The Early Church in Acts Bible Quiz Flashcards

#1

In Acts 2, on the day of Pentecost, how many people were baptized after Peter's first sermon?

📖 Acts 2:41

#2

Which apostle was chosen to replace Judas Iscariot in Acts 1?

📖 Acts 1:26

#3

In Acts 3, Peter and John healed a man who had been lame since what age?

📖 Acts 3:2

#4

What happened to Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5 when they lied about the price of their property?

📖 Acts 5:1-10

#5

In Acts 6, what was the primary reason the apostles chose seven men to serve in the early church?

📖 Acts 6:1-4

#6

What was Stephen's primary role in Acts 6 before his arrest and trial?

📖 Acts 6:5-8

#7

In Acts 9, Saul encountered the risen Jesus on the road to Damascus. What did this encounter result in?

📖 Acts 9:3-9

#8

Which disciple was executed by King Herod Agrippa I in Acts 12, becoming the first apostle to be martyred?

📖 Acts 12:2

#2

Matthias

Matthias was chosen by casting lots among the disciples to fill the apostolic office left vacant by Judas's betrayal and death, as recorded in Acts 1:26.

Acts 1:26

#1

About 3,000 people

Acts 2:41 states that about 3,000 people were added to the church when they heard Peter's sermon and believed in Jesus.

Acts 2:41

#4

They died immediately

Acts 5:1-10 records that both Ananias and Sapphira died suddenly when Peter confronted them about lying regarding the proceeds from selling their land, demonstrating God's judgment on deceit in the early church.

Acts 5:1-10

#3

Birth

Acts 3:2 describes the man as having been lame from birth, and Peter healed him in Jesus's name at the temple gate called Beautiful.

Acts 3:2

#6

He was a deacon who performed miracles and evangelized

Acts 6:5-8 describes Stephen as one of the seven deacons chosen to serve widows, and he performed great wonders and miraculous signs among the people before being opposed and arrested.

Acts 6:5-8

#5

To distribute food and aid to widows

Acts 6:1-4 explains that the apostles appointed seven men of good reputation to serve tables and distribute food to widows so the apostles could focus on prayer and ministry of the word.

Acts 6:1-4

#8

James, the son of Zebedee

Acts 12:2 states that King Herod Agrippa I put James, the brother of John and son of Zebedee, to death with the sword, making him the first of the twelve apostles to be martyred.

Acts 12:2

#7

Saul was struck blind and converted to faith in Jesus

Acts 9:3-9 records that Saul was struck blind by a brilliant light when he encountered the risen Jesus, and he was converted to faith in Christ, later receiving his sight through Ananias.

Acts 9:3-9

#9

In Acts 13, at Antioch in Pisidia, Paul and Barnabas were sent out as missionaries by the church. Who laid hands on them to commission them?

📖 Acts 13:1-3

#10

In Acts 16, what miraculous event occurred in the Philippian jail where Paul and Silas were imprisoned?

📖 Acts 16:26

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#10

A great earthquake shook the jail doors open and loosened their chains

Acts 16:26 records that about midnight a severe earthquake shook the jail so violently that the prison doors flew open and everyone's chains came loose, leading to the conversion of the Philippian jailer and his household.

Acts 16:26

#9

The Holy Spirit through the church's leaders

Acts 13:1-3 describes how prophets and teachers at the church in Antioch, while worshiping and fasting, received direction from the Holy Spirit to set apart Paul and Barnabas for missionary work, and they laid hands on them to commission them.

Acts 13:1-3

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