“ARE YOU READY FOR 

 THE ESV CHALLENGE?” 

 

Using your English Standard Version, answer the following questions to this ESV quiz.

 

Do not rely on your memory.

 

As the Bible is the final authority, you must take the answer from the Bible verse (not from footnotes but from the text).

 

1. Fill in the missing words in Matthew 5:44. "Love your enemies, _______________________________ and pray for those who persecute you."

 

2. According to Matthew 17:21, what two things are required to cast out this type of demon?

 

3. According to Matthew 18:11, why did Jesus come to earth?

 

4. According to Matthew 27:2, what was Pilate's first name?

 

5. In Matthew 27:35, when the wicked soldiers parted His garments, they were fulfilling the words of the prophet.

 

Copy what the prophet said in Matthew 27:35 from the ESV.

 

6. In Mark 3:15, Jesus gave the apostles power to cast out demons and to ____________.

 

7. According to Mark 7:16, what does a man need to be able to hear?

 

8. According to Luke 7:28, what was John? (teacher, prophet, carpenter, etc.). What is his title or last name?

 

9. In Luke 9:55, what did the disciples not know?

 

10. In Luke 9:56, what did the Son of man not come to do?

 

According to this verse, what did He come to do?

 

11. In Luke 22:14, how many apostles were with Jesus?

 

12. According to Luke 23:38, in what three languages was the superscription written?

 

13. In Luke 24:42, what did they give Jesus to eat with his fish?

 

14. John 3:13 is a very important verse, proving the deity of Christ.

 

According to this verse (as Jesus spoke), where is the Son of man?

 

15. What happened each year as told in John 5:4?

 

16. In John 7:50, what time of day did Nicodemus come to Jesus?

17. In Acts 8:37, what is the one requirement for baptism?

 

18. What did Saul ask Jesus in Acts 9:6?

 

19. Write the name of the man mentioned in Acts 15:34?

 

20. Study Acts 24:6-8. What would the Jew have done with Paul? What was the chief captain's name? What did the chief captain command?

 

21. Copy Romans 16:24 word for word from the ESV.

 

22. First Timothy 3:16 is perhaps the greatest verse in the New Testament concerning the deity of Christ. In this verse, who was manifested in the flesh?

 

23. In the second part of First Peter 4:14, how do [they] speak of Christ? And what do we Christians do?

 

24. Who are the three Persons of the Trinity in First John 5:7?

 

25. Revelation 1:11 is another very important verse that proves the deity of Christ.

In the first part of this verse Jesus said, "I am the A___________________  and O_____________, the ___________ and the ___________:"

 

26. Look up all the following verses in the ESV:

 

Matthew 17:21; Matthew 18:11; Mark 7:16; Mark 9:44,46; Mark 11:26; Mark 15:28; Luke 17:36; Luke 23:17; John 5:4; Acts 8:37; Acts 15:34; Acts 24:7; Acts 28:29; Romans 16:24

 

Conclusion: If you followed the instructions above, you will find that you have not done too well on the test.

 

Don’t be too upset! 

 

The answers are all missing in the ESV.

 

If you would like to improve your score, and in fact score 100%, you can re-take this test using The King James Bible … The Authorized Bible.



 THE ESV CHALLENGE


 ANSWERS 

 

 

Harley Hitchcock


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