Gospel of Matthew Bible Trivia Questions and Answers

Jesus said that those who are well have no need of a physician.

• ATrue
• BFalse

Jesus told His disciples: 'Freely you have received; freely give.'

• ATrue
• BFalse

When Jesus was arrested, all the disciples forsook Him and fled.

• ATrue
• BFalse

The final words of Jesus recorded in the Gospel of Matthew are: 'And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.'

• ATrue
• BFalse

In what Judean city was Jesus born?

• ANazareth
• BBethlehem
• CJerusalem
• DCapernaum

From which tree did Jesus say to learn a parable?

• AThe olive tree
• BThe cedar
• CThe vine
• DThe fig tree

How did Jesus describe the burdens the Pharisees placed on the people?

• AHeavy, cumbersome loads tied to people's shoulders
• BA dark shadow over the law
• CChains of spiritual blindness
• DA heavy yoke of iron

Jesus said, 'Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to _____.'

• APower
• BDesolation
• CWar
• DVictory

As Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the _____.

• ASea
• BDesert
• CHeart of the earth
• DTemple

What did Jesus say to do if your right eye causes you to stumble?

• AWash it with water
• BGouge it out
• CCover it with your hand
• DClose it tightly

In what region east of the Sea of Galilee did Jesus cast demons into a herd of pigs?

• ARegion of the Gadarenes (Gerasenes)
• BRegion of Tyre
• CPerea
• DDecapolis

Why had Herod put John the Baptist in prison?

• ABecause John told him it was not lawful to have his brother's wife
• BBecause John refused to pay taxes
• CBecause John claimed to be king
• DBecause John tried to kill him

Jesus compared the Pharisees to whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of _____.

• ADarkness
• BDead men's bones
• CDust
• DGold

After six days, Jesus took which three disciples up on a high mountain?

• AJohn, Matthew, and Judas
• BPeter, James, and John
• CPeter, Andrew, and James
• DThomas, Philip, and Bartholomew

Which women are named as watching the crucifixion from afar in Matthew?

• AMary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's sons
• BSalome and Joanna
• CMary Magdalene and Martha
• DMary the mother of Jesus and Elizabeth

Besides Mary, which women are mentioned in Matthew's genealogy of Jesus?

• ATamar, Rahab, Ruth, and the wife of Uriah (Bathsheba)
• BMary, Elizabeth, Anna, and Martha
• CSarah, Rebekah, Leah, and Rachel
• DMiriam, Deborah, Hannah, and Esther

Quoting the prophet Isaiah, the Gospel of Matthew identifies Jesus as God's chosen servant in whom the nations will put their...

• AHope
• BFear
• CWealth
• DSwords

Why did Pilate's wife warn him about Jesus?

• AJesus had healed her servant
• BShe had suffered much in a dream
• CShe was secretly a disciple
• DAn angel visited her

In the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant, how much did the fellow servant owe the first servant?

• A100 denarii
• B500 shekels
• C10 talents
• D1 mina

The disciples asked Jesus, 'Why then do the scribes say that _____ must come first?'

• ADavid
• BElijah
• CIsaiah
• DMoses