The Pharisees and Sadducees

Question 1

1

While John was baptising, how did he refer to the Pharisees and Sadducees?

Sly foxes

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Hypocrites

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Generation of vipers

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Tombs of iniquity

Question 2

2

When the Pharisees asked Jesus whether it was lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, what object did he use to answer their question?

A penny

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A tax collectors bag

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A handful of wheat

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The scroll of Isaiah

Question 3

3

When Jesus told his disciples to beware of the "leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees", to what was he referring?

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The preparation of feasts by the Pharisees and Sadducees

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The holy days of the Pharisees and Sadducees

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The eating habits of the Pharisees and Sadducees

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The doctrines of the Pharisees and Sadducees

Question 4

4

Which Christian doctrine did the Sadducees reject?

Baptism

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Resurrection

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Restoration of the kingdom of Israel

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Forgiveness of sins

Question 5

5

Which apostle was a Pharisee?

Peter

James

Paul

Steven

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A fisherman

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A publican

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A Sadducee

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A Roman centurion

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Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife?

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Is it lawful for a man to take a second wife?

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Is it lawful for a man to marry his brother's daughter?

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Is it lawful for a man to marry following the death of his wife?

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Birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.

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Go thou, and do likewise.

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God uses the weak things of the world to bring forth strength.

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They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.

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Purity, godliness, and humility

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Judgment, mercy, and faith

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Sacrifice, obedience, and love

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Almsgiving, hospitality, and cheerfulness

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They thought only God could forgive sins

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They thought Jesus should have healed the man rather than forgive his sins

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They objected to the hole in the roof of the house

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They objected to the multitudes around coming to be healed

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They objected to Jesus associating with harlots

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They accused Jesus' disciples of doing work on the Sabbath day

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They brought him a man caught in the act of stealing a loaf of bread

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They brought him a woman taken in the act of adultery

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They were afraid the Pharisees would publicly denounce them

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They were afraid the Pharisees would put them out of the synagogue

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They thought the Pharisees would ridicule them

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They thought the Pharisees would tell the Roman soldiers

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A band of men and officers

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A legion of Roman soldiers

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A multitude of the common people

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The chief leaders of the people

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Turning water into wine

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Healing of the dumb man by touching his tongue

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Healing of the blind man by covering his eyes in clay

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Healing of the man with the withered hand

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Washed and anointed his feet with ointment

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Bring him bread to eat

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Brought him a new coat she had made

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Fell down and worshipped him

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He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

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He who has many debts forgiven, loves the one who forgave him more than he who has few debts forgive

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Love God with all your heart, and love your neighbour as yourself.

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It's important to uphold the spirit of the law, not just the letter of the law.

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They were selfish

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They disliked it when Jesus told parables

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They wanted to draw attention away from Jesus

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They were covetous

Question 6

6

Which respected Pharisee advised the Jews to let the apostles alone because if their message was truly from God, no man could fight against them?

Gamaliel

Gabriel

Caiaphas

Annas

Question 7

7

Jesus told a story about two men who went to pray in the temple. One was a Pharisee, what was the other man?

Question 8

8

What question regarding marriage did the Pharisees use to tempt Jesus?

Question 9

9

What did Jesus say when the Pharisees asked why he ate with publicans and sinners?

Question 10

10

Jesus accused the Pharisees of hypocritically paying tithes on herbs, and omitting which weightier matters of the law?

Question 11

11

When Jesus forgave the sins of the sick man let down through the roof to him, to what did the Pharisees object?

Question 12

12

Which Pharisee came to talk to Jesus by night?

Gamaliel

Nicodemus

James

Simeon

Question 13

13

What provoked Jesus to say to the Pharisees, "he that is without sin, let him first cast a stone."

Question 14

14

Many of the chief rulers privately believed in Jesus. Why did they not confess this belief publicly?

Question 15

15

What does the Bible say Judas "received" from the chief priests and Pharisees to enable him to help arrest Jesus?

Question 16

16

Which miracle that Jesus performed divided the Pharisees in opinion as to whether Jesus was from God or not?

Question 17

17

When Jesus went to dinner at Simon the Pharisee's house, what did a woman do for him?

Question 18

18

What is the message of the parable that Jesus told Simon the Pharisee?

Question 19

19

Which supernatural being or beings does the Bible say the Sadducees did not believe in?

God

Angels

Devils

Ghosts

Question 20

20

Why did the Pharisees deride Jesus when he said, "You cannot serve God and mammon,"?

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