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Matthew

Introduction

A topical outline

Trivia Questions

Selected Verses

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Matthew Trivia:

Matthew: Contradictions

  1. Was Jesus the son of David? 1:1, 22:41-45
  2. How many generations from Jesus to Abraham? 1:2-16, 17
  3. How many generations must a bastard wait until his offspring can enter the congregation of the Lord? 1:3-5
  4. From which of David's sons was Jesus descended? 1:6-7
  5. How many generations were there from David to Jesus? 1:6-16
  6. Genealogy of Jesus (Mt.1 vs Lk.3) 1:6-16
  7. Who was Uzziah's father? 1:8
  8. Generations from David to the Babylonian Captivity 1:11
  9. Was Jeconiah the son or the grandson of Josiah? 1:11
  10. Did Jeconiah have any sons? 1:12
  11. Who was Zerubbabel's father? 1:12
  12. Who was Jesus's grandfather on his father's side? 1:16
  13. How many generations were between the Babylonian captivity and Jesus? 1:17
  14. How many generations were between Abraham and Jesus? 1:17
  15. Was Joseph the father of Jesus? 1:18
  16. Has there ever been a just person? 1:19, 5:45, 13:49
  17. What was Jesus H. Christ's real name? 1:21
  18. When was Jesus born? 2:1
  19. Was Jesus born in a house or a manger? 2:1-2, 11
  20. Where did Joseph and Mary live before the birth of Jesus? 2:1-2, 11, 22-23
  21. Did Jesus, Mary, and Joseph go to Egypt or Nazareth? 2:14
  22. Were the Pharisees baptized by John? 3:7-11
  23. Who was the greatest: Jesus, Solomon, or John the Baptist? 3:11, 11:11, 12:42, 18:1-4
  24. Did Jesus baptize anyone? 3:11
  25. How did God address Jesus at his baptism? 3:17
  26. When Jesus was tempted by the devil, what was the sequence of temptations? 4:1-9
  27. Can God be tempted? 4:1, 4:7
  28. Is Jesus God? 4:1, 12:8
  29. Is it OK to test (or tempt) God? 4:7
  30. Who is the Lord of this world? 4:8-9, 11:25
  31. Who owns the earth? 4:8-9
  32. Should we serve God alone? 4:10, 23:10
  33. How did Peter asnd Andrew become Jesus's disciples? 4:12-19
  34. Which came first: the calling of Peter and Andrew or the imprisonment of John the Baptist? 4:12, 18-19
  35. Did Jesus heal Peter's mother in law before or after calling Peter? 4:18-99, 8:14-15
  36. Did Jesus preach his first sermon on a mountain or a plain? 5:1-3
  37. How many sons does God have? 5:9
  38. Did Jesus come to bring peace? 5:9, 10:34, 26:52
  39. Should we let others see our good works? 5:16, 6:1, 23:3, 5
  40. Must we obey Old Testament Laws? 5:18-19, 22:37-40
  41. Is it OK to add to the law of Moses? 5:22, 27-28, 31-32, 33-36, 38-39, 43-44
  42. Is Salvation by faith alone? 5:20, 12:37, 16:27, 19:16-17, 25:41-46
  43. Has there ever been a righteous person? 5:20, 13:17, 13:43, 23:35, 25:46
  44. Is it OK to call someone a fool? 5:22, 23:17, 19
  45. Is it wrong to commit adultery? 5:27-28
  46. Is divorce ever permissible? 5:32, 19:6, 9
  47. Is it OK to take oaths? 5:34-37
  48. Should you punish people with an eye for eye and a tooth for a tooth? 5:38-39
  49. How should we treat our enemies? 5:44
  50. How should nonbelievers be treated? 5:44, 7:12, 22:29
  51. Is anyone good? 5:45, 13:47-48, 22:10
  52. Are we all God's children? 5:48, 6:9
  53. Should Christians pray in public? 6:5-6
  54. Do Christians know how to pray? 6:9-13
  55. Is God's will always done in heaven? 6:10
  56. Has God ever tempted anyone? 6:13
  57. Should Christians be concerned with material things? 6:31, 34
  58. To judge or not to judge 7:1
  59. Can God be found? 7:8
  60. Will those who call on the Lord be delivered? 7:21
  61. Who can cast out devils in the name of Jesus? 7:21-23
  62. Is casting out devils a sign of a true Christian? 7:22-23
  63. Did the Centurion ask Jesus directly to help his servant? 8:5-9
  64. Did Jesus know everything? 8:10
  65. What will happen to Jews when they die? 1:21, 8:12
  66. Was Jesus homeless? 8:20
  67. How many men were possessed with devils? 8:28
  68. What was the name of the tax collector who was called by Jesus? 9:9
  69. How should publicans be treated? 9:10-11, 11:19, 18:15-16
  70. Does God desire animal sacrifices? 9:13, 12:7
  71. Was Jarius's daughter alive when Jesus was approached? 9:18
  72. Was Jesus the first to rise from the dead? 9:18, 27:50-53
  73. When was the woman who touched Jesus's robe cured? 9:20-22
  74. Who were the apostles? 10:2-4
  75. Should the gospel be preached to everyone? 10:5-6, 15:24, 28:19
  76. Did Jesus tell his apostles to go barefoot and without a staff? 10:10
  77. When will the end of the world come? 10:23, 24:14
  78. When did Jesus say he would return? 10:23, 24:14
  79. Should we fear God? 10:28
  80. Is there an unforgivable sin? 10:33, 12:31
  81. Did John the Baptist recognize Jesus as the Son of God? 11:2-3
  82. Was John the Baptist Elijah? 11:13-14, 17:12-13
  83. Is it necessary to keep the Sabbath? 12:2-5, 24:20
  84. Was David alone when asking for the holy bread at Nob? 12:3-4
  85. Who is for or against Jesus? 12:30
  86. How are people judged by God? 12:37
  87. Did Jesus perform many signs and wonders? 12:39, 16:4
  88. Is anyone justified? 12:37
  89. Was Jonah swallowed by a fish or a whale? 12:40
  90. How should parents be treated? 12:47-48, 23:9
  91. Did Jesus have secret teachings? 13:10-11, 16:20
  92. When was Jesus rejected by the people in his hometown of Nazareth? 13:53-58
  93. Did Herod think Jesus was John the Baptist? 14:1-2
  94. Does the Bible approve of capital punishment? 15:3-4
  95. What kind of animals may we eat? 15:11
  96. How did Peter find out that Jesus was the Messiah? 16:16-17
  97. Should we do what the Pharisees say to do? 16:16-17, 23:1-3
  98. Did Jesus forewarn the apostles of his death and resurrection? 16:21, 20:18-19, 26:1-2, 26:31-32
  99. When did the transfiguration occur? 17:1
  100. Did the disciples understand when Jesus told them about his coming death? 17:22-23
  101. Is it a a good thing to be childish? 18:3, 19:14
  102. Can God be seen? 18:9
  103. Is marriage a good thing? 19:4-5, 19:10-12
  104. Did God originally create humans male and female? 19:4-5
  105. Does God prefer castrated men? 19:12
  106. May a eunuch enter the congregation of the Lord? 19:12
  107. What was Jesus' sixth commandment? 19:17-19
  108. Is it OK to steal? 19:18
  109. Is it OK to kill? 19:18
  110. Is it OK to be rich? 19:23-24
  111. Can God do anything? 19:26
  112. How much power did Jesus have? 20:23, 28:18
  113. Who asked Jesus for the best seats in heaven? 20:20-21
  114. Was Jesus a ransom for many or for all? 20:28
  115. Who (or what) is a ransom for the righteous? 20:28
  116. How many blind men were healed near Jericho? 20:30
  117. When was the blind man (or men) healed? 20:30
  118. When did Jesus' temple tantrum occur? 21:1-13
  119. On what did Jesus ride into Jerusalem? 21:2-7
  120. When did Jesus curse the fig tree? 21:12, 17-19
  121. When did the cursed fig tree die? 21:19-20
  122. Is is OK to call your father (or anyone else) father? 23:9
  123. Who was Zechariah's father? 23:35
  124. Will the earth last forever? 24:35
  125. How long does God's anger last? 25:41, 25:46
  126. When was heaven created? 25:34
  127. How should strangers be treated? 25:35
  128. Did Jesus say before the cock crow or before the cock crow twice? 26:34
  129. Is there to be a resurrection from the dead? 25:46
  130. Did the cock crow before or after Peter's denial? 26:34
  131. Did Jesus ask God to save him from crucifixion? 26:39, 42
  132. Did Judas identify Jesus with a kiss? 26:47-49
  133. Was Jesus taken to Caiaphas or Annas first? 26:57
  134. Did Jesus say, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up"? 26:59-61
  135. How did Jesus respond when questioned by the high priest? 26:63-64
  136. To whom did Peter deny knowing Jesus? 26:69
  137. How did Judas die? 27:5
  138. What did Judas do with the silver? 27:5
  139. Who bought the Potter's field? 27:6-7
  140. Was Jesus silent during his trial before Pilate? 27:12-14
  141. Who put the robe on Jesus? 27:27-28
  142. What color was Jesus' robe? 27:28
  143. Who carried Jesus' cross? 27:32
  144. What did the soldiers give Jesus to drink? 27:34
  145. What did the sign over Jesus' head say? 27:37
  146. Did both thieves revile Jesus? 27:44
  147. When (at what hour) was Jesus crucified? 27:45
  148. What were the last words of Jesus? 27:46
  149. When did the Temple veil rip? 27:50-51
  150. Was Jesus the first to rise from the dead? 27:52-53
  151. What did the Centurion call Jesus when he died? 27:54
  152. Where did the women watching the crucifixion stand? 27:55
  153. Who buried Jesus? 27:57-60
  154. When did the women (or woman) arrive at the sepulchre? 28:1
  155. How many women went to the sepulchre? 28:1
  156. Who did the women see at the tomb? 28:2
  157. Was the tomb open or closed? 28:2
  158. Were the men or angels inside or outside the tomb when first seen? 28:2
  159. Did the women immediately tell the disciples? 28:8
  160. To whom did Jesus make his first post-resurrection appearance? 28:1, 9
  161. Was Mary Magdalene happy or sad when she saw the risen Jesus? 28:8-12
  162. Did the Mary Magdalene recognize Jesus when he first appeared to her? 28:9
  163. Was it OK to touch the risen Jesus? 28:9
  164. Where did Jesus tell his disciples to go after his resurrection? 28:10
  165. How many disciples did Jesus appear to in his first post resurrection appearance? 28:16-17
  166. In whose name is baptism to be performed? 28:19