Forgiveness in the Bible — Bible Quiz

Category: Adults

What the Bible teaches about forgiveness

10 questions

1. How many times should we forgive according to Jesus?
   Answer: Seventy times seven
   Jesus said seventy times seven = without limit (Matthew 18:22).
2. What did Jesus say on the cross about His executioners?
   Answer: Father, forgive them
   Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing (Luke 23:34).
3. Who forgave his brothers who had sold him?
   Answer: Joseph
   Joseph forgave his brothers in Egypt (Genesis 50:20).
4. What does the Lord's Prayer say about forgiveness?
   Answer: Forgive us as we forgive
   Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors (Matthew 6:12).
5. Whom did Stephen forgive as he died?
   Answer: Those who were stoning him
   Stephen said: Lord, do not hold this sin against them (Acts 7:60).
6. Which parable illustrates the refusal to forgive?
   Answer: The unmerciful servant
   The servant forgiven 10,000 talents refused to forgive 100 denarii (Matthew 18:23-35).
7. Which psalm is a prayer of repentance?
   Answer: Psalm 51
   David wrote Psalm 51 after his sin with Bathsheba.
8. What does 1 John 1:9 promise?
   Answer: If we confess, God forgives
   If we confess our sins, He is faithful to forgive us (1 John 1:9).
9. Which prophet interceded for the people despite his anger?
   Answer: Moses
   Moses interceded for the people after the golden calf (Exodus 32:32).
10. What does Paul say about forgiveness between Christians?
    Answer: Forgive one another as Christ forgave you
    Forgive one another as God forgave you in Christ (Ephesians 4:32).