Mary the Mother of Jesus — Bible Quiz Flashcards

#1

What was Mary's response when the angel Gabriel told her she would bear a son?

📖 Luke 1:34

#2

What town was Mary from, and where did she travel to visit her relative Elizabeth?

📖 Luke 1:26,39-40

#3

Where was Jesus born according to the Gospel accounts?

📖 Luke 2:4-7

#4

What did Mary do with the things people said about her baby Jesus?

📖 Luke 2:19

#5

What was Jesus's first miracle, and who prompted him to perform it?

📖 John 2:1-11

#6

What did Jesus say to Mary while he was being crucified?

📖 John 19:26-27

#7

What was the name of the priest to whom Mary was related?

📖 Luke 1:5,36

#8

What did Simeon tell Mary would happen to Jesus?

📖 Luke 2:34-35

#2

From Nazareth to the hill country of Judea

Luke 1:26 and 1:39-40 indicate Mary was from Nazareth and traveled to the hill country of Judea to visit her relative Elizabeth, who was expecting John the Baptist.

Luke 1:26,39-40

#1

She asked how this could be possible since she was a virgin

Mary asked the angel how this could be possible since she had not been with a man, demonstrating both her confusion and her commitment to virginity before marriage.

Luke 1:34

#4

She treasured them in her heart and pondered them

Luke 2:19 states that Mary treasured all these things in her heart and pondered them, reflecting her thoughtful response to the miraculous events surrounding Jesus's birth.

Luke 2:19

#3

Bethlehem

Matthew 2:1 and Luke 2:4-7 both confirm that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, the city of David, where Mary and Joseph had traveled for the census.

Luke 2:4-7

#6

Woman, here is your son, and to the disciple, here is your mother

John 19:26-27 records that Jesus, seeing his mother and the disciple John at the crucifixion, told Mary that John would be her son and told John to take Mary into his care.

John 19:26-27

#5

Turning water into wine at Cana; Mary his mother asked him

John 2:1-11 records that Jesus's first miracle was turning water into wine at a wedding in Cana, which occurred because Mary told him that the wine had run out.

John 2:1-11

#8

A sword will pierce your own soul too, and he is destined for the falling and rising of many in Israel

Luke 2:34-35 records Simeon's prophecy that Jesus would be a sign that would be spoken against and that a sword would pierce Mary's soul, foreshadowing both Jesus's rejection and Mary's suffering at his crucifixion.

Luke 2:34-35

#7

Zechariah

Luke 1:5 and 1:36 indicate that Elizabeth was Mary's relative and that Elizabeth was married to Zechariah, a priest of the division of Abijah.

Luke 1:5,36

#9

Do the Gospels specifically record Mary, the mother of Jesus, as being present at one of Jesus' resurrection appearances?

📖 Matthew 28:1; John 20:1; Acts 1:14

#10

What was Mary doing when the Holy Spirit came at Pentecost according to Acts?

📖 Acts 1:14

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#10

She was with the apostles in the upper room, waiting for the Father's promise

Acts 1:14 records that Mary, mother of Jesus, was with the apostles and other believers in the upper room, constantly united in prayer while waiting for what the Father promised before Pentecost occurred.

Acts 1:14

#9

No, the Gospels do not specifically record her at a resurrection appearance

The Gospel resurrection accounts specifically name Mary Magdalene and other followers, but they do not specifically identify Mary the mother of Jesus as present at a resurrection appearance. Acts 1:14 later records Mary with the disciples after Jesus' resurrection.

Matthew 28:1; John 20:1; Acts 1:14

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