Bible Quiz — Matthew 14:26TAB

Questions in this quiz

1. Who is described as seeing Jesus walking across the water?

   The disciplesThe crowd on shoreThe boat's crewSome nearby strangers

2. What was Jesus doing when the disciples saw him?

3. Fill in the blank with the word the disciples used for what they thought they saw: 'He is a ____.'

   He is a ____.

4. Put the events in the order the verse gives them.

   Position–1234They saw him on the water.

   Position–1234They became terrified.

   Position–1234They said he was a ghost.

   Position–1234They cried out because they were afraid.

5. True or False: In the formal reconstruction, the seeing is presented before the disciples' fear-filled reaction, rather than opening with the reaction itself.

   TrueFalse

6. When the disciples saw Jesus, fear seems to have changed how they understood what they were seeing. What does that reveal about how fear can distort perception?

7. The disciples cried out because they were afraid. Where in your life do you need space to bring a real fear before God instead of hiding it?

8. When fear starts to take over, which response best reflects a faithful lesson from this verse?

   Pause, pray, and avoid jumping to the worst conclusionTreat the first frightening explanation as definitely trueHide the fear and act as if nothing is wrongAssume that anything unexpected means God is absent

9. Name one situation this week where you will pause before reacting and turn your fear into prayer.

Reflection questions have no right answer — they count once you have written a response.