23 Bible Trivia Questions About Barnabas

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Easy questions

1. Question 1Easy

   Paul and Barnabas stayed together for all their missionary journeys.

   • ATrue
   • BFalse
   Answer: FalseActs 15:39

   And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;

2. Question 2Easy

   Barnabas was described as a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith.

   • ATrue
   • BFalse
   Answer: TrueActs 11:24

   For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.

Medium questions

1. Question 3Medium

   In Antioch, who said, 'Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them'?

   • AAn Angel
   • BThe Prophet Agabus
   • CPeter
   • DThe Holy Spirit
   Answer: D. The Holy SpiritActs 13:2

   As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.

2. Question 4Medium

   On their first missionary journey, Paul and Barnabas sailed from Seleucia to what nearby island?

   • APatmos
   • BMalta
   • CCyprus
   • DCrete
   Answer: C. CyprusActs 13:4

   So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.

3. Question 5Medium

   Which Levite from Cyprus sold land and laid the money at the apostles' feet?

   • AJoses, named Barnabas
   • BStephen
   • CSilas
   • DPaul
   Answer: A. Joses, named BarnabasActs 4:36-37

   And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus, Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet.

4. Question 6Medium

   Where did Barnabas go to seek Saul?

   • ADamascus
   • BTarsus
   • CJerusalem
   • DRome
   Answer: B. TarsusActs 11:25

   Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul:

5. Question 7Medium

   Who was the sorcerer and false prophet that Paul and Barnabas met in Paphos?

   • ASimon Magus
   • BBar-Jesus (Elymas)
   • CAlexander
   • DDemetrius
   Answer: B. Bar-Jesus (Elymas)Acts 13:6-8

   And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus: Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God. But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.

6. Question 8Medium

   When the Jews rejected the gospel in Antioch of Pisidia, to whom did Paul and Barnabas say they would turn?

   • AThe Romans
   • BThe Samaritans
   • CThe Greeks only
   • DThe Gentiles
   Answer: D. The GentilesActs 13:46

   Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

7. Question 9Medium

   What did Paul propose to Barnabas after some days in Antioch?

   • ALet us go to Rome
   • BLet us rest
   • CLet us go back and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached
   • DLet us go to Jerusalem
   Answer: C. Let us go back and visit our brethren in every city where we have preachedActs 15:36

   And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do.

8. Question 10Medium

   Who did Paul and Barnabas appoint in each church before returning to Antioch?

   • APriests
   • BSoldiers
   • CElders
   • DKings
   Answer: C. EldersActs 14:23

   And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.

9. Question 11Medium

   Why did a sharp contention arise between Paul and Barnabas?

   • ABecause of doctrine
   • BBecause of where to go next
   • CBecause of money
   • DBecause of John Mark; Barnabas wanted to take him, but Paul did not
   Answer: D. Because of John Mark; Barnabas wanted to take him, but Paul did notActs 15:37-39

   And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark. But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work. And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;

10. Question 12Medium

    Who did the church in Jerusalem send to Antioch when they heard of the believers there?

    • AStephen
    • BPaul
    • CBarnabas
    • DPeter
    Answer: C. BarnabasActs 11:22

    Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch.

11. Question 13Medium

    How did Paul and Barnabas react when the people of Lystra tried to sacrifice to them?

    • AThey laughed
    • BThey tore their clothes and ran in among the multitude
    • CThey left the city
    • DThey accepted the honor
    Answer: B. They tore their clothes and ran in among the multitudeActs 14:14

    Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,

12. Question 14Medium

    What does the name 'Barnabas' mean?

    • ASon of Peace
    • BSon of Encouragement (Consolation)
    • CSon of God
    • DSon of Thunder
    Answer: B. Son of Encouragement (Consolation)Acts 4:36

    And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,

13. Question 15Medium

    Who did Paul choose as his companion after separating from Barnabas?

    • ATitus
    • BSilas
    • CTimothy
    • DLuke
    Answer: B. SilasActs 15:40

    And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God.

14. Question 16Medium

    From what city in Pamphylia did John Mark leave Paul and Barnabas to return to Jerusalem?

    • ADerbe
    • BPerga
    • CIconium
    • DAntioch
    Answer: B. PergaActs 13:13

    Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem.

15. Question 17Medium

    Who took Saul and brought him to the apostles in Jerusalem when others were afraid of him?

    • APeter
    • BStephen
    • CSilas
    • DBarnabas
    Answer: D. BarnabasActs 9:27

    But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.

16. Question 18Medium

    Which city's church commissioned and sent out Paul and Barnabas on their missionary journeys?

    • ACaesarea
    • BTarsus
    • CJerusalem
    • DAntioch (in Syria)
    Answer: D. Antioch (in Syria)Acts 13:1-3

    Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on …

17. Question 19Medium

    As Paul and Barnabas passed through Phoenicia and Samaria on their way to the Council, what did they declare?

    • AThe persecution in Antioch
    • BThe conversion of the Gentiles
    • CThe famine in Judea
    • DThe miracles in Lystra
    Answer: B. The conversion of the GentilesActs 15:3

    And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.

18. Question 20Medium

    Who went up to Jerusalem to discuss the question of circumcision with the apostles and elders?

    • ASilas and Timothy
    • BPeter and John
    • CPaul and Barnabas
    • DStephen and Philip
    Answer: C. Paul and BarnabasActs 15:2

    When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.

Hard questions

1. Question 21Hard

   During the famine predicted by Agabus, the disciples sent relief to the brethren in Judea by the hands of which two people?

   • ABarnabas and Saul
   • BStephen and Philip
   • CPeter and John
   • DSilas and Timothy
   Answer: A. Barnabas and SaulActs 11:28-30

   And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar. Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea: Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

2. Question 22Hard

   How many years later did Paul say he went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas and Titus?

   • AFourteen years
   • BTen years
   • CSeven years
   • DThree years
   Answer: A. Fourteen yearsGalatians 2:1

   Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also.

3. Question 23Hard

   What did the people of Lystra call Barnabas and Paul?

   • AApollo and Mars
   • BBaal and Asherah
   • CZeus and Hermes (Jupiter and Mercury)
   • DCastor and Pollux
   Answer: C. Zeus and Hermes (Jupiter and Mercury)Acts 14:12

   And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.