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Luke

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Trivia Questions

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Luke: Contradictions

  1. Has there ever been a righteous person? 1:5-6
  2. Does righteousness come from following the Law? 1:6
  3. When was the Holy Ghost given? 1:15, 1:41, 67, 2:26
  4. Who is the most blessed woman? 1:28

  5. Was Mary blessed? 1:26-28, 11:27-28
  6. Can God do anything? 1:37, 18:27
  7. When was Jesus born? 2:1
  8. Where did Joseph and Mary live before the birth of Jesus? 2:1-7
  9. Was Jesus born in a house or a manger? 2:1
  10. Has there ever been a just person? 1:17, 2:25, 14:14, 15:7, 23:50
  11. Was Joseph the father of Jesus? 1:34, 20:41-45
  12. Should we fear God? 1:50, 12:5
  13. Did Jesus come to bring peace? 2:14
  14. Is circumcision required? 2:21
  15. Is only God holy? 2:23
  16. Did Jesus, Mary, and Joseph go to Egypt or Nazareth? 2:39
  17. How should parents be treated? 2:43-49" 8:20-21, 9:59-60, 14:26
  18. Did Jesus baptize anyone? 3:16
  19. How did God address Jesus at his baptism? 3:22
  20. Who was Jesus' grandfather on his father's side? 3:23
  21. Genealogy of Jesus (Mt.1 vs Lk.3) 3:21-31
  22. How many generations were there from David to Jesus? 3:23-31
  23. Who was Zerubbabel's father? 3:27
  24. From which of David's sons was Jesus descended? 3:31
  25. How many generations must a bastard wait until his offspring can enter the congregation of the Lord? 3:31-33
  26. Who was the father of Salah? 3:35-36
  27. Was Enoch the sixth or the seventh from Adam? 3:37-38
  28. How many sons does God have? 3:38
  29. Is Jesus God? 4:1-2, 6:5
  30. When Jesus was tempted by the devil, what was the sequence of temptations? 4:1-10
  31. Can God be tempted? 4:1-2
  32. Who owns the earth? 4:5-6
  33. Who is the Lord of this world? 4:5-7
  34. Can God be tempted? 4:12
  35. When was Jesus rejected by the people in his hometown of Nazareth? 4:13
  36. Is it OK to test (or tempt) God? 4:12
  37. Did Jesus heal Peter's mother in law before or after calling Peter? 4:38-39, 5:10-11
  38. What was the name of the tax collector who was called by Jesus? 5:27
  39. How should publicans be treated? 5:30, 7:34, 15:1-2
  40. Was David alone when asking for the holy bread at Nob? 6:3-4
  41. Who were the apostles? 6:13-16
  42. Did Jesus preach his first sermon on a mountain or a plain? 6:17-20
  43. Is wealth a sign of righteousness or of wickedness? 6:24-26
  44. Is it good to be happy? 6:24-26
  45. How should nonbelievers be treated? 6:27, 6:31, 10:27
  46. How should we treat our enemies? 6:35, 19:27
  47. To judge or not to judge. 6:37
  48. Did the Centurion ask Jesus directly to help his servant? 7:3
  49. Did John the Baptist recognize Jesus as the Son of God? 7:19
  50. Did Jesus know everything? 7:9, 8:45
  51. Was Jesus the first to rise from the dead? 7:12-15, 8:49-55, 9:30
  52. Who was the greatest? 7:28
  53. Were the Pharisees baptized by John? 7:29-30
  54. Is it OK to use perfume? 7:37-38
  55. Did Jesus have any secret teachings? 8:9-10, 17:9
  56. How many men were possessed with devils? 8:27-37
  57. Where did the devils ask not to go? 8:30-31
  58. Was Jarius' daughter alive when Jesus was approached? 8:41-42
  59. When was the woman who touched Jesus's robe cured? 8:43-45
  60. Did Jesus tell his apostles to go barefoot and without a staff? 9:3, 10:4
  61. Did Herod think Jesus was John the Baptist? 9:9
  62. When did the transfiguration occur? 9:28
  63. Did the disciples understand when Jesus told them about his coming death? 9:44-45
  64. Who can cast out devils in the name of Jesus? 9:49
  65. Is casting out devils a sign of a true Christian? 9:49
  66. Who is for or against Jesus? 9:50, 11:23
  67. Did the Samaritans receive Jesus? 9:52-53
  68. Was Jesus homeless? 9:58
  69. Who is the Lord of this world? 10:21
  70. How are people judged by God? 10:25-26
  71. Is Salvation by faith alone? 10:25-26
  72. What kind of animals may we eat? 10:8
  73. "And lead us not into temptation."
    Has God ever tempted anyone? 11:4
  74. Can God be found? 11:9-10, 13:24
  75. Did Jesus perform many signs and wonders? 11:29
  76. Who was the greatest: Jesus or Solomon? 11:31
  77. Is it OK to call someone a fool? 11:40, 24:25
  78. Does hell exist? 12:5, 16:22-24
  79. Is there an unforgivable sin? 12:10
  80. Did Jesus come to bring peace? 12:51, 22:36
  81. Is it necessary to keep the Sabbath? 13:24, 14:3
  82. Is there to be a resurrection from the dead? 14:14
  83. Should we love or hate our brother? 14:26
  84. Who are wiser, the children of this world or the children of light? 16:8
  85. Must we obey Old Testament Laws? 16:16-17
  86. Is divorce ever permissible? 16:18
  87. Is it OK to add to the law of Moses? 16:18
  88. Is it OK for a divorced woman to remarry? 16:18
  89. Is it a a good thing to be childish? 18:17
  90. What was Jesus' sixth commandment? 18:20
  91. To kill or not to kill 18:20
  92. Is it OK to steal? 18:20
  93. Did Jesus forewarn the apostles of his death and resurrection? 18:33, 24:6-8
  94. How many blind men were healed near Jericho? 18:35
  95. When was the blind man (or men) healed? 18:35
  96. On what did Jesus ride into Jerusalem? 19:30-35
  97. When did Jesus' temple tantrum occur? 19:36-45
  98. Should we look for signs in the heavens? 21:11
  99. Will the earth last forever? 21:33
  100. When did Satan enter Judas? 22:3, 7
  101. Did Jesus ask God to save him from crucifixion? 22:41-42
  102. Did Jesus say "before the cock crow" or "before the cock crow twice?" 22:34
  103. Did the cock crow before or after Peter's denial? 22:34
  104. Did Judas identify Jesus with a kiss? 22:47-48
  105. Was Jesus taken to Caiaphas or Annas first? 22:54
  106. To whom did Peter deny knowing Jesus? 22:54-62
  107. How did Jesus respond when questioned by the high priest? 22:70
  108. Who put the robe on Jesus? 23:11
  109. Who carried Jesus' cross? 23:26
  110. Can thieves go to heaven? 23:32-43
  111. What did the soldiers give Jesus to drink? 23:36
  112. What did the sign over Jesus' head say? 23:38
  113. Did both thieves revile Jesus? 23:39-42
  114. Did Jesus go to heaven after he died but before his ascension? 23:42-43
  115. When did the Temple veil rip? 23:45-46
  116. What were the last words of Jesus? 23:46
  117. What did the Centurion call Jesus when he died? 23:47
  118. Where did the women watching the crucifixion stand? 23:49
  119. Who buried Jesus? 23:50-53
  120. When did Jesus ascend into heaven? 24:1-51
  121. Was the tomb opened or closed when the women arrived? 24:2
  122. Were the men or angels inside or outside the tomb when the women arrived? 24:3-4
  123. Who did the women see at the tomb? 24:3-4
  124. Were the men or angels sitting or standing? 24:3-4
  125. Did the women immediately tell the disciples? 24:9
  126. How many women came? 24:10
  127. To whom did Jesus make his first post-resurrection appearance? 24:13-31
  128. Did the Mary Magdalene recognize Jesus when he first appeared to her? 24:23, 36
  129. Where did Jesus first appear after the resurrection? 24:33-37
  130. How many disciples did Jesus appear to in his first post resurrection appearance? 24:33, 36
  131. Did the eleven disciples believe the two men? 24:33-34
  132. Were the disciples frightened or gladdened when they saw Jesus? 24:37
  133. Was it OK to touch the risen Jesus before his ascension? 24:39
  134. Does God have a body? 24:39
  135. Where did Jesus tell his disciples to go after his resurrection? 24:49