Who Exactly Was Jesus Talking To? Quiz

Answer: Simon

Simon, also called Peter, is the correct answer. According to Scripture, Jesus made statement after Simon and his partners had a miraculous catch of fish following a fruitless night of toiling on the water. Looking on when Jesus made the statement where James and John, the sons of Zebedee and Simon's fishing partners. According to Scripture, after Jesus made the statement, "they forsook all and followed Him." Details can be found in Luke 5:3-11.

Answer: Pharisees

Jesus made the statement to the Pharisees, a group of religious leaders who were vehemently opposed to Him. According to Scripture, Jesus made the statement to the Pharisees after they became indignant when they saw Christ and His disciples dining with tax collectors and sinners. Details can be found in Matthew 9:9-13.

Answer: Unnamed blind man

Jesus told an unnamed blind man to wash in the pool of Siloam, as per John 9:6. The entire ninth chapter of John is devoted to the healing of the man who was born blind. Scripture states he regained his sight after clay was put on his eyes and he washed himself in the pool of the Siloam, as per Christ's instructions. According to John 9:7, Siloam is translated as Sent.

Scripture goes on to tell of the Pharisees being livid with Jesus because He healed the blind man on the Sabbath.

Answer: Unnamed scribe

Jesus made the statement to an unnamed scribe. According to Scripture, Jesus made the statement after the scribe questioned Him about the "first commandment of all." In His response, Jesus told the man "the LORD our God, the LORD is one" and we are to love the LORD with all our heart, soul, mind and strength. Jesus added we are to love our neighbor as our self. Details can be found in
Mark 12:28-34. When the man said he agreed with Christ's synopsis, He told him he was not far from the kingdom of God.

Answer: Pilate

Jesus made the statement to Pilate, governor of Judea, as per John 18:36. According to Scripture, He appeared before Pilate after being arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane. The appearance before Pilate would end in a decision to crucify Jesus.

Jesus made the statement "My kingdom is not of this world," in an exchange with the Roman governor. See John 18:33-36 for details. Scripture goes on to tell of Jesus being humiliated, beaten, scourged and crucified only to rise from the dead three days later.

Answer: Zacchaeus

According to Scripture, Jesus made the statement to Zacchaeus, the chief tax collector of Jericho. Zacchaeus, of course, was the diminutive man who climbed up into a sycamore tree to get a better look at Jesus as He passed through town. When Jesus spotted Zacchaeus in the tree, Scripture states He invited him to come down and meet with Him and they had a lively conversation.

It was during that conversation Jesus made the statement, "today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham; for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost." See Luke 19:1-9 for details.

Answer: Unnamed paralytic

Jesus made the statement to an unnamed paralytic, as per Mark 2:11. According to Scripture, the paralytic was let down on his stretcher by four men who had made a hole in the roof of the house where Jesus was speaking to a large number of people. Mark 2:5 states that Jesus was impressed by their faith, and He said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven you." When He made that statement, the Pharisees were livid, claiming only God can forgive sins. Jesus responded by stating He had the authority to forgive sins and then commanded the paralyzed man to arise. To the amazement of everyone in the house, the paralyzed man did just that! See Mark 2:1-12 for details.

Answer: Nathanael

Jesus made the statement to Nathanael, one of the original Twelve Disciples, as per John 1:47. In the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, Nathanael is known as Bartholomew. According to John 1:45-46, Philip had invited Nathanael to meet with Jesus. When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching Him, he made the statement, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit."

A few moments later, Nathanael would make the famous declaration, "Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" Going strictly by Scripture, Nathanael was the first disciple to make the declaration that Jesus was the Son of God.

Answer: Bartimaeus

Jesus made the statement to Bartimaeus after He restored his sight. The statement is found in Mark 10:52. According to Scripture, Jesus encountered Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus in Jericho. Details about Jesus restoring the sight of the blind beggar can be found in Mark 10:47-52.

Answer: Nicodemus

Jesus made the famous statement to Nicodemus, a Pharisee, who had a one-on-one meeting with Him at night. There is considerable conjecture as to why Nicodemus visited Jesus at night. One school of thought has it that Nicodemus didn't want it to be known that as a teacher of the law, he had any interest in Jesus' teachings as Christ was often surrounded by tax collectors and the dregs of society. Another school of thought has it Nicodemus had no choice but to visit Jesus at night if he wanted a one-on-one meeting because Christ was always surrounded by large crowds in the day time.

In John 3:3, Jesus tells Nicodemus, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." Then in Verse 16, Jesus makes the famous declaration: "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." It's that statement which has become a pillar of the evangelical Christian movement.