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1. The word centurion appears 25 times in the New Testament of the NIV Bible. Thirteen of those occurrences are in one book. Can you name it?
2. Matthew, in chapter 8: 5-13, tells of a centurion, approaching Jesus for help. What did he want Jesus to do for him?
3. When Jesus said he would go to the centurion's house to fulfill his request, how did the centurion respond? (Matthew 8: 8)
4. Complete the three missing words from this NIV passage (Mark 15: 39) regarding the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. "And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, heard his cry and saw how he died, he said, 'Surely this man was the _______ _______ __________'!"
5. Acts chapter 10 tells of a centurion who lived in Caesarea and was devout and God fearing. Among the Gentiles, he was among the first, if not the first, to join the early church. What was his name?
6. According to Acts 10: 3-6, the centurion in Caesarea had a vision at three o'clock in the afternoon with an angel of God giving him instructions. What did the angel instruct the centurion to do?
7. Acts 10: 46-47 tells of a historic event in church history taking place at the centurion's house in Caesarea. What was the event?
8. Acts 24 is largely about Paul on trial before Felix. Complete the missing words from this NIV passage (Acts 24: 23) that makes reference to a centurion: "He (Felix) ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard but to give him some freedom and permit his friends to ___________."
9. Acts 27 tells of Paul being a prisoner sailing for Rome when a centurion named Julius showed kindness to the apostle during a stop in Sidon. According to verse 3, what kindness did the centurion show to Paul?
10. Acts 27 tells of Paul being on a ship which was shipwrecked during a terrific storm on the Adriatic Sea. Verse 43 tells of a centurion intervening to save Paul's life. How did the centurion save his life?
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