Expert Bible Quiz: The Old Testament Quoted in the New (10 Questions and Answers)

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Ten sharp questions on Old Testament quotations by Jesus, Peter, Paul and the letter to the Hebrews.

1. In Luke 4, which temptation comes last?
   Answer: Throwing himself from the temple
   Luke 4:9-12 puts the pinnacle of the temple last; Matthew 4:8-10 ends with the kingdoms of the world.
2. Which phrase of Zechariah 9:9 is missing from the quotation in Matthew 21:5?
   Answer: Righteous and victorious
   Zechariah 9:9 says "He is righteous and victorious, he is humble"; Matthew 21:5 keeps only "gentle".
3. In Acts 2:17, what phrase does Peter use in place of Joel 2:28's "Afterward"?
   Answer: In the last days
   Peter quotes Joel saying "In the last days" (Acts 2:17), where Joel 2:28 says "Afterward".
4. Which psalm does Peter quote in Acts 2:34-35: "Sit at my right hand"?
   Answer: Psalm 110
   Peter quotes Psalm 110:1 in Acts 2:34-35; in Acts 2:25-28 he had quoted Psalm 16:8-11.
5. Which psalm does Paul quote in Acts 13:33: "You are my Son, today I have begotten you"?
   Answer: Psalm 2
   Paul quotes the second Psalm (Acts 13:33); in 13:35, "your Holy One see corruption" comes from Psalm 16:10.
6. According to Galatians 3:16, who is meant by the singular "to your offspring"?
   Answer: Christ
   Paul notes that Scripture says "and to your offspring" in the singular, that is, to Christ (Galatians 3:16).
7. How does Hebrews 10:38 phrase the words of Habakkuk 2:4?
   Answer: And my righteous one will live by faith
   Hebrews 10:38 says "my righteous one will live by faith"; Habakkuk 2:4 says "the righteous will live by his faith".
8. Where does Jeremiah 31:33 say God will write his law, as Hebrews 10:16 recalls?
   Answer: In their hearts
   Jeremiah 31:33 says "I will write it on their hearts"; Hebrews 10:16 adds "I will write them on their minds".
9. What event fulfills "Not one of his bones will be broken" (John 19:36)?
   Answer: The soldiers do not break his legs
   The soldiers did not break Jesus' legs (John 19:33); the spear thrust (19:34) fulfills "they will look on him whom they pierced" (19:37).
10. What does Deuteronomy 8:3 say after "man does not live by bread alone"?
    Answer: But by everything that comes from the mouth of the LORD
    Deuteronomy 8:3 speaks of "everything that comes from the mouth of the LORD"; Jesus says "every word" in Matthew 4:4.