Lazarus 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.In what town did Lazarus live?
- A. Capernaum
- B. Bethany ✓
- C. Bethlehem
- D. Cana
Answer: Bethany
Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany.
Q2.Who were Lazarus' sisters?
- A. Mary and Martha ✓
- B. Mary and Salome
- C. Joanna and Susanna
- D. Rachel and Leah
Answer: Mary and Martha
The town of Mary and her sister Martha.
Q3.How long had Lazarus been in the tomb when Jesus arrived?
- A. One day
- B. Two days
- C. Three days
- D. Four days ✓
Answer: Four days
Found that he had lain in the grave four days already.
Q4.What did Jesus say to Martha about Himself?
- A. I am the bread of life
- B. I am the resurrection, and the life ✓
- C. I am the door
- D. I am the good shepherd
Answer: I am the resurrection, and the life
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life.
Q5.What is the shortest verse in the Bible, recorded at Lazarus' tomb?
- A. God is love
- B. Jesus wept ✓
- C. Pray always
- D. Rejoice evermore
Answer: Jesus wept
Jesus wept.
Q6.What did Jesus command at the tomb?
- A. Roll back the stone
- B. Take ye away the stone ✓
- C. Open the grave
- D. Loose him
Answer: Take ye away the stone
Jesus said, Take ye away the stone.
Q7.What did Jesus cry with a loud voice?
- A. Arise, my friend
- B. Lazarus, come forth ✓
- C. Talitha cumi
- D. Peace, be still
Answer: Lazarus, come forth
He cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
Q8.How did Lazarus come out of the tomb?
- A. Bound hand and foot with graveclothes ✓
- B. Walking freely
- C. Carried by angels
- D. In a chariot
Answer: Bound hand and foot with graveclothes
He that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes.
Q9.What did the chief priests then plot against Lazarus?
- A. To exile him
- B. To put him also to death ✓
- C. To imprison him
- D. To question him
Answer: To put him also to death
The chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death.
Q10.In which gospel is the raising of Lazarus recorded?
- A. Matthew
- B. Mark
- C. Luke
- D. John ✓
Answer: John
Only the Gospel of John records the raising of Lazarus.