Luke Chapter 18 Bible Quiz — The Persistent Widow and Zacchaeus' Road Flashcards

#1

In the parable of the persistent widow found in Luke 18, what does the widow repeatedly ask the unjust judge for?

📖 Luke 18:3-5

#2

What is the main lesson Jesus teaches through the parable of the persistent widow in Luke 18:1-8?

📖 Luke 18:1-8

#3

According to Luke 18:9-14, to whom did Jesus direct the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector?

📖 Luke 18:9

#4

In Luke 18:14, what does Jesus say about the tax collector who went home justified rather than the Pharisee?

📖 Luke 18:14

#5

When Jesus speaks to a ruler about entering the kingdom of God in Luke 18:18-23, what does He tell the ruler to do?

📖 Luke 18:22

#6

How did the ruler respond to Jesus' instruction to sell his possessions in Luke 18:23?

📖 Luke 18:23

#7

What is Zacchaeus' occupation when Jesus encounters him in Jericho in Luke 18:8-9?

📖 Luke 19:2

#8

Why did Zacchaeus climb a sycamore-fig tree when Jesus passed through Jericho in Luke 19:4?

📖 Luke 19:3-4

#2

God's elect should cry out to Him day and night, and He will bring about justice for them

Jesus explicitly teaches that believers should always pray and not give up, comparing God's justice to the unjust judge's eventual yielding—God will surely bring justice to His elect (Luke 18:1, 7-8).

Luke 18:1-8

#1

Justice against her adversary

The widow persistently asks the judge for justice against her adversary, and her constant petitioning eventually moves the judge to grant her request despite his lack of fear of God or concern for people (Luke 18:3-5).

Luke 18:3-5

#4

Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted

Jesus teaches that the tax collector who humbled himself went home justified, while the Pharisee who exalted himself did not, illustrating the principle that God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble (Luke 18:14).

Luke 18:14

#3

To those who were confident in their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else

Luke explicitly states the parable was directed 'to some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else' (Luke 18:9).

Luke 18:9

#6

He became very sad, because he was very wealthy

The ruler became very sad when he heard Jesus' words because he was extremely wealthy and was not willing to give up his possessions to follow Jesus (Luke 18:23).

Luke 18:23

#5

Sell all his possessions and distribute the money to the poor, then follow Jesus

Jesus tells the rich ruler to sell everything he has, give the money to the poor, and come follow Him, testing whether the ruler will put God above his wealth (Luke 18:22).

Luke 18:22

#8

Because he was short and wanted to see Jesus who was passing by

Luke tells us Zacchaeus was small in stature and climbed the sycamore tree specifically to see Jesus as He passed through Jericho (Luke 19:3-4).

Luke 19:3-4

#7

A chief tax collector

Zacchaeus is described as a chief tax collector, a position of authority over other tax collectors in the Jericho region (Luke 19:2).

Luke 19:2

#9

What does Zacchaeus promise to do for those he has defrauded, according to Luke 19:8?

📖 Luke 19:8

#10

In Luke 19:9-10, what does Jesus declare about Zacchaeus after witnessing his repentance?

📖 Luke 19:9-10

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#10

Salvation has come to his house, for he too is a son of Abraham; the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost

Jesus declares that salvation has come to Zacchaeus' house because he too is a son of Abraham, and Jesus explains that He came to seek and save the lost, highlighting Zacchaeus' redemption (Luke 19:9-10).

Luke 19:9-10

#9

Give half his possessions to the poor and repay anyone he has cheated four times the amount

Zacchaeus declares that he will give half his possessions to the poor and will repay anyone he has defrauded by four times the amount, demonstrating his genuine repentance and restitution (Luke 19:8).

Luke 19:8

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