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1. Of all the New Testament books, the Gospels of Matthew and Luke speak about Christ's conception and birth the most.
Mary gave birth to Christ in Bethlehem, but she was only visiting there. In which city did she herself live?
2. Luke 1:38 states that even though Mary was betrothed (in their Jewish culture, already married) to Joseph, she considered herself to be God the Father's wife too.
3. Luke 2:7 proclaims, "She gave birth to her ___ son. She wrapped him in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger because there wasn't any room for them in the inn" (from the Names of God translation).
The belief that Mary was a virgin when she bore and gave birth to Christ, the Son of God, is essential to the Christian faith. But Catholics and Protestants disagree about her virginity after her holy baby's birth.
The quoted verse above is missing which word?
4. When Joseph, Mary's husband, heard that she was pregnant with a child who wasn't his, he was absolutely livid and wanted the Jewish people to stone her (from Matthew 1:19).
5. According to Luke 2:41-51, Mary and Joseph found Jesus Christ in the Jewish temple when He was twelve years-old. Prior to that, they had lost Him and He had been missing for three days.
What was Mary's response after Jesus told her that He needed to be in His Father's house?
6. The Gospel of John discusses a wedding that Jesus, His mother, Mary, His brothers, and His disciples were all invited to. It is recorded that Jesus transformed water into wine at the event because Mary told Jesus that the people were out of wine.
How was Christ's mother related to the bride or the groom?
7. Another example of Mary with Christ's brothers is in Matthew 12:46-50. According to verse 47, "Someone told him, 'Your mother and your brothers are standing outside. They want to talk to you.'" (from the Names of God translation).
Jesus replied to the man, but in a way that some people might find rude or disrespectful to His family. What did He say, according to verses 49 and 50?
8. John 19:25 states that Mary, Christ's mother, had a sister. People disagree on the exact identity of her sister, but do some suggest that she also had the name Mary?
9. Mary, the mother of Christ, is in Acts 1:13-14. What were she and Christ's other followers doing?
10. According to traditional depictions of Mary, Christ's mother, what colors does she commonly wear? (This information isn't in the Bible itself).
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