Book of 1 Timothy Quiz

1. What does Paul call Timothy at the start of the letter?

1. My brother
2. My fellow prisoner
3. My teacher
4. My true son in the faith

2. In which city did Paul ask Timothy to stay?

1. Corinth
2. Ephesus
3. Philippi
4. Rome

3. What did Paul say he was before God showed him mercy?

1. A blasphemer
2. A priest
3. A soldier
4. A tax collector

4. Why did Christ Jesus come into the world, according to 1 Timothy 1:15?

1. To build a temple
2. To free Israel
3. To judge the world
4. To save sinners

5. For whom does Paul urge prayers in 1 Timothy 2:1-2?

1. Kings and all in authority
2. Only believers
3. Only the apostles
4. Only the poor

6. How many mediators between God and people does 1 Timothy 2:5 name?

1. Many
2. One
3. Twelve
4. Two

7. What does Paul call wanting to be an overseer?

1. A dangerous job
2. A heavy burden
3. A noble task
4. A rich reward

8. Which of these is a qualification for an overseer?

1. Able to teach
2. Over sixty
3. Rich
4. Unmarried

9. Why should an overseer not be a recent convert?

1. He has no family
2. He is too young
3. He knows too little Greek
4. He may become conceited

10. What does Paul say about everything God created?

1. It is fallen
2. It is good
3. It is holy
4. It is temporary

11. What does Paul tell Timothy to train himself to be?

1. Godly
2. Rich
3. Strong
4. Wise

12. Why might people look down on Timothy?

1. He was Greek
2. He was ill
3. He was poor
4. He was young

13. What did Paul tell Timothy to devote himself to in public worship?

1. Collecting money
2. Healing the sick
3. Singing psalms
4. The reading of Scripture

14. What has someone who does not provide for their relatives done?

1. Broken the Sabbath
2. Denied the faith
3. Obeyed Rome
4. Saved money

15. What age did a widow have to be to be put on the church's list?

1. Any age
2. Over forty
3. Over seventy
4. Over sixty

16. What did Paul advise Timothy to drink for his stomach?

1. A little wine
2. Goat's milk
3. Honey water
4. Only water

17. What does 1 Timothy 6:6 call great gain?

1. Faith with works
2. Godliness with contentment
3. Peace with power
4. Wealth with wisdom

18. What does Paul say we brought into the world?

1. A blessing
2. Nothing
3. Our names
4. Our sins

19. What is a root of all kinds of evil?

1. Idleness
2. Money itself
3. Pride
4. The love of money

20. What fight does Paul tell Timothy to fight?

1. No fight at all
2. The fight against Rome
3. The fight for wealth
4. The good fight of the faith

21. Before which governor did Christ Jesus make the good confession?

1. Felix
2. Festus
3. Gallio
4. Pontius Pilate

22. What should Timothy command the rich not to be?

1. Arrogant
2. Generous
3. Happy
4. Hard-working

23. What did Paul quote alongside 'do not muzzle the ox' about workers?

1. Pay your taxes
2. Rest on the Sabbath
3. Share the harvest
4. The worker deserves wages

24. Whom did Paul hand over to Satan in 1 Timothy 1:20?

1. Demas and Crescens
2. Euodia and Syntyche
3. Hymenaeus and Alexander
4. Phygelus and Hermogenes