Martin Luther King Jr. Day Bible Quiz — Questions and Answers
All 10 questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the King James Version reference. Use this page as a study guide, an answer key, or a quick review sheet.
Q1.What does Micah 6:8 say the LORD requires?
- A. To do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God ✓
- B. To offer sacrifices
- C. To build temples
- D. To rule over others
Answer: To do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? (Micah 6:8)
Q2.What does Amos 5:24 call for?
- A. Let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream ✓
- B. Let there be peace at any cost
- C. Let wealth be shared
- D. Let all men be kings
Answer: Let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream
But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. (Amos 5:24)
Q3.What does Proverbs 21:15 say about justice?
- A. It is joy to the just to do judgment ✓
- B. It is painful to do judgment
- C. It is only for rulers
- D. It brings destruction
Answer: It is joy to the just to do judgment
It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. (Proverbs 21:15)
Q4.What does Galatians 3:28 say about all in Christ?
- A. Ye are all one in Christ Jesus ✓
- B. Some are greater than others
- C. Jews are above Gentiles
- D. Men are above women
Answer: Ye are all one in Christ Jesus
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. (Galatians 3:28)
Q5.What does James 2:1 warn against?
- A. Having the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ with respect of persons ✓
- B. Welcoming strangers
- C. Helping the poor
- D. Honouring the aged
Answer: Having the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ with respect of persons
My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. (James 2:1)
Q6.What does Leviticus 19:15 command in judgment?
- A. Thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour ✓
- B. Favour the poor
- C. Favour the rich
- D. Let the strongest win
Answer: Thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour. (Leviticus 19:15)
Q7.What does Matthew 5:9 call peacemakers?
- A. The children of God ✓
- B. The rulers of the earth
- C. The wise of the world
- D. The heroes of nations
Answer: The children of God
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. (Matthew 5:9)
Q8.What does Romans 12:18 say about peace?
- A. If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men ✓
- B. Avoid all conflict
- C. Fight for your rights
- D. Let others start peace
Answer: If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men
If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. (Romans 12:18)
Q9.What does Matthew 22:39 say is like the first commandment?
- A. Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself ✓
- B. Thou shalt keep the sabbath
- C. Thou shalt not steal
- D. Thou shalt honour thy parents
Answer: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself
Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. (Matthew 22:39)
Q10.What does Isaiah 1:17 say to seek and judge?
- A. Seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow ✓
- B. Seek wealth
- C. Seek power
- D. Seek pleasure
Answer: Seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow
Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. (Isaiah 1:17)