Rapid Fire Round: I will tell you a word or a phrase, you have to tell me the

event/parable where it comes.

Example:
Q. twelve baskets
A. feeding of the 5000
Q. pearls
A. parable of the pearl of great value.
--------------------------------Q1. 60
A. parable of the sower.
Q2. flour (the woman hid it in three measures of flour and it was all
leavened)
A. parable of the leaven/yeast
Q3. weeping and gnashing (in that place there will be)
A. explanation of the parable of the weeds and parable of the nets
Q4. Some fish (seven loaves and some fish)
A. feeding of the 4000.
Q5. Three days.
A. feeding of the 4000.
Q6. synagogue (he went to his hometown and teaches in the synagogue)
A. Jesus rejected in his hometown (Nazareth)
Q7. with their lips (this people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are
far away from me)
A. the discussion about the traditions/commandments.
Q8. Son of Man (the one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man)
A. the explanation of the parable of the weeds.
Q9. tetrarch
A. death of john the Baptist
Q10. carpenter (isn't he the carpenter's son?)
A. Jesus being rejected at Nazareth.
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Q11. touch (touched the edge of his garment and were healed)
A. Jesus healing the sick at Gennesaret
Q12. stomach (what goes into the mouth passed into the stomach)
A. what defiles a person
Q13. son of David (the Canaanite woman calls out to Jesus)
A. Canaanite woman's faith
Q14. glorified/praised the God of Israel
A. Jesus healing many in the mountains near the sea of Galilee
Q15. Pharisees (they came along with the scribes to question Jesus)
A. the discussion about the traditions/commandments.
Q16. 5 and 2
A. feeding of the 5000
Q17. wind
A. Jesus walking on water.
Q18. bury/buried
A. the death of John the Baptist
Q19. three days
A. feeding of the 4000
Q20. smallest
A. parable of the mustard seed
----------------------------Q1. When Jesus went out of the house, where did he go and sit down?
A1. (13v1) sat beside the sea.
Q2. Jesus accused the Pharisees of breaking one of the 10 commandments,
which one?
A2. (15v3,4) Honor your father and your mother.
----------------------------Q3. What happened to the seeds that sprang up quickly without deep roots
and why?
A3. (13v5) they withered away, because when the sun rose they were
scorched.

Q4. What was Herod's reason for the miraculous powers of John the Baptist?
A4. (14v2) because he had been raised from the dead.
----------------------------Q5. 'Are you still without understanding?' - Who said this, to whom and why?
A5. (15v13-16) Jesus to Peter when Peter asked Jesus to explain the parable
'Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up. Let
them alone; they are blind guides. And if the blind lead the blind, both will
fall into a pit.'
Q6. Who are Jesus' brothers? And who among them does not share his name
with one of the 12 disciples?
A6. 13v55. James, Joseph, Simon and Judas. Joseph does not share his name
with any disciple.
----------------------------Q7. Which are the different places that Jesus visited in these chapters?
A7.
13v53 - went to his hometown (Nazareth)
(cev/esv/gnt/tlb/nasb/nkjv/nlt/nrsv/rsv)
14v34 - Gennesaret
15v21 - he went to the district of Tyre and Sidon.
15v29 - walked beside the Sea of Galilee.
15v39 - he went to the region of Magadan
Q8. There are three prophecies mentioned in these three chapters, it's from
which OT book or books? After which parable/event are these quoted?
A8. from the book of Isaiah
(13v14,15) (after the parable of the sower)
(13v35) (after the parable of the mustard seed and leaven)
(15v8,9) (After the Pharisees and scribes accused Jesus' disciples of breaking
tradition)
----------------------------Q9. In the parable of the sower, what do the following symbolize?
1. Birds
2. along the path
3. Scorching sun
4. rocky ground
5. Thorns

6. good soil.
A9.
1. Birds - evil one.
2. along the path - one who hears the word and not understand it.
3. scorching sun - tribulation/persecution
4. rocky ground - one who hears the word and immediately receives it with
joy
5. thorns - cares of this world and deceitfulness of riches.
6. good soil - the one who hears the word and understands it.
Q10. What do the different things in the parable of the weeds symbolize?
A10. (13v37,38)
The one who sows - the Son of Man
the field - the Word
good seed - sons of the kingdom
the weeds - sons of the evil one
enemy who sowed the weeds - the devil.
harvest - the end of the age.
the reapers - the angels.
----------------------------Q11. What comes out of the heart that defiles a person?
A11. Evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness,
slander.
Q12. These two phrases are repeated in two parables each, which ones?
1. He who has ears, let him hear.
2. weeping and gnashing of teeth
A12.
1. The parable of the sower and parable of the weeds.
2. The parable of the weeds and the parable of the net.
----------------------------Q13. How did Jesus calm the storm?
A13. (14v32) When he got into the boat, the storm ceased
Q14. To whom is the scribe trained for the kingdom compared with? Why?
A14. (13v52) The master of the house. because he brings out of his treasure
what is new and what is old.
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Q15. (Audio Clip) Give me the chapter and verse.

A15. 15v22
Q16. (Audio Clip) Give me the chapter and verse.
A16. 14v8
----------------------------Q17. What are the different things to which the kingdom of heaven has been
compared with?
A17.
to a man who sowed good seed in his field (13v24)
to a grain of mustard seed (13v31)
to leaven/yeast (13v33)
to hidden treasure in a field (13v44)
to a merchant in search of fine pearls (13v45)
a net that was thrown into the sea (13v47)
Q18. Out of all the parables in chapter 13, Jesus explains 3. Which ones and
give a gist of the explanation.
A18.
1. The parable of the sower - (it is about the word of God and the response of
people to it)
2. The parable of the weeds - (it is about good seed sowed by Jesus and the
weeds sowed by the devil)
3. the parable of the net - (it is about the angels separating the evil from the
righteous).
----------------------------Q19. Matt 13v14 says, "Indeed, in their case (some translations - in them)
the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled..." Who is Jesus talking about?
A19. The crowds.
Q20. Where did the Sower sow the seed (of the Word of God)?
A20. In the heart (13v19)
----------------------------Q21. Which prophecy was fulfilled in Jesus' speaking in parables?
A21. "I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter what has been hidden
since the foundation of the world." (Ps. 78:2)

Q22. What did Jesus do when he heard of John the Baptist's death?
A22. He withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself.
(14v13)
----------------------------Q23. What did Jesus do after the feeding of 5000 and 4000 respectively?
A23. After the feeding of 5000, he went to the mountain to pray. (14v25)
After the feeding of the 4000, he got into the boat and went to Magadan.
(15v39)
Q24. Where were the disciples going to when the storm hit their boat?
A24. Gennesaret (14v34)
----------------------------Q25. Where the Pharisees and scribes come from and what did they accuse
Jesus' disciples of?
A25. They came from Jerusalem and they accused the disciples of breaking
the tradition of the elders. (they might get the 'breaking the tradition' part
because that's easy. but don't give them points unless they say 'tradition of
the elders'!
Q26. Where did the crowds put the sick they brought to Jesus?
A26. At his feet (15v30)

Q27. How many times in these chapters did Jesus withdraw himself and go
away alone. Also, name the instances.
A27.
14v13 - after John's death, he withdrew by himself in a boat.
14v22 - after feeding the 5000, he asks the disciples to go ahead and he
goes to the mountains alone to pray.
----------------------------Q28. Why was John in prison and why did he not kill him earlier?
A28. Herod put John in prison because he was in an illicit relationship with
Herodias, his brother Philip's wife. (they must get the names right). He did
not kill John because he feared the people, because they held him to be a
prophet. (14v3-5)

----------------------------TIE QUESTIONS
Q19. In what context does Jesus call himself a prophet?
A19. 13v57 - a prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and his
household.
Q20. How did the Pharisees nullify/cancel the word of God for the sake of
tradition?
A20. (15v6)They told their parents, "What you would have gained from me is
given to God, he need not honor his father."