Parable of the Pearl of Great Price Quiz
10 questions · King James Version · biblesundays.com
1.To whom is the kingdom of heaven likened in this parable?
- A. A king
- B. A merchant man
- C. A farmer
- D. A fisherman
2.What was the merchant seeking?
- A. Treasure
- B. Goodly pearls
- C. A field
- D. Bread
3.What did he do when he found one of great price?
- A. Borrowed money
- B. Sold all that he had, and bought it
- C. Stole it
- D. Refused it
4.What parable comes just before this one?
- A. The Sower
- B. The Hidden Treasure
- C. The Talents
- D. The Net
5.What did the man find hidden in the field?
- A. Silver
- B. A scroll
- C. A treasure
- D. Bones
6.What did he do upon finding the treasure?
- A. Told no one
- B. Went and sold all that he had, and bought that field
- C. Reported it to the king
- D. Gave it away
7.What parable follows the pearl in Matthew 13?
- A. The leaven
- B. The net cast into the sea
- C. The sower
- D. The wheat and tares
8.What does the pearl chiefly teach?
- A. Wealth is wisdom
- B. The kingdom is worth everything
- C. Trade is honourable
- D. Sacrifice is optional
9.Which verse warns about laying up treasures on earth?
- A. Matthew 5:8
- B. Matthew 6:19
- C. Matthew 7:7
- D. Matthew 10:39
10.What twelve gates of the New Jerusalem are made of pearls?
- A. Twelve pearls, one pearl per gate
- B. Twelve sapphires
- C. Twelve emeralds
- D. Twelve jaspers
Answer Key
1.B. A merchant man — Matthew 13:45 (KJV)
The kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man.
2.B. Goodly pearls — Matthew 13:45 (KJV)
Seeking goodly pearls.
3.B. Sold all that he had, and bought it — Matthew 13:46 (KJV)
Sold all that he had, and bought it.
4.B. The Hidden Treasure — Matthew 13:44 (KJV)
The kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field.
5.C. A treasure — Matthew 13:44 (KJV)
The which when a man hath found, he hideth.
6.B. Went and sold all that he had, and bought that field — Matthew 13:44 (KJV)
For joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
7.B. The net cast into the sea — Matthew 13:47 (KJV)
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net.
8.B. The kingdom is worth everything — Matthew 13 (KJV)
The kingdom of God is the supreme treasure.
9.B. Matthew 6:19 — Matthew 6:19 (KJV)
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth.
10.A. Twelve pearls, one pearl per gate — Revelation 21:21 (KJV)
The twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl.