Philip the Evangelist Bible Quiz

Answer key for Philip the Evangelist Bible Quiz

1. Q1: What office was Philip first appointed to in the early church? Answer: Deacon (one of the seven). Acts 6:5 (KJV) — 'And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus...' Reference: Acts 6:5 (KJV).
2. Q2: Why were the seven deacons appointed? Answer: To serve tables and ensure fair distribution. Acts 6:1-3 (KJV) — The Grecian widows were neglected; the apostles said, 'It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables... look ye out among you seven men.' Reference: Acts 6:2 (KJV).
3. Q3: Where did Philip preach after the scattering from Jerusalem? Answer: Samaria. Acts 8:5 (KJV) — 'Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.' Reference: Acts 8:5 (KJV).
4. Q4: What did Philip do in Samaria that caused great joy? Answer: Healed the sick and cast out unclean spirits. Acts 8:6-7 (KJV) — 'The people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake... For unclean spirits... came out of many that were possessed... and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.' Reference: Acts 8:7 (KJV).
5. Q5: Who was the sorcerer Philip encountered in Samaria? Answer: Simon Magus (Simon the sorcerer). Acts 8:9 (KJV) — 'But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria.' Reference: Acts 8:9 (KJV).
6. Q6: What did an angel of the Lord tell Philip to do? Answer: Go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza. Acts 8:26 (KJV) — 'And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.' Reference: Acts 8:26 (KJV).
7. Q7: Who did Philip meet on the Gaza road? Answer: An Ethiopian eunuch of great authority under Candace. Acts 8:27 (KJV) — 'And, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure.' Reference: Acts 8:27 (KJV).
8. Q8: What was the Ethiopian eunuch reading when Philip found him? Answer: Isaiah 53:7-8 about the lamb led to the slaughter. Acts 8:32-33 (KJV) — 'The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth.' Reference: Acts 8:32 (KJV).
9. Q9: What did the eunuch ask Philip after being taught the scripture? Answer: 'See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?'. Acts 8:36 (KJV) — 'And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?' Reference: Acts 8:36 (KJV).
10. Q10: How was Philip taken away after baptizing the eunuch? Answer: The Spirit of the Lord caught him away. Acts 8:39-40 (KJV) — 'The Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more... Philip was found at Azotus.' Reference: Acts 8:39 (KJV).