Matthew Chapter 18 Questions
1. What does Matthew 18 primarily focus on?
- a. The miracles
of Jesus
- b. The importance
of humility
- c. The parables
of Jesus
- d. The genealogy
of Jesus
Answer: b. The importance of humility
2. Which discourse is referred to as the 4th big talk of
Jesus in Chapter 18?
- a. The Sermon on
the Mount
- b. The Olivet
Discourse
- c. The Church
order discourse
- d. The Bread of
Life discourse
Answer:
c. The Church order discourse
3. According to Matthew 18, what guides believers toward a
Christ-like character and relationships within the community?
- a. Following
strict rules
- b. Ignoring sin
within the community
- c. Embracing
limitless forgiveness
- d. Pursuing
personal interests
Answer: c. Embracing limitless forgiveness
4. What is one of the key lessons taught in Matthew 18?
- a. Accumulating
wealth
- b. Worldly
success
- c. Addressing sin
within the community with love
- d. The pursuit of
individual happiness
Answer:
c. Addressing sin within the community with love
5. According to Matthew 18, what did the disciples ask Jesus
about the kingdom of heaven?
- a. When will the
kingdom of heaven come?
- b. Who is the
greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
- c. Where will the
kingdom of heaven be established?
- d. How many
disciples will enter the kingdom of heaven?
Answer: b. Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
(Matthew 18:1)
1a At that time the
disciples* approached Jesus
and said, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
6. How did Jesus illustrate the importance of humility in
the kingdom of heaven?
- a. By bringing a
wealthy man to stand before the disciples
- b. By placing a
child in their midst
- c. By
demonstrating miracles and wonders
- d. By quoting
ancient scriptures about humility
Answer: b.
By placing a child in their midst (Matthew 18:2)
2He called a child over, placed it in their
midst,
7. What did Jesus emphasize about becoming like children?
- a. Children are
weak and should be avoided
- b. Childish
behavior is unacceptable in the kingdom
- c. Unless you
turn and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven
- d. Children have
no significance in the kingdom
Answer: c. Unless you turn and become like
children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 18:3)
3b and said, “Amen,
I say to you, unless you turn and become like children,* you will not
enter the kingdom of heaven.
8. According to Jesus, what is required to be the greatest
in the kingdom of heaven?
- a. Wealth and
prosperity
- b. Power and
authority
- c. Humbling
oneself like a child
- d. Accomplishing
great feats and miracles
Answer:
c. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of
heaven (Matthew 18:4)
4c Whoever humbles
himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
9. What promise did Jesus make regarding those who receive a
child in His name?
- a. They will gain
earthly riches
- b. They will be
exalted above others
- c. They will
receive Jesus himself
- d. They will have
special privileges in the kingdom
Answer:
c. And whoever receives one child such as this in my name receives me (Matthew
18:5)
5* And whoever
receives one child such as this in my name receives me.
10. According to Matthew 18, what severe consequence does
Jesus suggest for those who cause little ones to sin?
- a. Excommunication
from the community
- b. A great
millstone hung around the neck and drowning in the depths of the sea
- c. Public
humiliation
- d. Fasting and
prayer
- Answer:
b. A great millstone hung around the neck and to be drowned in the depths of
the sea (Matthew 18:6)
6d “Whoever causes
one of these little ones* who believe in
me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone hung around his
neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
11. What warning does Jesus give about the world in Matthew
18:7?
- a. The world will
be destroyed by fire
- b. Woe to the
world because of things that bring joy
- c. Woe to the
world because of things that cause sin
- d. The world is
perfect and without fault
- Answer:
c. Woe to the world because of things that cause sin (Matthew 18:7)
7* Woe to the world
because of things that cause sin! Such things must come, but woe to the one
through whom they come!
12. What drastic action does Jesus advise in Matthew 18:8-9
to avoid sin?
- a. Run away from
sinful situations
- b. Fast and pray
- c. Cut off the
hand or foot that causes sin, and tear out the eye causing sin
- d. Confess sins
publicly
- Answer:
c. Cut off the hand or foot that causes sin, and tear out the eye causing sin
(Matthew 18:8-9)
8e If your hand or
foot causes you to sin,* cut it off and
throw it away. It is better for you to enter into life maimed or crippled than
with two hands or two feet to be thrown into eternal fire.
9And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it
out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye
than with two eyes to be thrown into fiery Gehenna.
13. In the context of sin and consequences, what imagery
does Jesus use in Matthew 18:8 to emphasize the seriousness of avoiding sin?
- a. Walking on hot
coals
- b. Throwing
oneself into a pit of snakes
- c. Entering a
narrow gate
- d. Entering life
maimed or crippled rather than being thrown into eternal fire
- Answer:
d. Entering life maimed or crippled rather than being thrown into eternal fire
(Matthew 18:8)
8e If your hand or
foot causes you to sin,* cut it off and
throw it away. It is better for you to enter into life maimed or crippled than
with two hands or two feet to be thrown into eternal fire.
14. What term is used in Matthew 18:9 to describe the place
of punishment for those who do not heed Jesus' warning about sin?
- a. Purgatory
- b. Gehenna
- c. Paradise
- d. Limbo
- Answer: b. Gehenna (Matthew 18:9)
9And if your eye
causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter
into life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into fiery Gehenna.
15. What caution does Jesus give about "these little
ones" in Matthew 18?
- a. They are
insignificant, so don't bother about them.
- b. Do not despise
them, for their angels in heaven always look upon the face of God.
- c. They are
responsible for their own actions.
- d. Treat them
with indifference.
Answer: b. Do not despise them, for their angels
in heaven always look upon the face of God. (Matthew 18:10)
10f “See that you do
not despise one of these little ones,* for I say to you
that their angels in heaven always look upon the face of my heavenly
Father.
16. According to the Parable of the Lost Sheep in Matthew 18,
what does the shepherd do when one sheep goes astray?
- a. He ignores it
and focuses on the ninety-nine.
- b. He leaves the
ninety-nine and goes in search of the stray.
- c. He scolds the
other sheep for letting one wander off.
- d. He waits for
the stray sheep to find its own way back.
Answer: b. He leaves
the ninety-nine and goes in search of the stray. (Matthew 18:12)
12What is your opinion? If a man has a hundred
sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine in the
hills and go in search of the stray?
17. What is the emotional response of the shepherd when he
finds the lost sheep in the Parable of the Lost Sheep?
- a. He scolds the
sheep for wandering off.
- b. He feels
indifferent.
- c. He rejoices
more over it than over the ninety-nine that did not stray.
- d. He ignores the
lost sheep.
Answer: c. He rejoices more over it than over the
ninety-nine that did not stray. (Matthew 18:13)
13And if he finds it, amen, I say to you, he
rejoices more over it than over the ninety-nine that did not stray.
18. According to Matthew 18:14, what does Jesus express
about God's will concerning "these little ones"?
- a. God doesn't
care about them.
- b. God wishes for
them to be lost.
- c. It is not the
will of God that one of these little ones be lost.
- d. God is
indifferent to their fate.
Answer: c.
It is not the will of God that one of these little ones be lost. (Matthew
18:14)
14In just the same way, it is not the will of
your heavenly Father that one of these little ones be lost.
19. What is the broader theme and focus of Matthew Chapter
18?
- a. The importance
of wealth and prosperity.
- b. Guidelines for
building a successful career.
- c. The Church
order discourse and teachings on humility, dealing with sin, seeking the lost,
addressing sin within the community with love, and embracing limitless
forgiveness.
- d. Rituals and
ceremonies.
Answer: c. The Church order discourse and
teachings on humility, dealing with sin, seeking the lost, addressing sin
within the community with love, and embracing limitless forgiveness.
20. According to Matthew 18, what should you do if your
brother sins against you?
- a. Keep it to
yourself
- b. Go and tell
him his fault between you and him alone
- c. Ignore it and
move on
- d. Gossip about
it with others
Answer: b. Go and tell him his fault between you
and him alone (Matthew 18:15)
15h “If your brother* sins [against
you], go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to
you, you have won over your brother.
21. If the brother does not listen when you tell him his
fault, what should you do next according to Matthew 18?
- a. Give up and
ignore the issue
- b. Take one or
two others along with you
- c. Confront him
publicly
- d. Report him to
the authorities
Answer: b. Take one or two others along with you
(Matthew 18:16)
16* i If he does not listen, take one
or two others along with you, so that ‘every fact may be established on the
testimony of two or three witnesses.’
22. If the brother still refuses to listen even with one or
two others, what is the next step according to Matthew 18?
- a. Keep trying to
convince him privately
- b. Tell the
church
- c. Cut ties and
avoid him
- d. Sue him in
court
Answer: b. Tell the church (Matthew 18:17)
17j If he refuses to
listen to them, tell the church.* If he refuses to
listen even to the church, then treat him as you would a Gentile or a tax
collector.
23. How does Matthew 18 advise treating a brother who
refuses to listen even to the church?
- a. Shun him
completely
- b. Embrace him
with open arms
- c. Treat him as
you would a Gentile or a tax collector
- d. Publicly shame
him
Answer: c. Treat him as you would a Gentile or a
tax collector (Matthew 18:17)
17j If he refuses to
listen to them, tell the church.* If he refuses to
listen even to the church, then treat him as you would a Gentile or a tax collector.
24. According to Matthew 18:18, what authority is granted
concerning binding and loosing?
- a. Earthly
authorities
- b. Church leaders
only
- c. Believers
collectively
- d. Heavenly
authority
Answer: d. Heavenly authority (Matthew 18:18)
18* k Amen, I say to you,
whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on
earth shall be loosed in heaven.
25. In Matthew 18:19, what condition is mentioned for a
prayer to be granted by the heavenly Father?
- a. Praying in a
large group
- b. Having a
perfect prayer
- c. Two or three
agreeing on earth about anything
- d. Praying in
secret
Answer: c. Two or three agreeing on earth about
anything (Matthew 18:19)
19* l Again, [amen,] I
say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything for which they are to
pray, it shall be granted to them by my heavenly Father.
.26 According to Matthew 18:20, where is Jesus present when
two or three are gathered together in His name?
- a. Only in the
church building
- b. In the hearts
of believers
- c. In heaven
- d. In the midst of
them
Answer: d. In the midst of them (Matthew 18:20)
20* m For where two or
three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”
27. According to Matthew 18, how many times did Peter
suggest forgiving a brother who sins against him?
- a. Seven times
- b. Ten times
- c. Seventy times
seven
- d. Hundred times
Answer: a. Seven times (Matthew 18:21-22)
21n Then Peter
approaching asked him, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I
forgive him? As many as seven times?”
22* Jesus answered,
“I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times.
28. In the parable of the Unforgiving Servant, what did the
king decide to do when settling accounts with his servants?
- a. Reward them
with riches
- b. Sell them into
slavery
- c. Forgive their
debts
- d. Punish them
severely
Answer: c. Forgive their debts (Matthew 18:23)
23o That is why the
kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who decided to settle accounts with
his servants.
29. How did the servant in the parable respond when he was
unable to pay back the huge amount he owed?
- a. Ran away
- b. Begged for
patience
- c. Offered to
work for the king
- d. Threatened the
king
Answer: b. Begged for patience (Matthew 18:26)
26* At that, the
servant fell down, did him homage, and said, ‘Be patient with me, and I will
pay you back in full.’
30. What did the master in the parable do when he saw the
servant's plea for patience and repayment in full?
- a. Became angry
and punished the servant
- b. Sold the
servant into slavery
- c. Forgive the
entire debt
- d. Demanded
immediate payment
Answer: c. Forgive the entire debt (Matthew 18:27)
27Moved with compassion the master of that
servant let him go and forgave him the loan.
31. After being forgiven, how did the servant in the parable
treat a fellow servant who owed him a much smaller amount?
- a. Forgave the
debt
- b. Demanded
immediate payment
- c. Ignored the
debt
- d. Reported him
to the king
Answer: b. Demanded immediate payment (Matthew
18:28)
28When that servant had left, he found one of
his fellow servants who owed him a much smaller amount.* He seized him
and started to choke him, demanding, ‘Pay back what you owe.’
32. What was the reaction of the fellow servants when they
saw the unforgiving servant's actions?
- a. Applauded him
- b. Were deeply disturbed
and reported the affair
- c. Ignored the
situation
- d. Celebrated his
actions
Answer: b. Were deeply disturbed and reported the
affair (Matthew 18:31)
31Now when his fellow servants saw what had
happened, they were deeply disturbed, and went to their master and reported the
whole affair.
33. How did the master respond to the unforgiving servant's
lack of mercy toward his fellow servant?
- a. Praised him
for his strictness
- b. Ignored the
situation
- c. Forgave him
again
- d. Handed him
over to the torturers until he paid back the whole debt
Answer: d. Handed him over to the torturers until
he paid back the whole debt (Matthew 18:34)
34Then in anger his master handed him over to
the torturers until he should pay back the whole debt.*
34. According to Matthew 18:35, what warning did Jesus give
regarding forgiveness?
- a. Forgiveness is
optional
- b. You forgive
brother from your hear
- c. Forgiveness is
not necessary
- d. Forgiveness is
a sign of weakness
Answer: b. You forgive brother from your hear (Matthew 18:35)
35* q So will my
heavenly Father do to you, unless each of you forgives his brother from his
heart.”
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