Can You Spot the Incorrect Answer? -- #3 Quiz

Answer: He saw Christ after the resurrection.

Nicodemus was a Pharisee who visited with Jesus at night and was told "unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God", as per John 3:1-3. Then in verse 16, Jesus makes the famous declaration: "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." It's that statement which has become a pillar of the evangelical Christian movement.

Meanwhile John 19:38-42 tells of Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus burying Christ's body after the crucifixion. The verses in the NKJV state: "After this, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took the body of Jesus. And Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds. Then they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in strips of linen with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury. Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid. So there they laid Jesus, because of the Jews' Preparation Day, for the tomb was nearby."

However, there is no account in Scripture about Jesus appearing to Nicodemus after the resurrection. Yes, it's possible He appeared before Nicodemus as 1 Corinthians 15:6 tells of the resurrected Christ appearing before "over five hundred brethren at once." However, the correct answer in this case has to be 'He saw Christ after the resurrection'.

Answer: He predicted Judas Iscariot would betray Jesus.

There is no account in Scripture about John the Baptist predicting Judas Iscariot would betray Jesus.

Scripture, however, reports he was the son of Zacharias and Elizabeth (Luke 1) and he ate locusts and wild honey (Matthew 3:4). Meanwhile, Matthew 3:14-17 tells of John baptizing Jesus in the Jordan River.

Many Christians see John as the last of the Old Testament prophets. According to Matthew 3, his mission was to prepare the way for Christ.

Answer: She tried to get Peter executed.

There is no doubt Herodias was conniving and vindictive, she orchestrated the execution of John the Baptist and her daughter was a talented dancer.

When she left her first husband (Herod Phillip I) and married his half brother Herod Antipas, John the Baptist was disgusted and denounced the union, according to the 14th chapter of Matthew. As a result, Herod ordered the arrest of John the Baptist and from this point on, his fate was sealed as Herodias had him in her clutches.

Matthew 14:6-12 reports Herod hosted a lavish birthday party for himself and when Herodias' daughter danced at the reception, Herod was so pleased he told the girl he would give her whatever she asked for. Verse 8, in the NKJV Bible, states: "So she, having been prompted by her mother, said, 'Give me John the Baptist's head here on a platter.'"

Verse 11 goes on to tell of this macabre scene: "And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother."

However, there is no account in Scripture about Herodias wanting to have Peter executed as well.

Answer: He gave into demands and changed the inscription on the cross.

Yes, Jesus appeared before Pontius Pilate prior to the crucifixion, as per the 27th chapter of Matthew. According to Scripture, Pilate said he could see no reason for charges against Jesus and proposed He should be released. The crowd, however, demanded the release of Barabbas. Pilate gave into the demands and then washed his hands of the affair. Matthew 27:34, in the NKJV, states: "When Pilate saw that he could not prevail at all, but rather that a tumult was rising, he took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, 'I am innocent of the blood of this just Person. You see to it.'"

However, he did not give into demands to change the inscription on the cross. According to the 19th chapter of John, Pilate was defiant the wording should not be changed. John 19:19-22, in the NKJV, states: "Now Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross. And the writing was: 'JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.' Then many of the Jews read this title, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin. Therefore the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, 'Do not write, 'The King of the Jews,' but, 'He said, 'I am the King of the Jews.'" Pilate answered, 'What I have written, I have written.'"

Answer: His wife had a dream Jesus was the Messiah.

Herod was ruthless and diabolical and he would do anything to maintain his grip on power. According to the second chapter of Matthew, he became "troubled" when he heard about the birth of Jesus, "the King of the Jews." As a result, he ordered the execution of all males under the age of two in Bethlehem in an attempt to kill Jesus. However, Scripture states Joseph, the husband of Mary, was commanded by an angel in a dream to flee to Egypt to escape being a statistic in Herod's diabolical plan.

Previous to the order for the mass execution of the male infants, Matthew 2:7 tells of Herod meeting with the Wise Men who had come to present gifts to Jesus. Scripture tells of them following a star from the east. According to Matthew 2:8, Herod requested the Magi visit him once again after they found Jesus so he too could worship Him. However, Matthew 2:12 tells of the Magi being warned in a dream not to return to Herod and they left in a different direction.

There is no account in Scripture about Herod's wife having a dream Jesus was the Messiah. The wife, of Pontius Pilate, however, is quoted as having a dream about Jesus.

Matthew 27:19 in the NKJV states: "While he [Pilate] was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, 'Have nothing to do with that just Man, for I have suffered many things today in a dream because of Him.'" She made the request just prior to her husband giving into the crowd and ordering the execution of Jesus.

The world would never be the same.

Answer: He is mentioned by Paul in Romans.

The only place the Ethiopian eunuch is mentioned in Scripture is Acts 8:26-38. The correct answer in this case is 'He is mentioned by Paul in Romans.'

According to Acts 8, he was an official "of great authority under Candace the queen of the Ethiopians." He is the first documented believer in Africa of a resurrected Jesus Christ. Acts 8 also states he was baptized by Philip.

Answer: She helped Timothy in missionary work.

Rhoda was the servant girl who went to answer the door after Peter's miraculous escape from prison and got so excited when she heard Peter's voice that she went to tell the other occupants he was at the door and left him knocking.

Her story is told in Acts 12:12-16. Rhoda will be always remembered as the highly excitable girl who let her mind wander from the task at hand. It's a good thing Peter was not being chased by would-be captors, as he would have been chopped liver having to stand at the door of the house trying to get in while Rhoda was busy telling everyone else the latest news. The humorous incident took place at the home of Mary, the mother of John Mark. The story in Acts 12:12-16 almost smacks of a scene from a Hollywood sitcom.

This is the only time Rhoda is mentioned in Scripture. There is no indication she even met Timothy, let alone helped him with missionary work.

Answer: She was at the crucifixion.

There is no account in Scripture about the person known as the 'Samaritan woman at the well' being at Christ's crucifixion.

The account of Jesus meeting the woman at Jacob's well is told in John 4:1-26. According to verse 18, Jesus told her she had five husbands "and the one whom you now have is not your husband". In verse 25, the woman told Jesus that she knew the Messiah was coming.

John 4:25-26, in the NKJV, states: "The woman said to Him, 'I know that Messiah is coming' (who is called Christ). 'When He comes, He will tell us all things.' Jesus said to her, 'I who speak to you am He.'"

In John 4:13-14, Christ makes the great declaration: "Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life."

Answer: He proceeded to travel with Jesus on a daily basis.

The account of the ten lepers being cleansed by Jesus is told in Luke 17:11-19. According to the passage, the leper was a Samaritan and Jesus met him and the other lepers along the border of Samaria and Galilee. No name is given for the leper, but according to Scripture, he was a Samaritan and he was the only one of the ten who returned to Jesus to give thanks for being cleansed.

However, there is no account in Scripture about the thankful leper joining Christ's entourage and traveling with Him daily.

Answer: The woman is not named, but she was a Samaritan.

Yes, it's true the woman had suffered from profuse bleeding over twelve years (Matthew 9:20) and many doctors were unable to heal her (Mark 5:26). According to Mark 5:30 Jesus "immediately" felt power leave His body when the woman touched Him.

In Luke 8:45, it states all the people denied touching Jesus while Peter expressed amazement at the question about who touched Him. "Master, the multitudes throng and press You, and You say, 'Who touched Me?'" Peter said. In other words, Peter was saying, so many people had touched Him in the past minute or two, how could he be concerned about one person touching Him? Christ responded in verse 46 by saying, "Somebody touched Me, for I perceived power going out from Me."

After the woman confessed she touched Jesus, she was told her faith made her well. Luke 8:47-48, states: "Now when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling; and falling down before Him, she declared to Him in the presence of all the people the reason she had touched Him and how she was healed immediately. And He said to her, 'Daughter, be of good cheer; your faith has made you well. Go in peace.'"

The woman is not named in Scripture. However, there is no indication the woman was a Samaritan. It is generally assumed she was Jewish. When Samaritans had interactions with Jesus, the writers of the Gospel always pointed out they were non Jewish. So the correct answer has to be be 'The woman is not named, but she was a Samaritan'.