Bible Quiz on John Chapters 1-21 PDF Flashcards

Questions and Answers

What did Jesus say to Martha when she said if Jesus had been there Lazarus would not have died (Jn 11:25)?

Believe in me and you will see your brother again

I am the bread of life

I am the resurrection and the life (correct)

Your brother will have eternal life

What was the first thing Mary said to Jesus when she met him after her brother had died (Jn 11:32)?

Lord, even now you can speak the word and Lazarus will live

Lord, it is too late my brother has died

Lord, how much my brother loved you

Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. (correct)

When Jesus went to the tomb of Lazarus what was his response (Jn 11:35)?

He shut the door to be alone with Peter, James and John

He comforted Mary and Martha

He began to teach them about the resurrection

He wept (correct)

Why did Martha object to taking the stone away from Lazarus' tomb (Jn 11:39)?

There would be a bad odor as he had been in there four days Signup and view all the answers

What did Jesus call out in a loud voice to get Lazarus out of the tomb (Jn 11:43)?

Lazarus, come out! Signup and view all the answers

As Jesus went to wash his disciples' feet, he did all of the following EXCEPT (Jn 13:4f)?

Took off his own sandals Signup and view all the answers

Who objected to Jesus' washing of his feet (Jn 13:6)?

Peter Signup and view all the answers

How did Jesus initially respond to Peter's objection for Jesus washing his feet (Jn 13:7)?

You do not realize now what I am doing, later you will Signup and view all the answers

How did Jesus respond when Peter said he would never wash Peter's feet (Jn 13:8)?

Unless I wash you, you have no part with me Signup and view all the answers

What did Jesus say should be the disciples' response after he washed their feet (Jn 13:14)?

They should wash one another's feet Signup and view all the answers

At the last supper, who was reclining next to Jesus (Jn 13:23)?

The disciple whom Jesus loved Signup and view all the answers

How did Jesus reveal the one who would betray him to the disciple whom he loved (Jn 13:26)?

It is the one to whom I will give this piece of bread Signup and view all the answers

After Jesus dipped the piece of bread, who did he give it to (Jn 13:26)?

Judas Signup and view all the answers

What happened when Judas took the bread (Jn 13:27)?

Satan entered into him Signup and view all the answers

What was special about the tomb in which Jesus was buried (Jn 19:41)?

No one had ever been laid in it before Signup and view all the answers

Who was the first to come to the tomb of Jesus on the first day of the week (Jn 20:1)?

Mary Magdalene Signup and view all the answers

What did Mary Magdalene see when she came to the tomb of Jesus on the first day of the week (Jn 20:1)?

The stone rolled away Signup and view all the answers

On what day did Mary first see the empty tomb of Jesus (Jn 20:1)?

The first day of the week Signup and view all the answers

What did Mary Magdalene originally think when she found the empty tomb of Jesus (Jn 20:2)?

Someone had taken the body and put him somewhere else Signup and view all the answers

To whom did Mary think she was talking to at the tomb of Jesus (Jn 20:15)?

A gardener Signup and view all the answers

Thomas said he would not believe that the Lord had risen unless all of the following conditions were met EXCEPT (Jn 20:25)

Touch the thorn marks on his face Signup and view all the answers

What did Jesus tell Thomas after offering to be touched by him (Jn 20:27)?

Stop doubting and believe Signup and view all the answers

After rebuking Thomas for doubting who did Jesus say was blessed (Jn 20:29)?

Those who have not seen and yet believed Signup and view all the answers

When they went fishing after the resurrection, what did the disciples catch that night (Jn 21:3)?

Nothing Signup and view all the answers

What did Jesus tell the disciples to do as they came in from fishing (Jn 21:6)?

Cast their nets on the right side of the boat Signup and view all the answers

What did Peter do when he realized it was Jesus on the shore (Jn 21:7)?

He jumped into the water Signup and view all the answers

What did Jesus ask Peter after they finished eating breakfast by the Sea of Galilee (Jn 21:15)?

Do you love me more than these? Signup and view all the answers

After Peter responded, 'Yes, Lord, you know that I love you,' what did Jesus command him (Jn 21:15)?

Feed my lambs Signup and view all the answers

After Jesus told Peter to follow him, who did Peter see and ask Jesus about (Jn 21:20f)?

The disciple whom Jesus loved Signup and view all the answers

What was in the beginning with God (Jn 1:1)?

The Word Signup and view all the answers

How were all things made (Jn 1:3)?

Through the Word Signup and view all the answers

While the Word was in the world, what did the world not do (Jn 1:10)?

Recognize him Signup and view all the answers

What was the Word's relationship to his own (Jn 1:11)?

They did not receive him Signup and view all the answers

What did the Word give to those believing in his name (Jn 1:12)?

The right to become children of God Signup and view all the answers

What did the Word become (Jn 1:14)?

Flesh Signup and view all the answers

Whose glory have we seen (Jn 1:14)?

The one and only Son Signup and view all the answers

What was the Word which had become flesh full of (Jn 1:14)?

Grace and truth Signup and view all the answers

Who did Philip find and tell him about Jesus of Nazareth (Jn 1:45)?

Nathanael Signup and view all the answers

How did Philip describe Jesus to Nathanael (Jn 1:45)?

The one Moses wrote about in the Law Signup and view all the answers

What objection did Nathanael make to Philip about Jesus (Jn 1:46)?

Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? Signup and view all the answers

What was Philip's response to Nathanael's objection that Jesus was from Nazareth (Jn 1:46)?

Come and see Signup and view all the answers

What did Jesus first say of Nathanael as he approached Jesus (Jn 1:47)?

Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is nothing false Signup and view all the answers

What was Jesus' response when asked how he knew Nathanael (Jn 1:48)?

I saw you under the fig tree before Philip called you Signup and view all the answers

After Jesus told Nathanael he saw him under the fig tree, how did Nathanael respond (Jn 1:49)?

You are the Son of God, the king of Israel Signup and view all the answers

What did Jesus tell Nathanael that he would see (Jn 1:51)?

Angels ascending and descending on the Son of Man Signup and view all the answers

Where did Jesus attend a wedding in Galilee (Jn 2:1)?

Cana Signup and view all the answers

Who pointed out to Jesus that the wedding had run out of wine (Jn 2:3)?

Jesus' mother Signup and view all the answers

What were the stone water jars used for at the wedding of Cana (Jn 2:6)?

For the ceremonial washing of the Jews Signup and view all the answers

What did Jesus tell the servants to put in the water jars at the wedding of Cana (Jn 2:7)?

Water Signup and view all the answers

After filling the water jars with water, what did Jesus tell the servants to do (Jn 2:8)?

Draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet Signup and view all the answers

What peculiarity did the master of the banquet point out at the wedding of Cana (Jn 2:10)?

Most put out the best wine first then the cheaper Signup and view all the answers

How was the turning of the water into wine miracle designated in the Fourth Gospel (Jn 2:11)?

Jesus' first miraculous sign Signup and view all the answers

What was noted as the result of the first miraculous sign Jesus did at the Cana wedding banquet (Jn 2:11)?

He revealed his glory and his disciples put their faith in him Signup and view all the answers

Nicodemus was of what religious sect (Jn 3:1)?

Pharisees Signup and view all the answers

When did Nicodemus come to Jesus (Jn 3:2)?

At night Signup and view all the answers

What did Nicodemus cite as proving that Jesus was from God (Jn 3:2)?

The signs which he did Signup and view all the answers

What prerequisite did Jesus say was needed in order to see the kingdom of God (Jn 3:3)?

One must be born again Signup and view all the answers

What question did Nicodemus ask when Jesus told him he needed to be born again (Jn 3:4)?

How can someone be born when they are old? Signup and view all the answers

What did Nicodemus say could not be done a second time (Jn 3:4)?

Enter their mother's womb Signup and view all the answers

What did Moses lift up in the desert (Jn 3:14)?

A snake Signup and view all the answers

Who did Jesus say would be lifted up like Moses' snake on a pole (Jn 3:14)?

The Son of Man Signup and view all the answers

What did Jesus say everyone who believes in the Son of Man would have (Jn 3:15)?

Eternal life Signup and view all the answers

Who did Jesus say would have eternal life (Jn 3:15)?

Everyone who believes in the Son of Man Signup and view all the answers

Why did God give his Son (Jn 3:16)?

Because he loved the world Signup and view all the answers

How does one obtain eternal life (Jn 3:16)?

By believing in the one and only Son of God Signup and view all the answers

Why did God send his Son into the world (Jn 3:17)?

To save the world Signup and view all the answers

Why did people love darkness more than the light (Jn 3:19)?

Because their deeds were evil Signup and view all the answers

Who hates the light (Jn 3:20)?

Everyone who does not believe Signup and view all the answers

In order to go from Judea to Galilee, what region did Jesus pass through (Jn 4:4)?

Samaria Signup and view all the answers

What did Jesus do in Samaria because he was tired of the journey (Jn 4:6)?

He sat by a well Signup and view all the answers

What well was located near the town of Sychar in the region of Samaria (Jn 4:6)?

Jacob's well Signup and view all the answers

Why did the Samaritan woman ask Jesus how he could ask a drink from her (Jn 4:9)?

Because Jesus was a Jew and she was a Samaritan Signup and view all the answers

Jesus told the Samaritan woman she should have asked for what from him (Jn 4:10)?

Living water Signup and view all the answers

What would the water Jesus would give the woman of Samaria result in (Jn 4:14)?

A spring of water to eternal life Signup and view all the answers

After asking for Jesus' water, what did Jesus tell the woman of Samaria to do (Jn 4:16)?

Call her husband Signup and view all the answers

Jesus pointed out the woman was right saying she had no husband because ______ (Jn 4:18)?

She had had five husbands Signup and view all the answers

After Jesus told the woman of Samaria she had five husbands what did she conclude about Jesus (Jn 4:19)?

He was a prophet Signup and view all the answers

How did Jesus tell the Samaritan woman true worshippers would worship God (Jn 4:23)?

In spirit and truth Signup and view all the answers

What did the Samaritan woman tell the people of the town (Jn 4:29)?

Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did Signup and view all the answers

When Jesus was in the temple courts who did the Pharisees and teachers of the law bring to him (Jn 8:3)?

A woman caught in adultery Signup and view all the answers

What did the Pharisees tell Jesus the law of Moses demanded be done to a woman caught in adultery (Jn 8:5)?

She should be stoned Signup and view all the answers

Why did the Pharisees ask Jesus what should be done with the woman caught in adultery (Jn 8:6)?

They were trying to trap him with their question Signup and view all the answers

After being asked what Jesus thought should be done with the woman caught in adultery, what did Jesus do (Jn 8:6)?

He bent down and wrote with his finger in the ground Signup and view all the answers

When Jesus straightened up what did he say to those ready to stone the woman caught in adultery (Jn 8:7)?

If any one of you is without sin, let him cast the first stone Signup and view all the answers

What words of comfort did Jesus say to the woman caught in adultery (Jn 8:11)?

Neither do I condemn you Signup and view all the answers

What challenge did Jesus give the woman caught in adultery (Jn 8:11)?

Go now and leave your life of sin Signup and view all the answers

When Jesus saw a man who had been born blind, what did his disciples ask him (Jn 9:2)?

Who sinned, this man or his parents? Signup and view all the answers

Why did Jesus say the man was born blind (Jn 9:3)?

So that the works of God might be displayed in him Signup and view all the answers

What did Jesus do to heal the man born blind (Jn 9:6)?

Spit and made mud and put it on his eyes Signup and view all the answers

Where did Jesus tell the blind man with the mud on his eyes to wash (Jn 9:7)?

In the Pool of Siloam Signup and view all the answers

Why did some of the Pharisees conclude Jesus could not be from God after he healed the man born blind (Jn 9:16)?

Because he did not keep the Sabbath Signup and view all the answers

What could the Pharisees not believe about the man born blind and how did they seek to substantiate their disbelief (Jn 9:18)?

They talked to the man's parents asking if he were born blind Signup and view all the answers

What did the Jews conclude about the man born blind (Jn 9:34)?

You were steeped in sin at birth Signup and view all the answers

Who were the two sisters of Lazarus (Jn 11:1f)?

Mary and Martha Signup and view all the answers

How is Mary, the sister of Lazarus, identified (Jn 11:2)?

The one who poured perfume on the Lord Signup and view all the answers

How did the sisters of Lazarus identify him to Jesus (Jn 11:3)?

The one you love Signup and view all the answers

Figuratively, what did Jesus tell the disciples about Lazarus after they objected to going to Judea (Jn 11:11)?

Lazarus was asleep and Jesus was going to wake him up Signup and view all the answers

What did Thomas say to the rest of the disciples when Jesus wanted to go to Judea to raise Lazarus (Jn 11:16)?

Let us go, that we may die with him Signup and view all the answers

How many days was Lazarus already in the tomb when Jesus arrived (Jn 11:17)?

Four days Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

John 1-21 Key Quiz Insights

The Word and Creation: The Word was with God from the beginning (Jn 1:1) and all things were made through it (Jn 1:3).
Recognition and Reception: While in the world, the Word was not recognized (Jn 1:10) and was not received by his own people (Jn 1:11).
Children of God: Believers in the Word's name were given the right to become children of God (Jn 1:12).
Incarnation: The Word became flesh and dwelled among us, full of grace and truth (Jn 1:14).
Philip and Nathanael: Philip found Nathanael, describing Jesus as the one Moses wrote about (Jn 1:45). Nathanael initially doubted, questioning if anything good could come from Nazareth (Jn 1:46).
Jesus' Recognition of Nathanael: Jesus called Nathanael a true Israelite, indicating his genuine character (Jn 1:47).
Transformation at Cana: Jesus turned water into wine at a wedding in Cana, marking his first miraculous sign (Jn 2:11). The best wine was served last, surprising the master of the banquet (Jn 2:10).
Nicodemus' Night Visit: Nicodemus, a Pharisee, visited Jesus at night, acknowledging Jesus’ divine signs (Jn 3:2) and learned about the necessity of being born again to see the Kingdom of God (Jn 3:3).
The Purpose of Jesus' Coming: Jesus explained the necessity of his death, likening it to Moses lifting the serpent in the wilderness (Jn 3:14) for the salvation of those who believe in him (Jn 3:15).
God's Love and Salvation: God gave his Son out of love for the world to save mankind, emphasizing belief in Jesus as the way to eternal life (Jn 3:16-17).
Worship in Spirit and Truth: Jesus taught a Samaritan woman about true worship, which transcends location and is rooted in spirit and truth (Jn 4:23).
Healing the Blind Man: Jesus healed a man born blind with mud made from his saliva and commanded him to wash in the Pool of Siloam, resulting in sight restored (Jn 9:6-7).
Resurrection of Lazarus: Lazarus had been dead for four days before Jesus raised him, demonstrating Jesus' power over death (Jn 11:17, 11:43).
Humility in Service: Jesus washed the disciples' feet, demonstrating servant leadership—the importance of humility and service (Jn 13:4-5).

Relationships and Revelations

John the Baptist's Ministry: Clearly stated as the forerunner who testified to the light (Jn 1:6-8).
Miracles as Signs: Jesus’ miracles reinforce his identity as the Son of God and are crucial in belief development among his followers (Jn 2:11).
Perception of Jesus: Characters like Nathanael and Nicodemus illustrate varied responses to Jesus—from skepticism to acknowledgment of his divine authority.
Divine Guidance: Miracles, parables, and teachings were designed to reveal God’s nature, emphasizing spiritual rebirth and eternal life.
Interactions with the Religious Authorities: The encounters display tension between Jesus and the Pharisees, revealing challenges to traditional interpretations of the Law (Jn 8:5-6).

Closing Thoughts

Faith and Response: Each character’s response to Jesus illustrates different facets of faith and skepticism, providing a teaching tool for understanding belief dynamics.
Jesus’ Identity and Authority: His statements of "I am" throughout the Gospel underline his divine authority, aligning him with the expectations of the Messiah.
Unity of Purpose: All themes portrayed—from miracles to teachings—culminate in the overarching message of salvation and the establishment of God's Kingdom.

This study guide encapsulates the key themes, events, and teachings within John chapters 1-21, focusing on the life and ministry of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of John.### Authority in the Kingdom

Understanding true authority contrasts with worldly rulers.
Jesus points out His actions will be clear in the future as followers gain deeper insight.

Jesus Washing Peter’s Feet

Peter initially rejects Jesus' offer to wash his feet, believing he doesn't need it.
Jesus emphasizes that washing is necessary for having a part with Him.

Disciples’ Response to Jesus’ Actions

After Jesus washed their feet, He instructs the disciples to wash one another's feet as an act of service.

The Last Supper

The disciple reclining next to Jesus is identified as the one Jesus loved, typically understood to be John.
Jesus reveals Judas as the betrayer by giving him a piece of bread.

Judas Iscariot

Judas Iscariot is given the bread after Jesus dips it.
Upon receiving it, Satan enters into Judas, sealing his decision to betray Jesus.

The Tomb of Jesus

Jesus' tomb is significant because it was unused; no one had been buried there before.

Mary Magdalene at the Tomb

Mary Magdalene is the first to arrive at Jesus' tomb on the first day of the week and finds the stone rolled away.
Initially, she thinks someone has taken Jesus' body, illustrating her confusion.

Encounter with the Risen Jesus

Mary thinks she is talking to a gardener, unaware of Jesus’s true identity until He speaks her name.

Thomas’ Doubts

Thomas claims he needs tangible proof of Jesus' resurrection, expressing skepticism regarding the other disciples' accounts.
Jesus encourages Thomas to end his doubts and believe, highlighting faith without seeing.

Disciples' Fishing Incident

The disciples catch nothing during a night of fishing, demonstrating their struggles post-resurrection.
Jesus instructs them to cast their nets on the right side of the boat, resulting in a miraculous catch.

Peter’s Recognition of Jesus

Upon realizing Jesus is present, Peter jumps into the water, illustrating his eagerness to reach Him.

Jesus' Conversation with Peter

After breakfast, Jesus asks Peter if he loves Him more than others, pointing to the importance of love in leadership.
Jesus commands Peter to "Feed my lambs," indicating his role in caring for believers.

Peter’s Inquiry about the Beloved Disciple

After being told to follow Jesus, Peter inquires about the disciple whom Jesus loved, highlighting the close relationship they shared.

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