The 25 Question New International Version, (NIV), Bible Quiz
Issue Date : January/February 1999 By Rex L. Cobb
"Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?"
Galatians 4:16
INSTRUCTIONS :
Using the New International Version Bible, answer the
following questions. Do not rely on your memory. As the
Bible is the final authority, you must take the answer from
the Bible verse (not from footnotes but from the text).
1. Fill in the missing words in Matthew 5:44. "Love
your enemies,__________ them that curse you, ______________
to them that hate you, and pray for them that __________ and
persecute you."
2. According to Matthew 17:21, what two things are
required to cast out this type of demon?
3. According to Matthew 18:11, why did Jesus come to earth?
4. According to Matthew 27:2, what was Pilate's
first name?
5. In Matthew 27:35, when the wicked soldiers parted
His garments, they were fulfilling the words of the prophet.
Copy what the prophet said in Matthew 27:35 from the NIV.
6. In Mark 3:15, Jesus gave the apostles power to
cast out demons and to: ____________
7. According to Mark 7:16, what does a man need to
be able to hear?
8. According to Luke 7:28, what was John? (teacher,
prophet, carpenter, etc.). What is his title or last name?
9. In Luke 9:55, what did the disciples not know?
10. In Luke 9:56, what did the Son of man not come
to do? According to this verse, what did He come to do?
11. In Luke 22:14, how many apostles were with Jesus?
12. According to Luke 23:38, in what three languages
was the superscription written?
13. In Luke 24:42, what did they give Jesus to eat
with His fish?
14. John 3:13 is a very important verse, proving the
deity of Christ. According to this verse (as Jesus spoke),
where is the Son of man?
15. What happened each year as told in John 5:4?
16. In John 7:50, what time of day did Nicodemus come to
Jesus?
17. In Acts 8:37, what is the one requirement for baptism?
18. What did Saul ask Jesus in Acts 9:6?
19. Write the name of the man mentioned in Acts 15:34.
20. Study Acts 24:6-8. What would the Jew have done
with Paul? What was the chief captain's name? What did the
chief captain command?
21. Copy Romans 16:24 word for word from the NIV.
22. First Timothy 3:16 is perhaps the greatest verse
in the New Testament concerning the deity of Christ. In this
verse, who was manifested in the flesh?
23. In the second part of First Peter 4:14, how do
[they] speak of Christ? And, what do we Christians do?
24. Who are the three Persons of the Trinity in
First John 5:7?
25. Revelation 1:11 is another very important verse
that proves the deity of Christ. In the first part of this
verse Jesus said, "I am the A______________ and
O___________, the _________ and the _______:"
Conclusion: Little space is provided for your answers, but
it's much more than needed. If you followed the instructions
above, you not only failed the test, you receive a big goose
egg.
(Editor's note: These are all missing in the NIV.)
So now what do you think of your "accurate, easy to
understand, up to date Bible"? If you would like to improve
your score, and in fact score 100%, you can take this test
using the Authorized (King James) Bible.