Where Did That Quote Come From? Quiz

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1. "But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love."

Answer: 1 Corinthians 13

The quote is from 1 Corinthians 13:13 to be exact. This chapter discusses love and all that it is and is not. Whether one is a Christian or not, many people can benefit from the scripture in this chapter. "Love is patient, is kind, not jealous, does not brag, is not arrogant, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails." (1 Corinthians 13:4-8)
Acts 22 discusses Paul's defense before the Jews.
Numbers 4 talks about the Kohathites.
Malachi 1 talks about God's love for Jacob and the sin of the priests.

2. "The Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven, and He overthrew those cities, and all the valley, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground."

Answer: Genesis 19

Movies sometimes talk about Sodom and Gomorrah; one movie in particular that uses it incorrectly is "America's Sweethearts".
Genesis 19 discusses the sin of the people in the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. Lot's family was saved from God's wrath but the rest were not. God told them not to look back and when Lot's wife did she turned into a pillar of salt.
Proverbs 17 discusses the contrast between the upright and the wicked.
Luke 14 is about Jesus healing on the Sabbath.
Leviticus 19 is about the laws on immoral relations.

3. "I looked, and behold, an ashen horse; and he who sat on it had the name Death; and Hades was following with him."

Answer: Revelation 6

This quote is also heard in the movie "Tombstone".
Revelation 6 reveals the seals. The first is a white horse to conquer, the second is a red horse to take away peace, the third is a black horse to bring famine to the earth, the fourth is the ashen horse to bring death to a fourth of the world. The fifth seal revealed slain souls underneath the altar. Upon breaking the sixth seal there was an earthquake and the sun became black and the moon like blood and the stars fell from the sky.
1 Kings 17 tells about Elijah's prediction of drought.
Ezekiel 48 discusses the division of the land.
Jude 1 warns of history to the ungodly.

4. "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life."

Answer: John 3

The quote is from John 3:16, to be exact. The scripture goes on to say that Jesus did not come to judge the world but to save the people.
Ezekiel 5 tells us of the warning of Jerusalem's desolation.
Judges 21 tells us about the mourning of the Lost Tribe of Benjamin.
1 Kings 3 discusses Solomon's prayer and how God answered him.

5. "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."

Answer: Luke 12

In Luke 12, verse 34, Jesus tells us that if we store up our treasures here on Earth, Earth is where our heart and soul will remain. If we build up our treasures in Heaven, He says, then our heart and soul will go on to Heaven when we die.

1 Chronicles 16 tells about the Psalm of Thanksgiving and the Tent for the Ark of the Covenant. Job 19 tells about Job's hardships and how he feels insulted. Galatians 2 discusses the council of Jerusalem.

6. "They said to Him, 'We have only five loaves of bread and two fish.'"

Answer: Matthew 14

Matthew 14 tells the miracles of Jesus when He is able to feed 5,000 people with a small amount of food, He walks upon water, and heals the sick. The beginning of the chapter tells us about John the Baptist being beheaded.
Galatians 3 tells how faith brings righteousness.
Genesis 20 discusses Abraham's treachery when he tells Abimelech that Sarah is his sister when she is actually his wife.
Deuteronomy 34 tells about the death of Moses.

7. "Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God."

Answer: 1 Corinthians 6

This scripture is 1 Corinthians 6:9-10. The Lord is asking the people to turn from these sins and become cleansed and sanctified.
Zechariah 10 discusses God's blessing for Judah and Ephraim.
1 Kings 19 discusses Elijah's flight from Jezebel.
Jeremiah 17 discusses the deceitful heart.

8. "The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want ... Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me." What chapter in the book of Psalms is this?

Answer: 23

Psalm 23 is one of the most famous of all scriptures. This scripture talks about the Lord taking care of David.

9. "I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful rebukes; and they will know that I am the Lord when I lay My vengeance on them".

Answer: Ezekiel 25

A version of this quote can also be heard in the movie "Pulp Fiction".
Ezekiel 25 discusses the judgment of the Gentile nations.
Revelation 13 discusses the beast of the sea and from the Earth.
2 Samuel 19 discusses David as king.
Leviticus 19 discusses sundry laws and forbids idolatry.

10. "A time to kill and a time to heal; A time to tear down and a time to build up. A time to weep and a time to laugh; A time to mourn and a time to dance."

Answer: Ecclesiastes 3

Pete Seeger actually turned Ecclesiastes 3 into a song.
Nehemiah 4 discusses the mockery of Jews and how they overcame their discouragement.
Jonah 2 tells Jonah's prayer for Nineveh to repent of their sins.
Micah 5 tells of the birth of the King in Bethlehem referring to Jesus.

Source: Author rebapitt

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I will give you some commonly used Bible quotes. You tell me which book and chapter they come from. I used the New American Standard Bible for these quotes.

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