Parables & Teachings of Jesus

Question 1

In the Parable of the Good Samaritan, who were the two religious travelers who passed by the wounded man on the other side?

Accepted Answer

A Priest and a Levite

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A Pharisee and a Sadducee

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A Scribe and a Roman Soldier

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A Tax Collector and an Elder

Question 2

In the Parable of the Prodigal Son, what did the father do when he saw his younger son returning from afar?

Accepted Answer

He was filled with compassion, ran, threw his arms around him and kissed him

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He locked the gates and demanded restitution

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He made him work as a hired servant for 7 years

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He ordered the older son to judge him

Question 3

In the Parable of the Sower, what represents the seed that fell on good soil?

Accepted Answer

Those who hear the Word, accept it, and produce a fruitful crop (thirty, sixty, or a hundredfold)

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Those who hear the Word and immediately lose it to Satan

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Those who are choked by the deceitfulness of wealth

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Those who receive it with joy but fall away in persecution

Question 4

Jesus said: "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through..."

Accepted Answer

Me (Jesus Christ)

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Good deeds and philanthropy

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Keeping the ceremonial law

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Attending religious services

Question 5

To which small seed did Jesus compare faith that can move mountains and the Kingdom of Heaven?

Accepted Answer

A mustard seed

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A pomegranate seed

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An olive pit

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A wheat grain

Question 6

In the Sermon on the Mount, what two metaphors did Jesus use for His followers in the world?

Accepted Answer

"The salt of the earth and the light of the world"

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"The sword of justice and the shield of faith"

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"The eagles of the sky and lions of the desert"

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"The silver of the temple and the gold of the altar"