Onesimus Bible Quiz

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1.Whose servant was Onesimus?
- A. Philemon's
- B. Phoebe's
- C. Lydia's
- D. Cornelius's
2.Who wrote the epistle of Philemon?
- A. Peter
- B. Paul
- C. John
- D. James
3.Where was Paul when he begat Onesimus in the faith?
- A. In Rome free
- B. In his bonds
- C. In Ephesus
- D. In Corinth
4.What did the name Onesimus mean for Paul's argument?
- A. Beloved
- B. Profitable
- C. Faithful
- D. Servant
5.Paul asks Philemon to receive Onesimus as what?
- A. A servant only
- B. A brother beloved
- C. A debtor
- D. A stranger
6.Who would repay Onesimus's debts?
- A. The church
- B. Paul himself
- C. Tychicus
- D. Philemon's wife
7.Who carried the letter (with Tychicus) to Colosse?
- A. Onesimus
- B. Titus
- C. Timothy
- D. Mark
8.How does Paul describe Onesimus in Colossians?
- A. A faithful and beloved brother
- B. A prisoner
- C. A new convert
- D. A deacon
9.Onesimus was 'one of you' from which city?
- A. Ephesus
- B. Colosse
- C. Philippi
- D. Thessalonica
10.Paul calls Onesimus what tender name?
- A. My beloved
- B. Mine own bowels
- C. My faithful brother
- D. My true child

Answer Key

1.A. Philemon's — Philemon 1:10 (KJV)
Philemon 1:10-11 (KJV) — Paul writes to Philemon concerning Onesimus.
2.B. Paul — Philemon 1:1 (KJV)
Philemon 1:1 (KJV) — 'Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ.'
3.B. In his bonds — Philemon 1:10 (KJV)
Philemon 1:10 (KJV) — 'whom I have begotten in my bonds.'
4.B. Profitable — Philemon 1:11 (KJV)
Philemon 1:11 (KJV) — 'now profitable to thee and to me.'
5.B. A brother beloved — Philemon 1:16 (KJV)
Philemon 1:16 (KJV) — 'a brother beloved.'
6.B. Paul himself — Philemon 1:19 (KJV)
Philemon 1:19 (KJV) — 'I Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay it.'
7.A. Onesimus — Colossians 4:9 (KJV)
Colossians 4:9 (KJV) — 'With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother.'
8.A. A faithful and beloved brother — Colossians 4:9 (KJV)
Colossians 4:9 (KJV).
9.B. Colosse — Colossians 4:9 (KJV)
Colossians 4:9 (KJV) — 'who is one of you.'
10.B. Mine own bowels — Philemon 1:12 (KJV)
Philemon 1:12 (KJV) — 'thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels.'