Matthew 27 - Tie-ins

Question 1

KKn 20 2-part reference question. 4-part answer. From Matthew chapter 27.
According to separate verses, who led Jesus where?

Answer 1

M 27:2 So they (all the chief priests and the elders of the people) bound him, led him away and handed him over to Pilate the governor.
27:31 After they had mocked him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they (soldiers) led him away to crucify him.

Question 2

RED 20 2-part scripture text question. 3-part answer. From Matthew chapter 27.
Who told JUDAS and who told THE CROWD that Jesus’ blood is, quote, “your responsibility”?

Answer 2

M 27:3 the chief priests and the elders

27:24 Pilate

Question 3

REN 20 Statement and question. 3-part answer. From the section titled “Judas Hangs Himself.”
The word “blood” appears in 3 verses. Give in essence these verses.

Answer 3

M 27:4 “I have sinned,” he said, “for I have betrayed innocent blood.” “What is that to us?” they replied. “That’s your responsibility.”

27: 6 The chief priests picked up the coins and said, “It is against the law to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.”
27: 8 That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day.

Question 4

KKn 20 2-part reference quotation question. From Matthew chapter 27.
Quote the verse which says Jesus “GAVE NO ANSWER”, and the verse which says Jesus “MADE NO REPLY.”

Answer 4

M 27:12 When he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he gave no answer.
27:14 But Jesus made no reply, not even to a single charge-to the great amazement of the governor.

Question 5

KKr 30 3-part reference question. Give a complete answer. From Matthew chapter 27.
According to separate verses, who was named Jesus Barabbas, who was named Simon, and who was named Joseph?

Answer 5

M 27:16 At that time they had a well-known prisoner whose name was Jesus Barabbas.

27: 32 As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross.
27: 57 As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus.

Question 6

KKN 20 Quotation question. 2-part answer. From Matthew chapter 27.
Quote the verses in which Jesus is called the Messiah.

Answer 6

M 27:17 So when the crowd had gathered, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Jesus Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah?”
27:22 “What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called the Messiah?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “Crucify him!”

Question 7

REN 20 3-part answer. From the section titled “Jesus Before Pilate.”
Who handed Jesus over?

Answer 7

M 27:18 For he knew it was out of envy that they [the chief priests and the elders] had handed Jesus over to him.
27:26 But he [Pilate] had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified.

Question 8

RER 20 4-part answer. From Matthew chapter 27.

Who were sitting?

Answer 8

M 27:19 Pilate

27: 36 the soldiers
27: 61 Mary Magdalene the other Mary

Question 9

REN 20 3-part reference question. From the section titled “Jesus Before Pilate,” the section titled “The Soldiers Mock Jesus,” and the section titled “The Burial of Jesus.”
In front of whom did Pilate wash his hands, in front of whom did the soldiers kneel, and in front of what did Joseph roll a big stone?

Answer 9

M 27:24 washed his hands in front of the crowd

27: 29 knelt in front of him [Jesus]
27: 60 He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb

Question 10

KKN 20 3-part reference question. Give a complete answer. From Matthew chapter 27.
What was done in front of the CROWD, what was done in front of JESUS, and what was done in front of the TOMB?

Answer 10

M 27:24 When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “It is your responsibility!”

27: 29 and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they (soldiers) knelt in front of him and mocked him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said.
27: 60 and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. He (Joseph) rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away.

Question 11

RER 30 Statement and question. 3-part answer. From Matthew chapter 27.
Jesus’ head is mentioned in 3 verses. Give in essence these verses.

Answer 11

M 27:29 and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they knelt in front of him and mocked him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said.

27: 30 They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again.
27: 37 Above his head they placed the written charge against him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Question 12

KKN 20 2-part reference question. 6-part answer. From Matthew chapter 27.
Who MOCKED Jesus, and who INSULTED him?

Answer 12

M 27:29 they (soldiers) (mocked him)

27: 41 the chief priests | the teachers of the law | the elders (mocked him)
27: 39 those who passed by (hurled insults)
27: 44 the rebels (heaped insults)

Question 13

RER 30 Statement and question. 3-part answer. From the section titled “The Crucifixion of Jesus.”
The cross is mentioned in 3 verses. Give in essence these verses.

Answer 13

M 27:32 As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross.

27: 40 and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!”
27: 42 “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! He’s the King of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him.

Question 14

JCt 20 2-part reference question. From Matthew chapter 27.

GOLGOTHA means what and ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACTHANI means what?

Answer 14

M 27:33 the place of the skull

27:46 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?

Question 15

SDD 30 Statement and quotation question. 2-part answer. From Matthew chapter 27.
In two verses, Jesus was offered something to drink. Quote these verses.
OR
RED 20 2-part reference question. Give a complete answer. From Matthew chapter 27.
SOLDIERS offered Jesus what to drink, and ONE OF THOSE STANDING THERE offered him what to drink?
OR
JCt 30 Essence Question. 2-part answer. From Matthew chapter 27.
Give, in essence, the verses in which wine is mentioned.

Answer 15

M 27:34 There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it.
27:48 Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink.

Question 16

KKn 20 Statement and quotation question. 3-part answer. From the section titled “The Crucifixion of Jesus.”
The word “crucified” is found in 3 verses. Quote these verses.

Answer 16

M 27:35 When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots.

27: 38 Two rebels were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left.
27: 44 In the same way the rebels who were crucified with him also heaped insults on him.

Question 17

RED 20 2-part reference question. 4-part answer. From the section titled “The Crucifixion of Jesus.”
Who told Jesus to save himself, and who said he couldn’t save himself?

Answer 17

M 27:39 Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads
27:41 In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders mocked him.

Question 18

REN 20 5-part answer. From the section titled “The Crucifixion of Jesus.”
Who insulted Jesus?

Answer 18

M 27:39 Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads

27: 41 In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders mocked him.
27: 44 In the same way the rebels who were crucified with him also heaped insults on him.

Question 19

RER 20 Statement and quotation question. 2-part answer. From Matthew chapter 27.
Three in the afternoon is mentioned in 2 verses. Quote these verses.

Answer 19

M 27:45 From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land.
27:46 About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?”?which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

Question 20

RED JOw 30 Statement and question. 2-part answer. From Matthew chapter 27.
Mary Magdalene is named in 2 verses. Give in essence these verses.
OR
JCt 20 2-part answer. From Matthew chapter 27.
Give the references for the verses in which Mary Magdalene is named.

Answer 20

M 27:56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.
27:61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.

Question 21

KKn 20 Statement and essence question. 3-part answer. From Matthew chapter 27.
The body of Jesus is specifically mentioned in 3 verses. Give in essence these verses.

Answer 21

M 27:58 Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.

27: 59 Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
27: 64 So give the order for the tomb to be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples may come and steal the body and tell the people that he has been raised from the dead. This last deception will be worse than the first.”

Question 22

REN 30 Statement and question. 5-part answer. From Matthew chapter 27.
Jesus’ tomb is mentioned in 5 verses. Give in essence theses verses.

Answer 22

M 27:60 and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away.

27: 61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.
27: 64 So give the order for the tomb to be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples may come and steal the body and tell the people that he has been raised from the dead. This last deception will be worse than the first.”
27: 65 “Take a guard,” Pilate answered. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.”
27: 66 So they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal on the stone and posting the guard.

Question 23

KKp 20 Give a complete answer. From the section titled “Judas Hangs Himself.”
Give the conversation between Judas and both the chielf priests and the elders.

Answer 23

M 27:4 I have sinned, for I have betrayed innocent blood. What is that to us? That’s your responsibility.

Question 24

KKN 30 From Matthew.

Give all Pilate’s words.

Answer 24

M 27:11 Are you the king of the Jews? 27:13 Don’t you hear the testimony they are bringing against you? 27:17 Which one do you want me to release to you: Jesus Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah? 27:21 Which of the two do you want me to release to you? 27:22 What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called the Messiah? 27:23 Why? What crime has he committed? 27:24 I am innocent of this man’s blood. It is your responsibility! 27:65 Take a guard. Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.

Question 25

JGs 20 Give a complete answer. From the section titled “Jesus Before Pilate”.
Describe the governor’s custom.
OR
JGp 20 Scripture text question. Give a complete answer. From the section titled “Jesus Before Pilate.”
Describe the governor’s custom, quote, “at the festival.”

Answer 25

M 27:15 to release a prisoner chosen by the crowd

Question 26

KKp 30 Give a complete answer from 5 consecutive verses. From the section titled “Jesus Before Pilate.”
Give the conversation between the governor [Pilate] and the crowd.

Answer 26

M 27:21 Which of the two do you want me to release to you? Barabbas, 27:22 What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called the Messiah? Crucify him! 27:23 Why? What crime has he committed? Crucify him! 27:24 I am innocent of this man’s blood, It is your responsibility! 27:25 His blood is on us and on our children!

Question 27

KKp 20 Give a complete answer from 3 consecutive verses. From the section titled “The Guard at the Tomb.”
Give the conversation between both the chief priests and the Pharisees and Pilate.

Answer 27

M 27:63 Sir, we remember that while he was still alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’ 27:64 So give the order for the tomb to be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples may come and steal the body and tell the people that he has been raised from the dead. This last deception will be worse than the first. 27:65 Take a guard, Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.

Question 28

SDn 20 Scripture text question. 2-part answer. From the section titled, “The Crucifixion of Jesus.”
Who was Jesus the, quote, “King of”?

Answer 28

M 27:37 THE JEWS

27:42 Israel

Question 29

JOw 30 Scripture text essence question. 3-part answer. From Matthew chapter 27.
Give in essence the 3 verses in which Jesus is called the quote “king of the Jews.”

Answer 29

M 27:11 Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.

27: 29 and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they knelt in front of him and mocked him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said.
27: 37 Above his head they placed the written charge against him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Question 30

JOw 30 2-part reference essence question. From Matthew chapter 27.
Give in essence the verse that contains the phrase “governor’s CUSTOM” and the verse that contains the phrase “governor’s SOLDIERS.”

Answer 30

M 27:15 Now it was the governor’s custom at the festival to release a prisoner chosen by the crowd.
27:27 Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him.

Question 31

JOw 30 Statement and essence question. 2-part answer. From Matthew chapter 27.
In 2 verses, Barabbas is referred to with the 2-word name Jesus Barabbas. Give in essence these verses.

Answer 31

M 27:16 At that time they had a well-known prisoner whose name was Jesus Barabbas.
27:17 So when the crowd had gathered, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Jesus Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah?”

Question 32

JOw 20 2-part reference question. Give a complete answer. From Matthew chapter 27.
Who HURLED insults at Jesus and who HEAPED insults on him?
OR
SDD 30 Essence question. 2-Part answer. From Matthew chapter 27.
Give in essence the verses in which insults are mentioned.

Answer 32

M 27:39 Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads
27:44 In the same way the rebels who were crucified with him also heaped insults on him.

Question 33

JOw 30 Scripture text essence question. 2-part answer. From the section titled “The Death of Jesus.”
Give in essence the 2 verses that say Jesus cried out in a quote “loud voice.”

Answer 33

M 27:46 About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).
27:50 And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.

Question 34

JBp 20 Essence question. From Matthew chapter 27.

Give in essence the 3 verses in which staffs are mentioned.

Answer 34

M 27:29 and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they knelt in front of him and mocked him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said.

27: 30 They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again.
27: 48 Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink.

Question 35

SDD 20 2-part reference question. Give a complete answer. From the section titled “The Death of Jesus.”
Concerning Elijah, SOME said what and the REST said what?

Answer 35

M 27:47 When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He’s calling Elijah.”
27:49 The rest said, “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to save him.”