Holy Week Bible Quiz Flashcards

#1

What did the crowds spread on the road when Jesus entered Jerusalem on what we now call Palm Sunday?

📖 Matthew 21:8

#2

At the Last Supper, which disciple did Jesus identify as the one who would betray him?

📖 Matthew 26:21-25

#3

How many times did Peter deny knowing Jesus before the rooster crowed?

📖 Matthew 26:34

#4

What was written on the sign placed above Jesus's head on the cross?

📖 Matthew 27:37

#5

In the Garden of Gethsemane, what did Jesus ask his Father to do regarding the cup before him?

📖 Matthew 26:39

#6

Who was the Roman governor that presided over Jesus's trial and ultimately ordered his crucifixion?

📖 Matthew 27:2

#7

According to the Gospel accounts, who discovered the empty tomb on the morning of the resurrection?

📖 Matthew 28:1

#8

What event prompted Jesus to overturn tables and drive out merchants from the temple during Holy Week?

📖 Matthew 21:12-13

#2

Judas Iscariot

Matthew 26:21-25 records Jesus announcing at the Last Supper that one of the twelve would betray him, and when Judas asked, Jesus confirmed it would be him.

Matthew 26:21-25

#1

Palm branches and cloaks

Matthew 21:8 describes the crowd spreading cloaks and branches from trees on the road as Jesus rode into Jerusalem.

Matthew 21:8

#4

'Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews'

Matthew 27:37 states that the inscription above Jesus's head read, 'This is Jesus, the King of the Jews,' which John 19:19 specifies was written as 'Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.'

Matthew 27:37

#3

Three times

Matthew 26:34 records Jesus telling Peter he would deny him three times before the rooster crowed, which is fulfilled in verses 69-75.

Matthew 26:34

#6

Pontius Pilate

Matthew 27:2 and subsequent verses describe Pontius Pilate as the Roman governor (procurator) who sentenced Jesus to crucifixion after the Jewish religious authorities brought him before him.

Matthew 27:2

#5

To remove it from him

Matthew 26:39 records Jesus praying, 'My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me,' showing his human struggle before accepting God's will.

Matthew 26:39

#8

He was angry at those buying and selling in the temple courts

Matthew 21:12-13 records Jesus entering the temple, overturning tables of money changers and the benches of those selling doves, saying the temple was being made 'a den of robbers' instead of a house of prayer.

Matthew 21:12-13

#7

Mary Magdalene and other women

Matthew 28:1 states that Mary Magdalene and 'the other Mary' came to look at the tomb and discovered it was empty, with variations in different Gospel accounts naming different women but consistently including multiple women.

Matthew 28:1

#9

Which disciple cut off the ear of the high priest's servant during Jesus's arrest in Gethsemane?

📖 Matthew 26:51

#10

According to Matthew's account, what was Jesus's final statement before he died on the cross?

📖 Matthew 27:46

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#10

'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me'

Matthew 27:46 records Jesus crying out in Aramaic, 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?' as his final statement before giving up his spirit, which differs from other Gospel accounts.

Matthew 27:46

#9

Peter

Matthew 26:51 states that one of Jesus's companions reached for his sword and cut off the ear of the servant of the high priest, and John 18:10 specifically identifies this disciple as Peter.

Matthew 26:51

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