
Jesus to prison and death, but ended up denying
Jesus three times?

• 2. Peter. Luke 2233-34 But he replied, Lord, I
  am ready to go with you to prison and to death.
  Jesus answered, I tell you, Peter, before the
  rooster crows today, you will deny three times
  that you know me.

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3. Gethsemane, where Jesus prayed the night of
his arrest, was a (an)

• Mountain
• Olive Grove
• Garden
• The Bible doesnt say

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3. Gethsemane, where Jesus prayed the night of
his arrest, was an

• Olive Grove. This is kind of a trick question.
  Matthew, Mark, and Luke refer to Gethsemane, on
  the Mount of Olives, but dont say what it is.
  John says that Jesus and his disciples went into
  an olive grove, but doesnt name it.

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4. When Jesus returned from praying the first
time and found his disciples asleep, he told them

• The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.
• The spirit is only as strong as the flesh.
• The spirit relies on the flesh.
• None of the above

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4. When Jesus returned from praying the first
time and found his disciples asleep, he told them

• The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.
  Matthew 2641 Watch and pray so that you will
  not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing
  but the flesh is weak.

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5. Who tried to defend Jesus with a sword when he
was arrested in Gethsemane?

• Judas
• Peter
• Thomas
• James

(Whose ear was cut off in the process?)
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5. Who tried to defend Jesus with a sword when he
was arrested in Gethsemane?

• 5. Peter. John 1810 Then Simon Peter, who had
  a sword, drew it and struck the high priests
  servant, cutting off his right ear. (The
  servants name was Malchus.)

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6. True or False Pontius Pilate was ready to
release Jesus.

• True
• False

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6. True or False Pontius Pilate was ready to
release Jesus.

• True. Luke 2314-16 I have examined him in your
  presence and have found no basis for your charges
  against him. Neither has Herod, for he sent him
  back to us as you can see, he has done nothing
  to deserve death. Therefore, I will punish him
  and then release him.

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7. Barabbas, the criminal who was pardoned in
Jesus stead, was in prison for

• Robbery
• Murder
• Taking part in an insurrection
• The Bible doesnt say

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7. Barabbas, the criminal who was pardoned in
Jesus stead, was in prison for

• 6. All of the above. Matthew 2716 called
  Barabbas notorious while Luke 157 says A man
  called Barabbas was in prison with the
  insurrectionists who had committed murder in the
  uprising. (NIV) John 1840 Now Barabbas was a
  robber. (King James)

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8. Who was crucified along with Jesus?

• Two murderers
• Two adulterers
• Two robbers
• The Bible doesnt say what their crimes were.

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8. Who was crucified along with Jesus?

• 7. Two robbers. Matthew 2739 Two robbers were
  crucified with him, one on his right and one on
  his left.

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9. Who cared for Jesus body and placed it in
the tomb?

• Strangers who finally realized that Jesus was the
  Son of God
• His disciples
• Joseph of Arimathea
• None of the above

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9. Who cared for Jesus body and placed it in
the tomb?

• 9. Joseph of Arimathea. Matthew 2757-58 As
  evening approached, there came a rich man from
  Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a
  disciple of Jesus. Going to Pilate, he asked for
  Jesus body, and Pilate ordered that it be given
  to him.

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10. Who first opened the tomb of Jesus?

• An angel
• Mary Magdalene and Mary
• His disciples
• The Bible doesnt say

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10. Who first opened the tomb of Jesus?

• 10. An angel. Matthew 282 There was a violent
  earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down
  from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back
  the stone and sat on it.

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11. What did Jesus tell his disciples to do when
he saw them again? (The Great Commission)

• Matthew 2818 Then Jesus came to them and said,
  All _______ in ______ and on _____ has been
  _____ to me. Therefore go and make _________ of
  all _______, _________ them in the name of the
  ______ and of the ___ and of the ___________, and
  teaching them to ____ everything I have commanded
  you. And surely I am ____ you always, to the very
  ___ of the age.

authority
heaven
earth
given
disciples
nations
baptizing
Son
Father
Holy Spirit
obey
with
end
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You might see these words when reading about the
crucifixion. What do they mean?

• Chastise to purify by beating or whipping.
  (Chastise and Chaste are similar, arent they?)
• Scourged a punishment where a person is
  whipped. Under the Roman method of "scourging,"
  the person was stripped and tied in a bending
  posture to a pillar, or stretched on a frame. The
  "scourge" was made of leather thongs, weighted
  with sharp pieces of bone or lead.
• Pilate - This man was probably connected with the
  Roman family of the Pontii, and called Pilate
  from the Latin pileatus.
• Sepulchre - burying place, grave.
• Golgotha The site where Jesus was crucified.
  (We get the word calvary from the word
  Golgotha, which means "a skull" (Latin calvaria))

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Read For Yourself!

• You can read what the Bible says about the
  crucifixion of Jesus in Matthew 26 to 28 Mark 14
  15 Luke 22 to 24 John 18 to 20. Go back
  and read these verses again to better understand
  this sad but wonderful story