Matthew 9-1

What is the first thing Jesus did for the paralyzed man? (9:1-2) 

• healed him

• forgave his sins

• told him to fix the roof

Answer explanation

² Some men brought to him a paralyzed man, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, “Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.”

Blasphemy is dishonoring God. Who thought Jesus dishonored God when He forgave the man’s sins? (9:3) 

•  the paralyzed man 

•  the disciples 

•  the teachers of the law 

Answer explanation

³ At this, some of the teachers of the law said to themselves, “This fellow is blaspheming!”

What else did Jesus do for the paralyzed man? (9:6) 

•  Jesus healed him. 

•  Jesus gave him money. 

•  Jesus told him to thank his friends. 

Answer explanation

⁶ But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the paralyzed man, “Get up, take your mat and go home.” ⁷ Then the man got up and went home. ⁸ When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God, who had given such authority to man.

What did Jesus say to Matthew the tax collector? (9:9) 

As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “___________” he told him

What did Matthew do? (9:9) 

⁹ As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew __________ him.

Jesus came to call the sinners, not the righteous. (9:13)

• true

• false

Answer explanation

¹³ But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’^[a] For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

What is one sin you need forgiveness for? 

Try to lie still without moving for five minutes. Think about what life must have been like for the paralyzed man. When five minutes is over, jump up and thank God for being a God who saves people from sin. 

What was wrong with the synagogue leader’s daughter? (9:18) 

• She was blind. 

• She ran away from home

• She was dead 

Answer explanation

¹⁸ While he was saying this, a synagogue leader came and knelt before him and said, “My daughter has just died. But come and put your hand on her, and she will live.”

What did the bleeding woman think would happen if she touched Jesus? (9:20-21) 

“If I only touch his cloak, I will be _______.”

Answer explanation

“If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed.”