Matthew Chapter 6
1. According to the teachings in the Sermon on the Mount, what is emphasized regarding disciples' attitudes?
A. Independence from God
B. Dependence on God
C. Earthly accomplishments
D. Public recognition
Answer: B. Dependence on God
2.What does Jesus correct in the three devotional pillars of Judaism in the Sermon on the Mount?
A. Fasting
B. Prayer
C. Almsgiving
D. All of the above
Answer: D. All of the above
3.How many verses are in the gospel of Matthew chapter 6?
A. 20
B. 24
C. 30
D. 34
Answer: A. 34
4. The Lord's prayer is part of the Sermon on the Mount. True or False?
A. True
B. False
Answer: A. True
5. How do you know Jesus did not recite the Lord's Prayer himself?
A. He forgot the prayer
B. He preferred other prayers
C. He didn't want to pray in public
D. The prayer includes the line forgive us our debts, which didn't apply to him as sinless.
Answer: D. The prayer includes the line forgive us our debts, which didn't apply to him as sinless.
6. What is the warning given about performing righteous deeds in Matthew 6:1?
A. Perform deeds to gain praise from others
B. Seek recompense from your heavenly Father
C. Avoid performing deeds for public recognition
D. Righteous deeds have no heavenly reward
Answer: A (Reference: Matthew 6:1.
1[But] take care not to perform righteous deeds in order that people may see them;a otherwise, you will have no recompense from your heavenly Father.
7. In Matthew 6:2, how does Jesus advise against giving alms?
A. Give openly to receive praise
B. Blow a trumpet before giving
C. Let your left hand know what your right is doing
D. Keep almsgiving a secret
Answer: D (Reference: Matthew 6:2-4.
2When you give alms, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites* do in the synagogues and in the streets to win the praise of others. Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward.b
3But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right is doing,
4so that your almsgiving may be secret. And your Father who sees in secret will repay you.
8. According to Matthew 6:6, where should one pray to receive heavenly reward?
A. In the synagogues
B. On street corners
C. In an inner room with the door closed
D. In public places
Answer: C (Reference: Matthew 6:6.
6But when you pray, go to your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will repay you.
9. What is the instruction regarding the length of prayers in Matthew 6:7?
A. Pray with many words to be heard
B. Babble like the pagans for effectiveness
C. Pray silently to avoid hypocrisy
D. Do not babble like the pagans with many words
Answer: D (Reference: Matthew 6:7.
7* In praying, do not babble like the pagans, who think that they will be heard because of their many words.*
10. How does the Lord's Prayer begin in Matthew 6:9?
A. Our Creator in heaven
B. Almighty God in heaven
C. Our Father in heaven
D. Holy Father in heaven
Answer: C (Reference: Matthew 6:9.
11. According to Matthew 6:14, what condition is set for receiving forgiveness from the heavenly Father?
A. Freely forgive others
B. Repay debts to others
C. Fast regularly
D. Babble in prayers
Answer: A (Reference: Matthew 6:14.
12. What is the advice about fasting in Matthew 6:17-18?
A. Look gloomy to show humility
B. Neglect appearance for spiritual gain
C. Anoint your head and wash your face
D. Fast in public places for recognition
Answer: C (Reference: Matthew 6:17-18.
13. In Matthew 6:10, what does Jesus instruct believers to pray for regarding God's will?
A. Earthly possessions
B. Personal success
C. God's will to be done on earth as in heaven
D. Worldly pleasures
Answer: C (Reference: Matthew 6:10.
14. According to Matthew 6:12, what is the request in the Lord's Prayer related to forgiveness?
A. Forgive others as they forgive us
B. Seek forgiveness for financial debts
C. Request forgiveness for sins committed
D. Repay debts before seeking forgiveness
Answer: C (Reference: Matthew 6:12.
15. How does Jesus advise against praying in Matthew 6:5?
A. Pray with great eloquence
B. Pray loudly for others to hear
C. Pray in secret without public display
D. Babble like the pagans
Answer: B (Reference: Matthew 6:5.
5When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, who love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on street corners so that others may see them. Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward.
16. What is the consequence mentioned in Matthew 6:15 for those who do not forgive others?
A. They will receive earthly punishment
B. Their prayers will not be heard
C. God will not forgive their transgressions
D. They will be blessed with abundance
Answer: C (Reference: Matthew 6:15.
15But if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your transgressions.i
17. According to Matthew 6:8, why does Jesus advise against babbling like the pagans in prayers?
A. God already knows what you need before you ask
B. Babbling is disrespectful in prayer
C. Pagans do not receive answers to their prayers
D. Babbling disrupts the connection with God
Answer: A (Reference: Matthew 6:8.
8Do not be like them. Your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
18. What is the significance of anointing your head and washing your face during fasting in Matthew 6:17-18?
A. so that you may appear to others to be fasting
B. so that you may NOT appear to others to be fasting
C. so that you will receive bread from heaven
D. so that angels will minister to you
Answer: B. so that you may NOT appear to others to be fasting (Reference: Matthew 6:17-18.
17But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
18 so that you may not appear to others to be fasting, except to your Father who is hidden. And your Father who sees what is hidden will repay you.
19. According to Matthew 6:3-4, why does Jesus recommend keeping almsgiving secret?
A. To avoid receiving rewards from God
B. To prevent hypocritical behavior
C. To ensure praise from others
D. To challenge the status quo
Answer: B. To prevent hypocritical behavior (Reference: Matthew 6:3-4.
3But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right is doing,
4so that your almsgiving may be secret. And your Father who sees in secret will repay you.
20. What is the warning given about storing treasures on earth?
A. They are prone to decay and destruction.
B. Thieves cannot break in and steal them.
C. They bring light to the body.
D. Moths protect them from decay.
Answer: A. They are prone to decay and destruction.
Matthew 6:19 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and decay destroy, and thieves break in and steal.
21. According to Matthew 6:20, where should one store up treasures?
A. On earth for security.
B. In a hidden cave.
C. In heaven.
D. In a bank vault.
Answer: C. In heaven.
Matthew 6:20 But store up treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor decay destroys, nor thieves break in and steal.
22. What does the lamp of the body represent, according to the text?
A. The mouth.
B. The eye.
C. The hand.
D. The heart.
Answer: B. The eye.
Matthew 6:22 The lamp of the body is the eye.
23. How is one's body filled with light, according to Matthew 6:22?
A. Through good deeds.
B. By sound eye.
C. Through meditation.
D. By avoiding darkness.
Answer: B. By sound eye.
Matthew 6:22 If your eye is sound, your whole body will be filled with light.
24. What does Matthew 6:24 warn about serving two masters?
A. One master brings love, the other brings hatred.
B. It is impossible to serve two masters simultaneously.
C. One master brings devotion, the other brings despise.
D. Two masters bring balance.
Answer: B. It is impossible to serve two masters simultaneously.
Matthew 6:24 No one can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
25. According to Matthew 6:25-26, what is the message regarding worrying about life?
A. Worry is essential for survival.
B. Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.
C. Birds gather everything into barns.
D. Worrying adds extra moments to life.
Answer: B. Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.
Matthew 6:25-26 Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat [or drink], or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds in the sky; they do not sow or reap, they gather nothing into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them.
26. What is the message regarding worry in Matthew 6:27?
A. Worrying adds years to life.
B. Worrying is a sign of wisdom.
C. Worrying cannot add a single moment to life.
D. Worrying is essential for planning.
Answer: C. Worrying cannot add a single moment to life.
Matthew 6:27 Can any of you by worrying add a single moment to your life-span?
27. According to Matthew 6:28-30, what is the lesson from the wild flowers?
A. They work hard to spin clothes.
B. They are more splendid than Solomon.
C. They worry about tomorrow.
D. God provides for them without effort.
Answer: D. God provides for them without effort.
Matthew 6:28-30 Why are you anxious about clothes? Learn from the way the wild flowers grow. They do not work or spin. But I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was clothed like one of them. If God so clothes the grass of the field, which grows today and is thrown into the oven tomorrow, will he not much more provide for you, O you of little faith?
28. According to Matthew 6:33, what should one seek first?
A. Material possessions.
B. The kingdom of God and his righteousness.
C. Tomorrow's worries.
D. Approval from pagans.
Answer: B. The kingdom of God and his righteousness.
Matthew 6:33 But seek first the kingdom [of God] and his righteousness, and all these things will be given you besides.
30. What is the advice given regarding worrying about tomorrow in Matthew 6:34?
A. Tomorrow will be better than today.
B. Tomorrow will take care of itself.
C. Worrying is essential for preparation.
D. Tomorrow's evil cannot be avoided.
Answer: B. Tomorrow will take care of itself.
Matthew 6:34 Do not worry about tomorrow; tomorrow will take care of itself. Sufficient for a day is its own evil.
31. What consequence does Matthew 6:23 suggest for a bad eye?
A. The body will be filled with light.
B. The body will be in darkness.
C. The eye will become sound.
D. Darkness will be expelled from the body.
Answer: B. The body will be in darkness.
Matthew 6:23 but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be in darkness. And if the light in you is darkness, how great will the darkness be..
32. In Matthew 6:32, what does Jesus say that the pagans seek?
A. The kingdom of God.
B. Righteousness.
C. Material possessions and worries.
D. The approval of God.
Answer: C. Material possessions and worries.
Matthew 6:32 All these things the pagans seek. Your heavenly Father knows that you need them all..
33. How does Matthew 6:31 advise against worry about basic needs?
A. By emphasizing the importance of worry.
B. By stating that worrying is a virtue.
C. By suggesting to seek material possessions first.
D. By instructing not to worry and trust in God's provision.
Answer: D. By instructing not to worry and trust in God's provision.
Matthew 6:31 So do not worry and say, ‘What are we to eat?’ or ‘What are we to drink?’ or ‘What are we to wear?’.
34. What contrast does Matthew 6:30 draw between God's provision and the grass of the field?
A. The grass works hard for its provision.
B. God provides for the grass effortlessly.
C. The grass is more important than humans.
D. The grass worries about the future.
Answer: B. God provides for the grass effortlessly.
Matthew 6:30 If God so clothes the grass of the field, which grows today and is thrown into the oven tomorrow, will he not much more provide for you, O you of little faith?
35. According to Matthew 6:25, what specific aspects of life are mentioned that people are told not to worry about?
A. Career and success.
B. What to eat, drink, and wear.
C. Social relationships.
D. Entertainment and leisure.
Answer: B. What to eat, drink, and wear.
Matthew 6:25 Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat [or drink], or about your body, what you will wear..
36. In Matthew 6:33, what assurance is given if one seeks the kingdom of God and his righteousness?
A. Temporary satisfaction.
B. Approval from society.
C. All these things will be given you besides.
D. Endless wealth.
Answer: C. All these things will be given you besides.
Matthew 6:33 But seek first the kingdom [of God] and his righteousness, and all these things will be given you besides.
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