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1. What does the author of the gospel portray Jesus as when he begins the gospel
narrative? (Hint: “In the beginning was the __________, and the __________ was
with God, and the _________ was God.” (John 1:1)
The Word (John 1:1-14)

2. Through whom was the Law given?

Moses (John 1:17)

3. According to John 1:18, who has seen God?

No one (“No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the
bosom of the Father, he has declared him.”)

4. Who was “the voice of one crying in the wilderness”? John the Baptist (John
1:23)

5. Which prophet prophesied about “the voice of one crying in the wilderness”?
Prophet Isaiah (John 1:23)

6. Where was John baptizing?

Jordan (John 1:28)

7. What did John the Baptist say when he first saw Jesus coming toward him?
“Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29)
(You may give points even if they give only the first part as the answer)

8. In what form was the Spirit seen descending from heaven during Jesus’ baptism?
Dove (John 1:32)

9. What does “Rabbi” mean?

Teacher (John 1:38)

10. Who was the first disciple to follow Jesus?

Andrew (John 1:40)

11. To whom did Andrew first say, “We have found the Messiah”?
To his brother Simon Peter (John 1:41)

12. What name did Jesus give to Simon Peter? Cephas (which is translated, A Stone;
John 1:42)
13. Which was Philip’s hometown?
Bethsaida (John 1:44; 12:21)

14. Which city are Andrew and Peter from?

Bethsaida (John 1:44)

15. Who said, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth”? Nathanael (John 1:46)

16. About whom did Jesus say this? “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no
guile!”
Nathanael (John 1:47)

17. Where was the wedding where Jesus changed the water into wine?
Cana of Galilee (John 2)

18. How many waterpots of stone did Jesus ask to fill with water, which later became
wine?
6 (John 2:6)

19. According to what the Jews said in St. John 2:20, how many years did it take to
build the temple in Jerusalem?
46 (John 2:20)

20. Which ruler of the Jews came to see Jesus secretly in the night?
Nicodemus (John 3:2)

21. Jesus said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the
kingdom of God.” Who did Jesus say this to? Nicodemus (John 3:3)

22. Who said, “He must increase, but I must decrease”?

John the Baptist (John 3:30)

23. What was the name of the city in Samaria where Jacob’s well was located? Sychar
(John 4:5)

24. The Samaritan women who spoke to Jesus at the well, in her conversation with
Jesus, indicated who gave them that well. According to her, who gave the
Samaritans the well?
Jacob (John 4:12)

25. Jesus healed a blind, lame and paralyzed man who was lying at the pool at the
Sheep Gate in Jerusalem. How long had this man been ill?
 38 years (John 5:5)

26. What is another name for the Sea of Galilee?

Sea of Tiberias (John 6:1)

27. What city did Jesus go into after the miracle of feeding the five thousand?
Capernaum (John 6:17)

28. What does St. John 6:35 say? (This is a very famous verse)
“I am the bread of life; he who comes to me shall not hunger, and he believes in
me shall never thirst.” (Give points even if they just write, “I am the bread of
life.”)

29. What did Jesus say to those who accused the adulteress?
“Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.”
(John 8:7)

30. To what pool did Jesus send the blind man in order to wash his eyes?
Siloam (John 9:7)

31. Where did Lazarus live?

Bethany (John 11:1)

32. To whom did Jesus say this? - “I am the resurrection and the life.”
Martha (John 11:25)

33. Who was the high priest during the year Jesus was crucified?
Caiaphas (John 11:49)

34. Who made this prophesy? “You know nothing at all; you do not understand that it
is expedient for you that one man should die for the people, an that the whole
nation should not perish.”
Caiaphas, the high priest (John 11:49-50)

35. When Jesus entered Jerusalem, a great crowd sang ‘Hosanna’ to him. On this day
great crowd of Jews gathered to see not only Jesus but another person also. Who
was this other person?
Lazarus (John 12:9).

36. Jesus fulfilled the prophesy of many prophets in the Old Testament. Which
prophet prophesied saying, “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts,
lest they should see with their eyes, lest they should understand with their hearts
and turn, so that I should heal them.”
 Isaiah (John 12:37-40)

37. What was the name of the father of the disciple who betrayed Jesus?
Simon Iscariot (John 13:2, 26)