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Jesus' Parables

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Introduction:
"Jesus often used parables to convey an important message to His followers. This quiz is on some of the better known parables. All quotes are taken from the New King James Version."


1. Oddly enough, the parable of the Good Samaritan appears in only ONE of the three synoptic gospels. Which gospel is it?
    Mark
    John
    Matthew
    Luke


2. Jesus tells the parable of the Good Samaritan to answer a question. What is this question?
    Shall I help my enemy?
    Who is my neighbour?
    Who is the kindest person on earth?
    If I am to love all, shall I also love thieves?


3. Jesus uses a parable to convey the message that "there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance". What is the name of the parable which He uses to convey this message?
    The Lost Sheep
    The Two Sons
    The Pharisee and the Tax Collector
    The Faithful Servant and the Evil Servant


4. When the Prodigal Son returns home, his father holds a feast. What did his father send one of his servants to kill for the feast?
    A fattened sheep
    A fattened goat
    A fattened calf
    A turkey


5. There is a parable in which Jesus tells of a certain number of virgins who are invited to a wedding, to wait for the bridegroom. How many virgins were there?
    Answer: (A number)


6. What is the moral of the parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins?
    We must always carry an extra jar of oil with us
    We must never let ourselves be consumed by darkness by not having any light with or within us
    Should we have an abundance of something that others have nothing of, we must share it with them
    We must always be on the lookout for the return of the Son of Man


7. In the parable of the Unmerciful Servant, what did his lord do after discovering that the unmerciful servant had not forgiven a fellow servant his debt?
    He threw him in jail until his own debt could be paid
    He insisted that the servant forgive his fellow servant
    He forgave him again
    The unmerciful servant's lord paid the unmerciful servant's fellow servant's debt for him


8. There are three passages that all contain the parable of New Wine into Old Wineskins. Which three passages are these?
    Matthew 9:17, Mark 2:22 and Luke 5:37-39
    John 4:15, Mark 9:22-23 and Luke 5:8
    Matthew 2:22, Mark 5: 37 and Luke 9:17
    Matthew 5:8, Mark 4:15 and John 9:22-23


9. In Matthew 13:31-32, Jesus likened the kingdom of heaven to a _______ seed, in which all the birds could eventually nest in.
    Answer: (One Word)


10. Why does Jesus say the kingdom of heaven is like a pearl of great price?
    Because unless we sacrifice all we have, like we would have to do in order to buy an expensive pearl, we will never be able to truly be accepted into the kingdom of heaven
    Because, like the kingdom of heaven, a pearl of great price starts as something small and grows into something beautiful
    Because like a pearl of great price, the kingdom of heaven is so unimaginably beautiful
    Because the kingdom of heaven is embedded in an oyster


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