50 Gospel of John Trivia Questions and Answers

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Easy questions

1. Question 1Easy

   When an official slapped Jesus, Jesus asked: 'If I said something wrong, testify as to what is wrong. But if I spoke the truth, why did you strike me?'

   • ATrue
   • BFalse
   Answer: TrueJohn 18:23

   Jesus answered him, ‹If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?›

2. Question 2Easy

   When Jesus cleansed the Temple, He used a whip made of cords to drive out the sheep and cattle.

   • ATrue
   • BFalse
   Answer: TrueJohn 2:15

   And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables;

3. Question 3Easy

   What did a host traditionally provide to wash the feet of guests in biblical times?

   • AMilk
   • BWater
   • COil
   • DWine
   Answer: B. WaterJohn 13:5

   After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.

4. Question 4Easy

   Jesus comforted His disciples, saying: 'Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in _____.'

   • AMe
   • BThe kingdom
   • CThe prophets
   • DThe Holy Spirit
   Answer: A. MeJohn 14:1

   ‹Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.›

5. Question 5Easy

   Jesus told the Father: 'I have brought you glory on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do.'

   • ATrue
   • BFalse
   Answer: TrueJohn 17:4

   ‹I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.›

6. Question 6Easy

   In contrast to the thief, Jesus said: 'I have come that they may have life, and have it to the _____.'

   • AHeavens
   • BHighest degree
   • CFull
   • DEnd of time
   Answer: C. FullJohn 10:10

   ‹The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have› it ‹more abundantly.›

7. Question 7Easy

   What punishment was the woman caught in adultery about to face before Jesus intervened?

   • ABanishment
   • BStoning
   • CCrucifixion
   • DWhipping
   Answer: B. StoningJohn 8:3-5

   And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?

8. Question 8Easy

   What did Jesus invite Thomas to do?

   • AGo and preach
   • BKneel down and pray
   • CEat with Me
   • DReach your finger here, and look at My hands
   Answer: D. Reach your finger here, and look at My handsJohn 20:27

   Then saith he to Thomas, ‹Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust› it ‹into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.›

9. Question 9Easy

   Jesus taught humility by stating: 'Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his _____.'

   • AKing
   • BBrother
   • CTeacher
   • DMaster
   Answer: D. MasterJohn 13:16

   ‹Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.›

10. Question 10Easy

    Jesus promised Martha: 'The one who believes in me will live, even though they die.'

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: TrueJohn 11:25-26

    Jesus said unto her, ‹I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:› ‹And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?›

11. Question 11Easy

    What did Jesus say the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in His name, will do?

    • AGive you wealth and power.
    • BTake you immediately to heaven.
    • CTeach you all things and remind you of everything I have said to you.
    • DDestroy the Roman empire.
    Answer: C. Teach you all things and remind you of everything I have said to you.John 14:26

    ‹But the Comforter,› which is ‹the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.›

12. Question 12Easy

    Mary Magdalene initially thought that someone had stolen the Lord's body.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: TrueJohn 20:2

    Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.

13. Question 13Easy

    Jesus cried out: 'I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in _____.'

    • AIgnorance
    • BFear
    • CSin
    • DDarkness
    Answer: D. DarknessJohn 12:46

    ‹I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.›

14. Question 14Easy

    What does the theological title 'Rabbi', often used for Jesus, literally translate to?

    • ATeacher
    • BPriest
    • CKing
    • DProphet
    Answer: A. TeacherJohn 1:38

    Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, ‹What seek ye?› They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?

15. Question 15Easy

    Myrrh was a sweet-tasting spice used primarily for baking festive cakes in the Temple.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: FalseJohn 19:39

    And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.

Medium questions

1. Question 16Medium

   Where was Peter standing when he denied Jesus the second time in John's account?

   • AWarming himself by the fire
   • BIn the upper room
   • CIn the street
   • DAt the gate
   Answer: A. Warming himself by the fireJohn 18:25

   And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. They said therefore unto him, Art not thou also one of his disciples? He denied it, and said, I am not.

2. Question 17Medium

   During the trial of Jesus, why did the Jewish leaders refuse to enter the Praetorium (Pilate's palace)?

   • AThey hated Gentiles
   • BIt was forbidden by Roman law
   • CTo avoid ceremonial defilement and be able to eat the Passover
   • DThey were afraid of Pilate's soldiers
   Answer: C. To avoid ceremonial defilement and be able to eat the PassoverJohn 18:28

   Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.

3. Question 18Medium

   The day after the feeding of the 5,000, the crowd sought Jesus. Where did they go looking for Him?

   • AJerusalem
   • BCapernaum
   • CBethlehem
   • DNazareth
   Answer: B. CapernaumJohn 6:22-24

   The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone; (Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:) When the people …

4. Question 19Medium

   Jesus said to Martha, 'I am the _____ and the life.'

   • ATruth
   • BLight
   • CWay
   • DResurrection
   Answer: D. ResurrectionJohn 11:25

   Jesus said unto her, ‹I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:›

5. Question 20Medium

   Jesus said: 'Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and are _____.'

   • AHoly
   • BSaved
   • CDead
   • DAlive
   Answer: C. DeadJohn 6:49

   ‹Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.›

6. Question 21Medium

   Jesus told the Pharisees, 'You judge by human standards; I pass judgment on _____.'

   • ANo one
   • BThe world
   • CThe heart
   • DEveryone
   Answer: A. No oneJohn 8:15

   ‹Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.›

7. Question 22Medium

   When John the Baptist saw Jesus, he fulfilled Passover typology by declaring: 'Look, the _____ of God, who takes away the sin of the world!'

   • ALamb
   • BLion
   • CProphet
   • DPriest
   Answer: A. LambJohn 1:29

   The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

8. Question 23Medium

   Who did Jesus say gives the true bread from heaven?

   • AMy Father
   • BDavid
   • CAbraham
   • DMoses
   Answer: A. My FatherJohn 6:32

   Then Jesus said unto them, ‹Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.›

9. Question 24Medium

   Jesus said: 'The words that I speak to you are _____ and they are _____.'

   • ASpirit / Life
   • BLove / Joy
   • CTruth / Light
   • DLaw / Command
   Answer: A. Spirit / LifeJohn 6:63

   ‹It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you,› they ‹are spirit, and› they ‹are life.›

10. Question 25Medium

    Jesus said to His disciples: 'I no longer call you servants... Instead, I have called you _____.'

    • ASons
    • BFriends
    • CAngels
    • DBrothers
    Answer: B. FriendsJohn 15:14-15

    ‹Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.› ‹Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.›

11. Question 26Medium

    When Jesus heard that Lazarus was sick, what did He say this sickness was for?

    • AIt is for God's glory so that God's Son may be glorified through it.
    • BIt is a sign of the end of the age.
    • CIt is to punish him for his sins.
    • DIt is to test the faith of Mary and Martha.
    Answer: A. It is for God's glory so that God's Son may be glorified through it.John 11:4

    When Jesus heard that, he said, ‹This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.›

12. Question 27Medium

    After His resurrection, by which sea did Jesus show Himself again to the disciples?

    • ASea of Tiberias
    • BMediterranean Sea
    • CRed Sea
    • DDead Sea
    Answer: A. Sea of TiberiasJohn 21:1

    After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself.

13. Question 28Medium

    Whoever believes in Him should not perish but have _____.

    • ARiches
    • BSuccess
    • CPower
    • DEverlasting life
    Answer: D. Everlasting lifeJohn 3:16

    ‹For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.›

14. Question 29Medium

    In the Gospel of John, Jesus says the will of the Father is that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have _____.

    • APower on earth
    • BEverlasting life
    • CMany children
    • DGreat wealth
    Answer: B. Everlasting lifeJohn 6:40

    ‹And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.›

15. Question 30Medium

    Jesus said, 'I am the _____, the _____, and the _____.'

    • AKing, Priest, Prophet
    • BFather, Son, Spirit
    • CLight, Love, Hope
    • DWay, Truth, Life
    Answer: D. Way, Truth, LifeJohn 14:6

    Jesus saith unto him, ‹I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.›

16. Question 31Medium

    In His prayer for His disciples, for whom did Jesus say He was NOT praying?

    • APeter
    • BThe church
    • CHis disciples
    • DThe world
    Answer: D. The worldJohn 17:9

    ‹I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.›

17. Question 32Medium

    Because of Jesus's saying, a rumor spread that the disciple John would not die.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: TrueJohn 21:23

    Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?

18. Question 33Medium

    After Jesus' resurrection, the disciples caught a large amount of fish during the night.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: FalseJohn 21:3

    Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing.

19. Question 34Medium

    During His earthly ministry, even Jesus' own brothers did not believe in Him.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: TrueJohn 7:5

    For neither did his brethren believe in him.

20. Question 35Medium

    Jesus said that light has come into the world, and men loved _____ rather than light.

    • ADarkness
    • BMoney
    • CSins
    • DThemselves
    Answer: A. DarknessJohn 3:19

    ‹And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.›

Hard questions

1. Question 36Hard

   How many stone water jars were filled at the wedding in Cana?

   • ATwelve
   • BSix
   • CSeven
   • DTen
   Answer: B. SixJohn 2:6

   And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.

2. Question 37Hard

   Why did Jesus say it is actually for the disciples' good that He is going away?

   • ASo I can prepare a place for you in heaven.
   • BSo the Father can finally reveal Himself.
   • CUnless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.
   • DBecause my time on earth has expired.
   Answer: C. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.John 16:7

   ‹Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.›

3. Question 38Hard

   According to Jesus, the Holy Spirit will convict the world concerning which three things?

   • AFaith, hope, and love
   • BSin, righteousness, and judgment
   • CHeaven, hell, and purgatory
   • DLaw, grace, and truth
   Answer: B. Sin, righteousness, and judgmentJohn 16:8

   ‹And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:›

4. Question 39Hard

   Who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest?

   • AJoseph
   • BAnnas
   • CNicodemus
   • DGamaliel
   Answer: B. AnnasJohn 18:13-14

   And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year. Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.

5. Question 40Hard

   In the garden of Gethsemane, what did Jesus say to those seeking Him that caused them to draw back and fall to the ground?

   • AI am he.
   • BBehold the Lamb.
   • CI am the Son of God.
   • DYou have found him.
   Answer: A. I am he.John 18:5-6

   They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, ‹I am› he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them. As soon then as he had said unto them, ‹I am› he, they went backward, and fell to the ground.

6. Question 41Hard

   Where did Lazarus live with his sisters Mary and Martha?

   • ABethel
   • BBethany
   • CBethsaida
   • DBethlehem
   Answer: B. BethanyJohn 11:1

   Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

7. Question 42Hard

   The Pool of Bethesda, where Jesus healed the invalid, was located near which gate in Jerusalem?

   • ASheep Gate
   • BLions' Gate
   • CFish Gate
   • DWater Gate
   Answer: A. Sheep GateJohn 5:2

   Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.

8. Question 43Hard

   The Gospel of John contrasts the Law of Moses with the coming of the Messiah by stating: 'For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through...'

   • AJesus Christ
   • BElijah
   • CThe Holy Spirit
   • DThe Apostles
   Answer: A. Jesus ChristJohn 1:17

   For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

9. Question 44Hard

   Which Scripture was fulfilled by the soldiers not breaking Jesus's legs?

   • AHe is despised and rejected
   • BThey divided My garments
   • CHe was pierced for our transgressions
   • DNot one of His bones shall be broken
   Answer: D. Not one of His bones shall be brokenJohn 19:36

   For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.

10. Question 45Hard

    Thomas said he would not believe unless he put his finger into the print of the nails and his hand into _____.

    • AHis heart
    • BHis feet
    • CHis side
    • DHis head
    Answer: C. His sideJohn 20:25

    The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.

11. Question 46Hard

    After the resurrection, how many large fish were in the net when Peter hauled it to shore at Jesus' direction?

    • A144
    • B120
    • C153
    • D70
    Answer: C. 153John 21:11

    Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.

12. Question 47Hard

    What was the name of the servant whose ear Peter cut off?

    • AMarcus
    • BMicah
    • CMatthias
    • DMalchus
    Answer: D. MalchusJohn 18:10

    Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus.

13. Question 48Hard

    In his Gospel, John quotes the prophet Isaiah—'Lord, who has believed our message?'—to explain the people's unbelief despite Jesus' many miracles.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: TrueJohn 12:38

    That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?

14. Question 49Hard

    How many times did Jesus ask Peter, "Do you love me?" after the resurrection?

    • ATwice
    • BOnce
    • CThree times
    • DSeven times
    Answer: C. Three timesJohn 21:15-17

    So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, ‹Simon,› son ‹of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these?› He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, ‹Feed my lambs.› He saith to him again the second time, ‹Simon,› son ‹of Jonas, lovest thou me?› He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, ‹Feed my sheep.› He saith unto him the third time, …

15. Question 50Hard

    Why was John the Baptist baptizing at Aenon near Salim?

    • ABecause Herod told him to go there
    • BBecause it was near Jerusalem
    • CBecause there was much water there
    • DBecause Jesus was there
    Answer: C. Because there was much water thereJohn 3:23

    And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.