Bible Quiz — Matthew 21:12TAB

Questions in this quiz

1. Where did Jesus go before confronting the commerce in the temple?

   Into the temple groundsTo a private house nearbyTo the city gateTo an open market outside the city

2. Who carried out these actions?

3. Which actions are stated in the verse? Select all that apply.

   He cleared the worship space of buyers and sellersHe turned over the currency dealers' tablesHe knocked down the seats of the dove sellersHe praised the business being done there

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

   Position–1234Jesus went into the temple grounds

   Position–1234Jesus drove out the people buying and selling

   Position–1234Jesus overturned the tables of the currency dealers

   Position–1234Jesus overturned the seats of the dove sellers

5. True or False: In the formal reconstruction, the sentence names Jesus once and then refers back to him with a pronoun for the later actions.

   TrueFalse

6. Jesus did not ignore what dishonored the temple. What feelings or thoughts arise as you picture his response?

7. The temple was meant for God, yet ordinary trade had crowded it. What does that awaken in you about reverence before God?

8. Which response best fits the kind of correction Jesus gave in the temple?

   Clear out what turns worship into a place for gain and distractionKeep the clutter if the setting still looks religiousLeave the system alone and just feel more spiritualFocus only on private devotion and ignore what happens in gathered worship

9. Name one concrete change you could make this week to help your worship be less crowded and more focused on God.

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