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    Epiphany Bible Quiz

    Ten KJV questions for Epiphany — celebrating the revelation of Jesus as the Saviour of all nations, beginning with the visit of the wise men from the East.

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    Where did the wise men come from?

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    Q1.Where did the wise men come from?

    Answer: From the east to Jerusalem

    Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem. (Matthew 2:1)

    Reference: Matthew 2:1 (KJV)

    Q2.What did the wise men ask?

    Answer: Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him

    Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. (Matthew 2:2)

    Reference: Matthew 2:2 (KJV)

    Q3.What did Herod do when he heard this?

    Answer: He was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him

    When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. (Matthew 2:3)

    Reference: Matthew 2:3 (KJV)

    Q4.Where did the chief priests say the Christ should be born?

    Answer: In Bethlehem of Judaea

    And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel. (Matthew 2:6)

    Reference: Matthew 2:6 (KJV)

    Q5.What did the star do when the wise men left Herod?

    Answer: Went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was

    When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. (Matthew 2:9)

    Reference: Matthew 2:9 (KJV)

    Q6.What did the wise men do when they saw the star?

    Answer: Rejoiced with exceeding great joy

    When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. (Matthew 2:10)

    Reference: Matthew 2:10 (KJV)

    Q7.What gifts did the wise men present to Jesus?

    Answer: Gold, and frankincense, and myrrh

    And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. (Matthew 2:11)

    Reference: Matthew 2:11 (KJV)

    Q8.How did the wise men return to their own country?

    Answer: By another way, being warned of God in a dream

    And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. (Matthew 2:12)

    Reference: Matthew 2:12 (KJV)

    Q9.What does Isaiah 60:3 say the Gentiles shall come to?

    Answer: Thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising

    And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. (Isaiah 60:3)

    Reference: Isaiah 60:3 (KJV)

    Q10.What does Simeon say in Luke 2:32 about the child Jesus?

    Answer: A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel

    A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel. (Luke 2:32)

    Reference: Luke 2:32 (KJV)

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