Forgiveness 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.How many times did Jesus say to forgive?
- A. Seven times
- B. Seventy times seven ✓
- C. Three times
- D. Never more than twice
Answer: Seventy times seven
Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
Q2.In the Lord's Prayer, what do we ask God to forgive?
- A. Our debts / trespasses ✓
- B. Our enemies' sins
- C. Our children's sins
- D. The nation's sins
Answer: Our debts / trespasses
Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
Q3.What did the father of the prodigal do when he saw his son?
- A. Rebuked him
- B. Ran, fell on his neck, and kissed him ✓
- C. Sent a servant
- D. Waited at the gate
Answer: Ran, fell on his neck, and kissed him
When he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
Q4.What did Jesus say from the cross?
- A. Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do ✓
- B. It is finished
- C. Into thy hands I commend my spirit
- D. Why hast thou forsaken me?
Answer: Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.
Q5.What must we do if our brother sins against us?
- A. Ignore him
- B. Rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him ✓
- C. Tell the church
- D. Punish him
Answer: Rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him
If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
Q6.How far does God remove our transgressions?
- A. As far as the east is from the west
- B. Into the depths of the sea
- C. Behind His back
- D. All of the above ✓
Answer: All of the above
As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. Psalm 103:12.
Q7.What does Micah say God will do with our sins?
- A. Remember them
- B. Cast them into the sea ✓
- C. Tread them under foot
- D. Punish us for them
Answer: Cast them into the sea
He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
Q8.What did the unmerciful servant owe his master?
- A. A hundred pence
- B. Ten thousand talents ✓
- C. A thousand shekels
- D. A field
Answer: Ten thousand talents
One was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
Q9.What happened to the unmerciful servant because he would not forgive?
- A. He was praised
- B. He was delivered to the tormentors ✓
- C. He was promoted
- D. He was forgiven anyway
Answer: He was delivered to the tormentors
His lord… delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
Q10.If we confess our sins, what does God do?
- A. He punishes us
- B. He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness ✓
- C. He ignores us
- D. He remembers our sins
Answer: He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.