Welcome to Matthew Chapter 21 Quiz! In this quiz, we will test your knowledge on the important event in the Bible where Jesus drove out the merchants and money changers from the temple in Jerusalem.
This event is recorded in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, and it serves as a powerful example of Jesus’ righteous anger against those who were using God’s house for their own gain.
As you take this quiz, think about the significance of this event and how it reflects Jesus’ teachings on the importance of true worship and reverence for God.
Pay attention to the details of the story, such as the actions of the merchants, the reaction of the religious leaders, and the words spoken by Jesus during this event. Let’s dive into the story of “The Cleansing of the Temple” and see how well you understand this important moment in Jesus’ ministry.
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Instructions
- This quiz is multiple choice.
- Read each question carefully before selecting an answer.
- Choose the best answer for each question.
- You will see the missed questions with correct answers at the end of the quiz.
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Quick Facts
- Jesus cleansed the temple in Jerusalem in Matthew chapter 21.
- The temple was a place of worship and prayer for the Jewish people.
- Jesus overturned tables of money changers and sellers of doves in the temple.
- He was angry because people were turning the temple into a marketplace instead of a sacred place of worship.
- Jesus quoted scripture, saying “My house will be called a house of prayer, but you are making it a den of robbers.”
- The cleansing of the temple showed Jesus’s passion for true worship and reverence for God.
- It was a powerful moment that displayed Jesus’s authority and righteousness.
- The event caused controversy and drew attention to the need for spiritual purity and sincerity in worship.
- Jesus’s actions in the temple caused the religious leaders to question his authority and teachings.
- Overall, the cleansing of the temple was a significant event in Jesus’s ministry, emphasizing the importance of true faith and devotion in worship.
Scripture
Matthew Chapter 21
1 And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,
2 Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.
3 And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
4 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,
5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
6 And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,
7 And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.
8 And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.
9 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
10 And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?
11 And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.
12 And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
13 And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.
14 And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.
15 And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were sore displeased,
16 And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
17 And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.
18 Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.
19 And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.
20 And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!
21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.
22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
23 And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?
24 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.
25 The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?
26 But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.
27 And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
28 But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.
29 He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.
30 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.