'Do Not' Take This New Testament Quiz

Answer: Thomas

The statement "we do not know... the way," was made by Thomas to Jesus, as per John 14:5 in the NKJV. Thomas, one of the original Twelve Disciples, made the comment after Jesus had stated He was going to His Father's House to prepare a place for them.

After Thomas said he did not know the way to the Father's house, Jesus made the famous declaration in Verse 6: "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me."

Answer: Mary Magdalene

Mary Magdalene went to Christ's tomb early on the Sunday morning after His crucifixion and was astounded to find it empty. John 20:11-18 tells of Mary breaking down and crying when two angels asked her why she was weeping. After she explained to the angels in the NKJV, "they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him," Mary turned around and saw Jesus, but initially mistook Him to be a gardener.

A few moments later, Mary would come to the realization Christ had ascended from the dead, just like He said He would. The passage concludes by stating Mary then in turn went to the disciples to tell them the miraculous news.

Answer: Luke

The account of Jesus raising the widow's son from the dead is found in Luke 7:11-17. The passage tells of Jesus and a "large crowd" of people who were following Him being at the gate to Nain when they saw a dead man, the only son of a widow, being carried out of the city for burial.

Verse 13 in the NKJV tells of Jesus having compassion on the widow and telling her "Do not weep." The passage goes on to tell of Jesus touching the coffin and then proclaiming, "Young man, I say to you, arise." Miraculously, the man arose and was presented to his mother.

No names are given for the widow and her son.

Answer: Peter

Jesus was speaking to Peter, one of the original Twelve Disciples, when He made the statement in the NKJV, "If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me." Christ made the statement after He proceeded to wash the feet of His disciples and Peter boldly announced, "You shall never wash my feet!" When Jesus made his statement, Peter then responded, "Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!"

The incident took place at the Last Supper, just before Christ's betrayal and arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane. For further details, see John 13:1-17.

Answer: John

Peter was accompanied by John when he made the famous statement. The two were members of the original Twelve Disciples, and the Book of Acts tells of some of their exploits after the resurrection and ascension of Jesus. According to Acts 3:2, the unnamed man had been paralyzed from birth. However, after Peter made his famous declaration "silver and gold I do not have", the man arose and walked in the name of Jesus Christ.

According to Acts 4:22 the man was more than forty years old and people were astounded by the miracle performed by Peter in Jerusalem.

Answer: Jesus

The statement from Matthew 6:1 telling people to do not do their charitable deeds in the open was made by Jesus. The statement is part of an address by Jesus commonly referred to as the Sermon on the Mount.

In Verses 3 and 4 in the NKJV, Jesus expands on the importance of doing good deeds in private: "But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly."

Answer: Jairus

The ruler of the synagogue who was told, "do not be afraid, only believe" was Jairus. Mark 5:21-43 tells of Jairus falling at Jesus' feet begging Him to heal his daughter who was seriously ill. However, on the way to Jairus' house, word was received his daughter had died. It was at this point Jesus told Jairus to believe.

The passage goes on to tell of Jesus miraculously raising the unnamed girl from the dead.

Answer: John

The son of Zecharias and Elizabeth was called John, as per instructions from the angel Gabriel in Luke 1:13. John, of course, would become known as John the Baptist. His birth was miraculous because Zecharias and Elizabeth were both elderly and were childless.

In the NIV, Zecharias is known as Zechariah.

Answer: Timothy

The statement by Paul, "do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord", was made to Timothy, a young and timid worker in the early church. The statement appears in 2 Timothy 1:8.

2 Timothy was written by Paul near the end of his long ordeal in preaching the Gospel message to the Gentiles. It is believed he was executed not long after the letter was written.

Answer: Jesus

The quote from Revelation 1:17-18 is by Jesus. Revelation, the last book of the New Testament, was written by John while in exile on the windswept island of Patmos in the Aegean Sea. The book contains scenes from a vision John experienced. In a nutshell, Revelation is a tale of two cities -- Babylon and the New Jerusalem.