Book of Matthew Quiz: Miracles, Parables and the Kingdom

Book of Matthew Quiz: Miracles, Parables and the Kingdom — Practice Questions

1. After the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus healed a man with leprosy. What did the man say to Jesus before being healed?
2. When Jesus stilled the storm on the Sea of Galilee, what did the disciples say in amazement?
3. In Matthew 9, Jesus healed a paralysed man and first said 'Your sins are forgiven.' Why did the teachers of the law object?
4. In Matthew 9, Jesus said 'It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.' Why did he say this?
5. In Matthew 10, Jesus sent out the Twelve with specific instructions. Which people were they initially told NOT to go to?
6. In Matthew 11, John the Baptist sent his disciples to ask Jesus 'Are you the one who is to come?' How did Jesus answer?
7. Matthew 13 is known as the Parable Discourse. Which parable opens this chapter and is the first explained by Jesus?
8. In the Parable of the Weeds (Matthew 13), the man who sowed good seed in his field had an enemy who sowed weeds among the wheat. What did the farmer tell his workers when they asked if they should pull up the weeds?
9. Two short parables in Matthew 13 describe the kingdom of heaven as something of enormous value found unexpectedly. What are they?
10. When Jesus walked on water toward the disciples' boat, which disciple stepped out to meet him?
11. A Canaanite woman begged Jesus to drive a demon out of her daughter. Jesus initially said he was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel. What did she say that moved Jesus to heal her daughter?
12. At Caesarea Philippi, Peter confessed Jesus as the Christ. What did Jesus say he would build on this rock?
13. Shortly after Peter's confession, Jesus predicted his death and resurrection. What did Peter say, and how did Jesus respond?
14. On the Mount of Transfiguration, what did God's voice from the cloud say?
15. In Matthew 18, the disciples asked who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. What did Jesus do to answer them?
16. In the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant (Matthew 18), a servant was forgiven an enormous debt by his king. How much did the king forgive?
17. In Matthew 19, Jesus said that anyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, except for what reason?
18. A rich young ruler asked Jesus what he must do to have eternal life. After keeping all the commandments, what one thing did Jesus tell him he still lacked?
19. In Matthew 20, the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard ends with workers hired at different times all receiving the same wage. What does this teach?
20. In Matthew 20, the mother of James and John asked Jesus for her sons to sit at his right and left in his kingdom. How did Jesus respond?