The Twelve Apostles True or False Quiz — 10 Questions with Answers Flashcards

#1

Matthew was a tax collector before Jesus called him to become an apostle.

📖 Matthew 9:9

#2

Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of gold.

📖 Matthew 26:15

#3

James and John were brothers and both became apostles of Jesus.

📖 Matthew 4:21-22

#4

Simon Peter denied knowing Jesus four times before the rooster crowed.

📖 Matthew 26:34

#5

Thomas was present with the other apostles when the risen Jesus appeared to them after the resurrection.

📖 John 20:24

#6

Philip was from the town of Bethsaida, the same town as Peter and Andrew.

📖 John 1:44

#7

Nathanael is explicitly named as one of the Twelve in all four Gospels.

📖 John 1:45-50; Matthew 10:2-4

#8

Judas was replaced by Matthias after his death, and Matthias is listed among the Twelve in Scripture.

📖 Acts 1:26

#2

False

Judas betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver, not gold. Matthew 26:15 explicitly states the amount was silver: 'What are you willing to give me if I deliver him over to you? So they counted out for him thirty pieces of silver.'

Matthew 26:15

#1

True

Jesus called Matthew, also known as Levi, away from his tax booth. Matthew 9:9 confirms he was a tax collector when Jesus invited him to follow Him.

Matthew 9:9

#4

True

Peter denied Jesus three times, not four, before the rooster crowed. Matthew 26:34 records Jesus's prediction: 'This very night, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.'

Matthew 26:34

#3

True

James and John were indeed brothers, both sons of Zebedee, and both were called by Jesus to be apostles. Matthew 4:21-22 records: 'Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets.'

Matthew 4:21-22

#6

True

Philip was indeed from Bethsaida, as were Peter and Andrew. John 1:44 confirms: 'Philip, like Peter and Andrew, was from the town of Bethsaida.'

John 1:44

#5

False

Thomas was absent when Jesus first appeared to the apostles after His resurrection. John 20:24 states: 'Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came.'

John 20:24

#8

True

After Judas's death, the apostles chose Matthias to replace him and complete the number of the Twelve. Acts 1:26 records: 'So they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; and he was added to the eleven apostles.'

Acts 1:26

#7

False

Nathanael is mentioned in John's Gospel but is not explicitly named in the lists of the Twelve in Matthew, Mark, or Luke. Instead, Bartholomew appears in those lists, and many scholars identify Nathanael with Bartholomew, but the name Nathanael does not appear in all four Gospel accounts of the apostles.

John 1:45-50; Matthew 10:2-4

#9

Peter was originally named Cephas, which means 'rock' or 'stone'.

📖 Matthew 16:18

#10

All twelve apostles were Jewish men from the region of Galilee.

📖 Matthew 10:2-4

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#10

False

While most apostles were from Galilee, Judas Iscariot was likely from Judea, making the statement inaccurate. Additionally, while all apostles were Jewish, Philip was from Bethsaida in Galilee's eastern border, and the apostles' origins were geographically varied enough that not all can be definitively confirmed as strictly Galilean.

Matthew 10:2-4

#9

True

Jesus renamed Simon to Cephas (Aramaic) or Peter (Greek translation), both meaning 'rock' or 'stone.' Matthew 16:18 records Jesus saying: 'And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church.'

Matthew 16:18

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