Bible Q & A

Matthew 13:57 And they were offended by Him.

Notice the brevity of our key verse for today. Few words are needed to express the seriousness of this passage.

This verse reveals the hearts of the people Jesus was teaching. But it could easily apply to people today.

It comes at the end of a day when Jesus taught by parables that mystified both the crowd and the religious leaders.

Take the challenge. See if you can answer the questions below. The answers are found in the highlighted scriptures and are given at the end.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1- In Matthew 13:10, Jesus is teaching a very large crowd of people by using parables. What question did the disciples ask Jesus?

2- What did Jesus tell them? Matthew 13:11-13

TRUE/FALSE

___ The parable of the wheat and the weeds is a picture of false believers mixing in with the apathetic Church. https://www.gotquestions.org/parable-wheat-tares.html

___ The reason we know the question above is (True/False) is because Jesus wanted unrepentant sinners to stay in the Church. gotquestions

___ When Jesus finished teaching the crowd begged Him to stay and tell them more. Matthew 13:57-58

For this people’s heart has grown callous;
their ears are hard of hearing,
and they have shut their eyes;

Matthew 13:15

LIST

Bonus points if you can list all of the parables found in Matthew 13. (Hint: there are eight of them)

ANSWERS

C, C, T, F, F

BONUS: The Parable of the Sower, The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares, The Parable of the Mustard Seed, The Parable of the Leaven, The Parable of the Hidden Treasure, The Parable of the Pearl of Great Price, The Parable of the Net, The Parable of the Storehouse of Truth.

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