Singleness & Devotion to the Lord Bible Quiz
10 questions · King James Version · biblesundays.com
1.What gift did Paul wish all men to have?
- A. Even as I myself (unmarried)
- B. Tongues
- C. Prophecy
- D. Healing
2.What did Paul say to the unmarried and widows?
- A. It is good for them if they abide even as I
- B. Marry quickly
- C. Live alone
- D. Travel far
3.What does the unmarried man care for?
- A. The things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord
- B. The world only
- C. His wealth
- D. His fame
4.What does Paul desire that we be?
- A. Without carefulness... that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction
- B. Married soon
- C. Rich in goods
- D. Honored by men
5.Whom did Jesus say received the saying of not marrying?
- A. He that is able to receive it
- B. All men
- C. Only priests
- D. Only Levites
6.What kind of eunuchs did Jesus mention who made themselves so?
- A. For the kingdom of heaven's sake
- B. For wealth
- C. For honour
- D. For peace
7.Who was the prophetess that served in the temple as a widow?
- A. Anna
- B. Hannah
- C. Huldah
- D. Deborah
8.How did Anna serve God?
- A. With fastings and prayers night and day
- B. In silence
- C. By teaching
- D. By writing
9.Was John the Baptist married, as far as Scripture records?
- A. No, he lived in the wilderness alone
- B. Yes, to Anna
- C. Yes, to Mary
- D. Yes, to Elisabeth
10.What is preferable in the time of distress, according to Paul?
- A. It is good for a man so to be (unmarried)
- B. To be married only
- C. To travel
- D. To labour
Answer Key
1.A. Even as I myself (unmarried) — 1 Corinthians 7:7 (KJV)
For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that. (1 Corinthians 7:7)
2.A. It is good for them if they abide even as I — 1 Corinthians 7:8 (KJV)
I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I. (1 Corinthians 7:8)
3.A. The things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord — 1 Corinthians 7:32 (KJV)
He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord. (1 Corinthians 7:32)
4.A. Without carefulness... that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction — 1 Corinthians 7:35 (KJV)
But I would have you without carefulness... that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction. (1 Corinthians 7:32, 35)
5.A. He that is able to receive it — Matthew 19:12 (KJV)
All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given... He that is able to receive it, let him receive it. (Matthew 19:11-12)
6.A. For the kingdom of heaven's sake — Matthew 19:12 (KJV)
And there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. (Matthew 19:12)
7.A. Anna — Luke 2:36 (KJV)
And there was one Anna, a prophetess... she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity; And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple. (Luke 2:36-37)
8.A. With fastings and prayers night and day — Luke 2:37 (KJV)
...which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day. (Luke 2:37)
9.A. No, he lived in the wilderness alone — Luke 1:80 (KJV)
John the Baptist's life in the wilderness gives no biblical record of marriage; he was devoted wholly to his prophetic ministry. (Luke 1:80)
10.A. It is good for a man so to be (unmarried) — 1 Corinthians 7:26 (KJV)
I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be. (1 Corinthians 7:26)