WorksheetsThe Gospels/John Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
When Jesus said, "I am the good shepherd," which of the following was he communicating?
I am God.
I am the Messiah-King descendant God promised to David
I am literally a shepherd. And I am really good at it.
What was the first miracle that Jesus performed?
healing a blind man
raising Lazarus from the dead
giving water to the woman at the well
turning water into wine
When Jesus turned ceremonial cleansing water into wine, what statement was he making?
he had come to do in reality what the ceremonial washing laws had done metaphorically: cleanse people from sin
he didn't want people to get sick from the water--it had parasites
he was making it clear that God had never actually asked people to participate in ceremonial washing
Which of the following statements most accurately reflects what John says about "the Word"
"the Word" is the Eternal God who created everything that exists
"the Word" entered his own creation in human form and was known as Jesus of Nazareth.
"the Word" is someone God created
Jesus was an ordinary man, and at some point, God's Word entered him and gave him power.
Which statement is most accurate according to the Gospel of John?
Jesus tried not to offend people or get them too upset.
Jesus made controversial claims about himself, pushing people to decide who they thought he was.
People were drawn to Jesus's teachings, because he generally said things they most people could agree with.
Why was the woman at the well an unlikely prospect for following Jesus or becoming an evangelist?
She was a Gentile who had never heard the prophesies about Jesus.
She came to see Jesus at night, because she was embarrassed to be seen with him.
She was demon-possessed.
She was a woman, she was a despised minority ethnic group, and she was well-known for her sexual sin.
What did Jesus tell the woman at the well that he could give to her?
permission to keep living with her boyfriend, as long as she was otherwise a good person
a religion to follow that would help her feel better about herself
an eternal spring of living water that wells up inside her, and constantly satisfies her deepest thirsts
When the woman at the well asked for living water, Jesus gently turned the subject to her live-in boyfriend and her string of ex-husbands. Why?
He communicated his detailed knowledge of her past/present sin, because he wanted to make her feel guilty so she would stop having sex outside of marriage.
He communicated his detailed knowledge of her past/present sin to make it clear that his offer of living water didn't hinge on her own "righteousness," and helped her see her need to repent of her sin so she could receive this gift of living water.
He communicated his detailed knowledge of her past/present sin, knowing that it would help her recognize and believe that he was the Messiah
How did the woman at the well respond when Jesus brought up her sketchy past/current live-in boyfriend?
She got angry and defended her right to do whatever made her happy.
She brought up a hot political subject that seemed likely to bait Jesus into an argument and keep the focus off of her.
Jesus told the woman at the well that he was the promised Messiah, and based on her interaction with him, she believed he was. What did her faith/belief inspire her to do?
Sing a song
become a nun
run back to her village, shouting to everyone that she had found the Messiah; she was no longer worried about what people thought of her
go back to the village and start living according to the law of Moses so that she could earn the right to be forgiven
The woman who had a menstrual bleeding disorder had heard about Jesus and believed that his power to heal was so great, that he could heal her even if she simply ___________?
said his name
asked
touched his robe
paid him money
The woman with the bleeding disorder touched Jesus's robe and was healed. Which of the following did NOT happen after this?
Jesus made a point of asking who touched him.
Jesus publicly accused her of breaking the law of Moses and making him "unclean"
Jesus publicly praised her for her faith/belief in him and said she was healed because of her faith.
Jesus's response showed that Jesus could not be made "impure" by human "impurity" (but he could make others clean)
When Jesus heard that his friend Lazarus was deathly ill, John said that Jesus's love for Lazarus prompted him to do what?
Rush to Lazarus's side so that he could heal him and save his life
Stay where he was for 2 days. Lazarus died. Then Jesus traveled to Lazarus's town.
Heal him from a distance
When Jesus arrived after Lazarus had died, what question did Mary and Martha (Lazurus's sisters) both have for Jesus?
Why he didn't come in time to save Lazarus's life
If Lazarus had gone to heaven
if Jesus would raise him from the dead
Was it actually good for Mary, Martha and Lazarus that Lazarus had died?
Yes. When Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, the evidence they saw with their own eyes helped them believe even more deeply that Jesus was God/ the promised Messiah.
No. The terrible grief and pain weren't worth it.
Why was it significant that Jesus did not condemn the woman caught in adultery to execution, even though that was the penalty in the law of Moses?
Jesus came to earth to take the death penalty in the place of all sinners, not just her.
Jesus came to say the law of Moses wasn't important.
The woman who committed adultery had broken God's law--she had rebelled against God's clear guidelines for sexual integrity. What did Jesus say about her actions?
Jesus said not to worry about it, because those laws didn't matter anymore.
Jesus said as long as she had sex with someone she loved she was good
Jesus called her actions "sin" and called her to stop sinning.
