45 1 Corinthians Bible Quiz Questions and Answers

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Easy questions

1. Question 1Easy

   In 1 Corinthians, Paul quotes Jesus at the Last Supper: 'This is my body, which is for you; do this in _____ of me.'

   • AWorship
   • BRemembrance
   • CHonor
   • DName
   Answer: B. Remembrance1 Corinthians 11:24

   And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, ‹Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.›

2. Question 2Easy

   Paul states that of first importance is the fact that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures.

   • ATrue
   • BFalse
   Answer: True1 Corinthians 15:3

   For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

3. Question 3Easy

   In Christian theology, what foundational event happened on the third day after Jesus was crucified?

   • AHe was born in Bethlehem
   • BHe was raised from the dead
   • CHe ascended into heaven
   • DHe wrote the Gospels
   Answer: B. He was raised from the dead1 Corinthians 15:4

   And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

4. Question 4Easy

   In his letter to the Corinthians, Paul describes the church collectively as the 'body of Christ'.

   • ATrue
   • BFalse
   Answer: True1 Corinthians 12:27

   Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

5. Question 5Easy

   In his letter to the Corinthians, Paul writes: 'whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the _____.'

   • APeace of the city
   • BGood of your health
   • CGlory of God
   • DApproval of the church
   Answer: C. Glory of God1 Corinthians 10:31

   Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

Medium questions

1. Question 6Medium

   The biblical doctrine of resurrection teaches that believers will spend eternity purely as disembodied spirits, with no physical form.

   • ATrue
   • BFalse
   Answer: False1 Corinthians 15:42-44

   So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.

2. Question 7Medium

   In his letter to the Corinthians, Paul teaches that the believer's body is a temple of the Holy Spirit.

   • ATrue
   • BFalse
   Answer: True1 Corinthians 6:19

   What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

3. Question 8Medium

   In his letter to the Corinthians, Paul warns that a little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough.

   • ATrue
   • BFalse
   Answer: True1 Corinthians 5:6

   Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?

4. Question 9Medium

   What did Paul say he gave the Corinthian believers because they were not yet ready for solid food?

   • AMilk
   • BWater
   • CBread
   • DHoney
   Answer: A. Milk1 Corinthians 3:2

   I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.

5. Question 10Medium

   In his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul appeals to the believers to agree with one another so that there may be no...

   • ADivisions among them
   • BPoverty in the church
   • CRoman persecution
   • DFalse prophets
   Answer: A. Divisions among them1 Corinthians 1:10

   Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

6. Question 11Medium

   Paul explicitly calls Christ 'our Passover lamb, who has been sacrificed.'

   • ATrue
   • BFalse
   Answer: True1 Corinthians 5:7

   Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:

7. Question 12Medium

   In his letter to the Corinthians, Paul teaches that just as a body, though one, has many parts, so it is with Christ.

   • ATrue
   • BFalse
   Answer: True1 Corinthians 12:12

   For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.

8. Question 13Medium

   Writing to the Corinthians, Paul warns: 'Do not be misled: Bad company corrupts good character.'

   • ATrue
   • BFalse
   Answer: True1 Corinthians 15:33

   Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

9. Question 14Medium

   Paul teaches that the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each person for the common good of the church.

   • ATrue
   • BFalse
   Answer: True1 Corinthians 12:7

   But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.

10. Question 15Medium

    In his letter to the Corinthians, Paul compares the Christian life to a race where runners compete for a prize.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True1 Corinthians 9:24

    Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.

11. Question 16Medium

    Writing to the Corinthians, Paul quotes the Law of Moses, 'Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,' to argue that ministers deserve financial support.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True1 Corinthians 9:9

    For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?

12. Question 17Medium

    In his letter to the Corinthians, Paul states that the spiritual rock that accompanied the Israelites in the wilderness was Christ.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True1 Corinthians 10:4

    And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.

13. Question 18Medium

    In his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul writes that 'knowledge puffs up while love builds up.'

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True1 Corinthians 8:1

    Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.

14. Question 19Medium

    Which spiritual gift does Paul describe as being given for the 'upbuilding and encouragement and consolation' of others?

    • AMiracles
    • BSpeaking in tongues
    • CProphecy
    • DHealing
    Answer: C. Prophecy1 Corinthians 14:3

    But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.

15. Question 20Medium

    In his letter to the Corinthians, Paul describes the resurrected Christ as the 'firstfruits' of those who have fallen asleep.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True1 Corinthians 15:20

    But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

16. Question 21Medium

    Paul's first letter to the Corinthians states that all believers were baptized by one Spirit into one body.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True1 Corinthians 12:13

    For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

17. Question 22Medium

    In his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul writes that God will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True1 Corinthians 10:13

    There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

18. Question 23Medium

    In his letter to the Corinthians, Paul resolved to know nothing while among them except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True1 Corinthians 2:2

    For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

19. Question 24Medium

    Paul wrote to the Corinthians: 'I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow.'

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True1 Corinthians 3:6

    I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

Hard questions

1. Question 25Hard

   What is the ultimate theological purpose for handing an unrepentant member 'over to Satan,' as described in Paul's instructions to the church in Corinth?

   • ATo set an example so the church gets wealthy
   • BSo that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord
   • CTo force him to pay back what he stole
   • DTo permanently damn his soul to hell
   Answer: B. So that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord1 Corinthians 5:5

   To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

2. Question 26Hard

   In his letter to the Corinthians, Paul contrasts the first man Adam with Jesus as the 'last Adam.' What did the last Adam become?

   • AA life-giving spirit
   • BA living soul
   • CAn angel of light
   • DA judge of the earth
   Answer: A. A life-giving spirit1 Corinthians 15:45

   And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.

3. Question 27Hard

   Paul insists that without the physical resurrection of Christ, the Christian faith is futile and believers are still in their sins.

   • ATrue
   • BFalse
   Answer: True1 Corinthians 15:17

   And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.

4. Question 28Hard

   Paul mentions that Peter (Cephas) and the Lord's brothers had the right to take a believing wife along with them.

   • ATrue
   • BFalse
   Answer: True1 Corinthians 9:5

   Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

5. Question 29Hard

   In the first letter to the Corinthians, Paul states that the natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him.

   • ATrue
   • BFalse
   Answer: True1 Corinthians 2:14

   But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

6. Question 30Hard

   In his first letter to the Corinthians, what behavior among believers does Paul condemn regarding legal disputes?

   • ATaking each other to pagan courts for lawsuits
   • BRefusing to pay Roman taxes
   • CEating pork in the synagogue
   • DWorshipping angels
   Answer: A. Taking each other to pagan courts for lawsuits1 Corinthians 6:1

   Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?

7. Question 31Hard

   What does Paul instruct a believer to do if their unbelieving spouse decides to leave?

   • ALet it be so; the believer is not bound in such circumstances
   • BForce them to stay by law
   • CAbandon their faith to save the marriage
   • DReport them to the church elders for punishment
   Answer: A. Let it be so; the believer is not bound in such circumstances1 Corinthians 7:15

   But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.

8. Question 32Hard

   In his letter to the Corinthians, Paul quotes the prophet Hosea to proclaim victory over the grave: 'Where, O death, is your...?'

   • ASting (or Victory)
   • BPower
   • CFear
   • DDarkness
   Answer: A. Sting (or Victory)1 Corinthians 15:55

   O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

9. Question 33Hard

   Paul rebuked the Corinthians for a report of sexual immorality that even pagans do not tolerate: a man had his...

   • AFather's wife
   • BBrother's wife
   • CDaughter
   • DMother-in-law
   Answer: A. Father's wife1 Corinthians 5:1

   It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife.

10. Question 34Hard

    In Paul's first letter to the Corinthians, the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True1 Corinthians 1:18

    For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

11. Question 35Hard

    Quoting the book of Job, Paul writes: 'He catches the wise in their...'

    • ACraftiness
    • BPride
    • CIgnorance
    • DWealth
    Answer: A. Craftiness1 Corinthians 3:19

    For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

12. Question 36Hard

    From whose household did Paul receive a report about quarrels in the Corinthian church?

    • ALydia's
    • BChloe's
    • CPhoebe's
    • DPriscilla's
    Answer: B. Chloe's1 Corinthians 1:11

    For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

13. Question 37Hard

    In his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul states that no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is...

    • AJesus Christ
    • BThe Apostles
    • CThe Law of Moses
    • DThe Prophets
    Answer: A. Jesus Christ1 Corinthians 3:11

    For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

14. Question 38Hard

    In his letter to the Corinthians, why did Paul say he had 'become all things to all people'?

    • ASo that by all possible means he might save some
    • BTo avoid paying Roman taxes
    • CTo gain political power in Corinth
    • DBecause he could not decide on his beliefs
    Answer: A. So that by all possible means he might save some1 Corinthians 9:22

    To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.

15. Question 39Hard

    In his letter to the Corinthians, Paul states: 'I tell you this, brothers: _____ cannot inherit the kingdom of God.'

    • AThose without the law
    • BAngels and demons
    • CFlesh and blood
    • DThe unbaptized
    Answer: C. Flesh and blood1 Corinthians 15:50

    Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.

16. Question 40Hard

    When warning against sexual immorality in his letter to the Corinthians, how many Israelites did Paul say fell in a single day?

    • A3,000
    • B23,000
    • C10,000
    • D14,000
    Answer: B. 23,0001 Corinthians 10:8

    Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.

17. Question 41Hard

    In his letter to the Corinthians, Paul declares that God is not a God of disorder but of peace.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True1 Corinthians 14:33

    For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

18. Question 42Hard

    In his first letter to the Corinthians, describing the culmination of history, Paul states that the 'last enemy to be destroyed' is what?

    • AThe False Prophet
    • BSatan
    • CDeath
    • DSin
    Answer: C. Death1 Corinthians 15:26

    The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

19. Question 43Hard

    In his letter to the Corinthians, Paul states that no one can say 'Jesus is Lord' except by...

    • AThe Holy Spirit
    • BYears of study
    • CThe permission of the church
    • DDirect revelation from angels
    Answer: A. The Holy Spirit1 Corinthians 12:3

    Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.

20. Question 44Hard

    In his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul writes that whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True1 Corinthians 11:27

    Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.

21. Question 45Hard

    Paul says he would rather speak five intelligible words to instruct others than how many words in a tongue?

    • A100
    • B1,000
    • C10,000
    • D5,000
    Answer: C. 10,0001 Corinthians 14:19

    Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.