Bible Chapters, Verses With Same Number -- #3 Quiz

Answer: The serpent

When Eve made the statement in Genesis 3:3, she was talking to the serpent, widely perceived to be Satan.

After Eve made her statement, Scripture states the serpent responded by saying she would not die, "for God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."

Scripture goes on to tell of Eve eating the forbidden fruit and Adam, her husband, doing likewise afterwards.

Chapter 3 of Genesis concludes with information about God driving Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden because of their sin.

Answer: Proverbs 21:21

The verse in question is from Proverbs 21:21. The book of Proverbs is largely a collection of advice and witty sayings. The book follows the Psalms in both the Christian Bible and the Hebrew Bible.

To put the verse in context, here's how Proverbs 21:20-22 reads in the NKJV:
"There is desirable treasure,
And oil in the dwelling of the wise,
But a foolish man squanders it.
He who follows righteousness and mercy
Finds life, righteousness, and honor.
A wise man scales the city of the mighty,
And brings down the trusted stronghold."

Answer: Song of Solomon 7:7

The verse comes from the Song of Solomon 7:7. The Song of Solomon is largely about a romance between a king and a beautiful woman, known simply as the Shulamite. The book consists of eight chapters in versions such as the KJV, NKJV and the NIV.

To put the verse in context, here's how Song of Solomon 7:6-8 reads in the NKJV:
"How beautiful you are and how pleasing,
my love, with your delights!
Your stature is like that of the palm,
and your breasts like clusters of fruit.
I said, 'I will climb the palm tree;
I will take hold of its fruit.'
May your breasts be like clusters of grapes on the vine,
the fragrance of your breath like apples."

Answer: A prophet of God and writer of the book of Isaiah

Isaiah, the son of Amoz, was a prophet of God and the writer of a book in the Old Testament that bears his name. (Isaiah's father Amoz is not to be confused with the prophet Amos, the writer of a book in the Minor Prophet section of the Old Testament.) Isaiah prophesied in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, as per Isaiah 1.

No one knows for certain, but some scholars have speculated Isaiah prophesied for more than sixty years.

Answer: Hosea 2:2

Out of the four options, Hosea is the only book that is part of the Minor Prophet section of the Old Testament. The first part of Chapter 2 of Hosea concentrates on God's unfaithful people while the second part tells of God's mercy on His people.

Hosea was the son of Beeri and he prophesied in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam, king of Israel, as per Hosea 1:1.

Answer: Friends of an unnamed centurion

The statement was made by friends of an unnamed centurion to Jesus. According to Luke 7:1-10 the centurion asked his friends to contact Jesus to ask Him to heal his servant who was "sick and ready to die."

As Jesus was approaching the house of the centurion to heal the servant, the response of the friends is documented in Verses 6-8. In the NKJV they state: "Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy that You should enter under my roof. Therefore I did not even think myself worthy to come to You. But say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I also am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."

The response confirmed for Jesus the centurion had rock solid belief in His ability to heal the servant. After hearing what the friends of the centurion had said, Jesus is quoted as saying to the crowd that accompanied Him: "I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!"

The passage goes on to tell of the centurion's friends returning to the house and finding the servant well, even though he had been on his death bed.

Answer: The original Twelve Disciples

Jesus made the statement to His original Twelve Disciples at the Last Supper. Shortly after making the famous statement, Christ would be arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane, humiliated, tortured and crucified. Three days after His death, however, all four Gospels tell of Christ triumphantly rising from the dead.

Answer: Nazareth, Christ's hometown

Jesus was largely rejected at Nazareth His hometown. The passage Mark 6:1-6 tells of the unbelief of the people. In fact, Verse 3 states they were "offended at Him."

In response to their criticism, Jesus is quoted as saying, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, among his own relatives, and in his own house."

Answer: James 5:5

The verse in question is found in James 5:5. It's part of a passage warning rich oppressors will be judged.

To put the verse in context, here's how James 5:4-6 reads in the NKJV:
"Indeed the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of Sabbath. You have lived on the earth in pleasure and luxury; you have fattened your hearts as in a day of slaughter. You have condemned, you have murdered the just; he does not resist you."

For the record, there are no such verses as Romans 21:21, Philippians 9:9 and Titus 4:4. Romans has only sixteen chapters, while Philippians has only four chapters and Titus three chapters.

Answer: Locusts from the bottomless pit

Revelation 9:9 makes reference to locusts from the bottomless pit. According to Chapter 9 of Revelation, the locusts were unleashed on the earth after an angel blew a trumpet.

The locusts were definitely different. John, the writer of Revelation, describes the locusts "like horses prepared for battle" with golden crowns on their heads and faces of men and hair of women. On top of all this, they had lions' teeth and tails like scorpions. With their tails, the locusts inflicted painful stings on mankind for five months.