1 Peter — Group study guide
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5 chapters · 63 questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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1 Peter 1 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: 1 Peter 1 (KJV)
1. To whom did Peter address his letter?
1 Peter 1:1
- A. To the strangers scattered abroad
- B. To the church at Corinth
- C. To Timothy
- D. To the elders at Jerusalem
Correct answer: A. To the strangers scattered abroad
To the strangers scattered abroad.
1 Peter 1:1
2. Unto what hath God begotten us again?
1 Peter 1:3
- A. Unto a life of riches
- B. Unto keeping the law of Moses
- C. Unto ruling the nations
- D. Unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead
Correct answer: D. Unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead
Unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
1 Peter 1:3
3. Through what are we kept by the power of God?
1 Peter 1:5
- A. Through the works of the law
- B. Through the angels
- C. Through faith
- D. Through sacrifices
Correct answer: C. Through faith
Through faith.
1 Peter 1:5
4. What may be needful for a season?
1 Peter 1:6
- A. That we stop praying
- B. That we be in heaviness through manifold temptations
- C. That we live in riches
- D. That we go back to the law
Correct answer: B. That we be in heaviness through manifold temptations
That we be in heaviness through manifold temptations.
1 Peter 1:6
5. What is much more precious than gold?
1 Peter 1:7
- A. Our faith
- B. Silver
- C. Precious stones
- D. Fame
Correct answer: A. Our faith
Our faith.
1 Peter 1:7
6. Why is our faith tried?
1 Peter 1:7
- A. So that we lose hope
- B. To punish us
- C. So that men praise us
- D. That it might be found unto praise, honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ
Correct answer: D. That it might be found unto praise, honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ
That it might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 1:7
7. Whom do we love, having not seen him?
1 Peter 1:8
- A. The prophets
- B. The apostles
- C. Jesus
- D. The angels
Correct answer: C. Jesus
Jesus.
1 Peter 1:8
8. What is the end of our faith?
1 Peter 1:9
- A. Riches
- B. The salvation of our souls
- C. Fame
- D. Power
Correct answer: B. The salvation of our souls
The salvation of our souls.
1 Peter 1:9
9. Of what have the prophets enquired and searched diligently?
1 Peter 1:10
- A. Of salvation
- B. Of the temple
- C. Of the kings
- D. Of riches
Correct answer: A. Of salvation
Of salvation.
1 Peter 1:10
10. What did the Spirit of Christ which was in the prophets testify beforehand?
1 Peter 1:11
- A. The fall of Rome
- B. The building of the temple
- C. The victories of Israel
- D. The sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow
Correct answer: D. The sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow
The sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.
1 Peter 1:11
11. What are we to gird up the loins of?
1 Peter 1:13
- A. Our sword
- B. Our garments
- C. Our mind
- D. Our body
Correct answer: C. Our mind
Our mind.
1 Peter 1:13
12. In what should we be holy?
1 Peter 1:15
- A. Only in the temple
- B. In all manner of conversation (way of life)
- C. Only on feast days
- D. Only in public
Correct answer: B. In all manner of conversation (way of life)
In all manner of conversation (our whole way of life).
1 Peter 1:15
13. From whom did we receive our vain conversation (way of life) before Christ?
1 Peter 1:18
- A. From our fathers
- B. From the angels
- C. From the prophets
- D. From the apostles
Correct answer: A. From our fathers
From our fathers.
1 Peter 1:18
14. How were our souls purified?
1 Peter 1:22
- A. By washings
- B. By fasting
- C. By offerings
- D. In obeying the truth through the Spirit
Correct answer: D. In obeying the truth through the Spirit
In obeying the truth through the Spirit.
1 Peter 1:22
Notes
1 Peter 2 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: 1 Peter 2 (KJV)
1. What are we to lay aside?
1 Peter 2:1
- A. The word of God
- B. Brotherly love
- C. Prayer
- D. All malice, guile, hypocrisies, envies and evil speakings
Correct answer: D. All malice, guile, hypocrisies, envies and evil speakings
All malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings.
1 Peter 2:1
2. What should we desire as newborn babes?
1 Peter 2:2
- A. Bread from heaven
- B. New wine
- C. The sincere milk of the word
- D. Honey from the comb
Correct answer: C. The sincere milk of the word
The sincere milk of the word.
1 Peter 2:2
3. What is the living stone, disallowed of men, to God?
1 Peter 2:4
- A. Worthless
- B. Chosen of God, and precious
- C. A millstone
- D. An altar stone
Correct answer: B. Chosen of God, and precious
Chosen of God, and precious.
1 Peter 2:4
4. What kind of sacrifices does Peter say we should offer?
1 Peter 2:5
- A. Spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ
- B. Burnt offerings of bulls
- C. Grain offerings
- D. Lambs of the first year
Correct answer: A. Spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ
Spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 2:5
5. What will not happen to him that believeth on Jesus?
1 Peter 2:6
- A. He shall not be tried
- B. He shall not labour
- C. He shall never suffer
- D. He shall not be confounded
Correct answer: D. He shall not be confounded
He shall not be confounded.
1 Peter 2:6
6. In what way is Jesus a rock of offence?
1 Peter 2:8
- A. In that he fell from the mount
- B. In that he blocks the way to the temple
- C. In that the disobedient stumble at the word
- D. In that believers fall into sin
Correct answer: C. In that the disobedient stumble at the word
In that the disobedient stumble at the word.
1 Peter 2:8
7. For what purpose are we a peculiar people unto God?
1 Peter 2:9
- A. To be served
- B. To shew forth the praises of God
- C. To judge the world
- D. To gather riches
Correct answer: B. To shew forth the praises of God
To shew forth the praises of God.
1 Peter 2:9
8. What have they obtained which had not obtained mercy?
1 Peter 2:10
- A. Mercy
- B. Riches
- C. Power
- D. Fame
Correct answer: A. Mercy
Mercy.
1 Peter 2:10
9. Against what do fleshly lusts war?
1 Peter 2:11
- A. Against the body
- B. Against the angels
- C. Against the government
- D. Against the soul
Correct answer: D. Against the soul
They war against the soul.
1 Peter 2:11
10. How do we keep the Gentiles from speaking against us as evildoers?
1 Peter 2:12
- A. By hiding from them
- B. By arguing with them
- C. By having our conversation (way of life) honest
- D. By paying them
Correct answer: C. By having our conversation (way of life) honest
By keeping an honest way of life.
1 Peter 2:12
11. For what purpose were governors sent?
1 Peter 2:14
- A. To persecute the church
- B. For the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well
- C. To collect tithes
- D. To build temples
Correct answer: B. For the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well
For the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.
1 Peter 2:14
12. We must not use our liberty as a cloke for what?
1 Peter 2:16
- A. For doing evil
- B. For serving God
- C. For preaching
- D. For helping our neighbour
Correct answer: A. For doing evil
As an excuse for doing evil.
1 Peter 2:16
13. What did Jesus do when he was reviled and when he suffered?
1 Peter 2:23
- A. He answered with curses
- B. He called angels to defend him
- C. He fled from them
- D. He threatened not, but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously
Correct answer: D. He threatened not, but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously
He threatened not, but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously.
1 Peter 2:23
Notes
1 Peter 3 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: 1 Peter 3 (KJV)
1. How can a wife win a husband who obeys not the word?
1 Peter 3:1
- A. By arguing
- B. By threats
- C. By gifts
- D. By her conversation (conduct)
Correct answer: D. By her conversation (conduct)
By the conversation (conduct) of their wives.
1 Peter 3:1
2. What will unbelieving husbands behold in their wives?
1 Peter 3:2
- A. Their showy hairstyles
- B. Their gold jewelry
- C. Their chaste conversation coupled with fear
- D. Their costly apparel
Correct answer: C. Their chaste conversation coupled with fear
Their chaste conversation (conduct) coupled with fear.
1 Peter 3:2
3. What, in women, is in the sight of God of great price?
1 Peter 3:4
- A. The wearing of gold
- B. The ornament of a meek and quiet spirit
- C. Costly garments
- D. Showy plaiting of the hair
Correct answer: B. The ornament of a meek and quiet spirit
The ornament of a meek and quiet spirit.
1 Peter 3:4
4. What did Sara call her husband Abraham?
1 Peter 3:6
- A. Lord
- B. Beloved
- C. King
- D. Brother
Correct answer: A. Lord
Lord.
1 Peter 3:6
5. How should a husband dwell with his wife?
1 Peter 3:7
- A. Harshly
- B. Indifferently
- C. In fear
- D. According to knowledge (wisely)
Correct answer: D. According to knowledge (wisely)
According to knowledge (wisely).
1 Peter 3:7
6. Of what is the wife an heir together with her husband?
1 Peter 3:7
- A. Of her husband's riches
- B. Of the land of Canaan
- C. Of the grace of life
- D. Of the priesthood
Correct answer: C. Of the grace of life
Of the grace of life.
1 Peter 3:7
7. Why should we bless even those who rail on us?
1 Peter 3:9
- A. So that they fear us
- B. Because we are called to inherit a blessing
- C. So that they repay us
- D. Because the government commands it
Correct answer: B. Because we are called to inherit a blessing
Because we are thereunto called, that we should inherit a blessing.
1 Peter 3:9
8. What must he do that will see good days?
1 Peter 3:10
- A. Refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile
- B. Work without rest
- C. Seek riches
- D. Keep away from everyone
Correct answer: A. Refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile
Refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile.
1 Peter 3:10
9. To whose prayers are God's ears open?
1 Peter 3:12
- A. The rich
- B. The mighty
- C. Those who speak much
- D. The righteous
Correct answer: D. The righteous
The righteous.
1 Peter 3:12
10. What should we do so that no one harms us?
1 Peter 3:13
- A. Hide ourselves
- B. Take revenge
- C. Follow that which is good
- D. Always keep silent
Correct answer: C. Follow that which is good
Do good.
1 Peter 3:13
11. For what should we always be ready?
1 Peter 3:15
- A. For war
- B. To give an answer, with meekness and fear, of the hope that is in us
- C. To flee persecution
- D. To argue in anger
Correct answer: B. To give an answer, with meekness and fear, of the hope that is in us
To give an answer with meekness and fear to every man that asketh a reason of the hope that is in us.
1 Peter 3:15
12. Why did Jesus suffer, the just for the unjust?
1 Peter 3:18
- A. To bring us to God
- B. To be king of Israel
- C. To fulfil the law of Moses
- D. To overcome Rome
Correct answer: A. To bring us to God
To bring us to God.
1 Peter 3:18
13. Who were the spirits in prison to whom Jesus preached?
1 Peter 3:19-20
- A. The people of Sodom
- B. The Egyptians at the Red Sea
- C. The builders of Babel
- D. Those who were disobedient in the days of Noah and perished in the flood
Correct answer: D. Those who were disobedient in the days of Noah and perished in the flood
They are those who lived in the time of Noah but perished in the flood.
1 Peter 3:19-20
14. How many souls were saved in the ark during the flood?
1 Peter 3:20
- A. Six
- B. Ten
- C. Eight
- D. Twelve
Correct answer: C. Eight
Eight.
1 Peter 3:20
Notes
1 Peter 4 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: 1 Peter 4 (KJV)
1. What has he that hath suffered in the flesh ceased from?
1 Peter 4:1
- A. From faith
- B. From hope
- C. From sin
- D. From prayer
Correct answer: C. From sin
He hath ceased from sin.
1 Peter 4:1
2. How should we live the rest of our time in the flesh?
1 Peter 4:2
- A. To the lusts of men
- B. To the will of God
- C. According to fashion
- D. According to our own desires
Correct answer: B. To the will of God
To the will of God.
1 Peter 4:2
3. What is the will of the Gentiles?
1 Peter 4:3
- A. To walk in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings and abominable idolatries
- B. To keep the sabbath
- C. To pray and fast
- D. To read the prophets
Correct answer: A. To walk in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings and abominable idolatries
To walk in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries.
1 Peter 4:3
4. Was the gospel preached also to them that are dead?
1 Peter 4:6
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: Yes
Yes.
1 Peter 4:6
5. What does charity (love) cover?
1 Peter 4:8
- A. The shame of the rich
- B. The wounds of the body
- C. The multitude of sins
- D. Debts
Correct answer: C. The multitude of sins
The multitude of sins.
1 Peter 4:8
6. How should we use hospitality one to another?
1 Peter 4:9
- A. With complaints
- B. Without grudging
- C. Only to relatives
- D. Charging for lodging
Correct answer: B. Without grudging
Without grudging.
1 Peter 4:9
7. What do we do with the gift God has given us?
1 Peter 4:10
- A. Minister it to one another as good stewards
- B. Hide it
- C. Sell it
- D. Use it to get rich
Correct answer: A. Minister it to one another as good stewards
Minister it to one another as good stewards.
1 Peter 4:10
8. How should he that ministereth minister?
1 Peter 4:11
- A. In his own strength
- B. Out of obligation
- C. To be praised
- D. As of the ability which God giveth
Correct answer: D. As of the ability which God giveth
In the power of God.
1 Peter 4:11
9. What are we if we are reproached for the name of Christ?
1 Peter 4:14
- A. Miserable
- B. Evildoers
- C. Happy (blessed)
- D. Forgotten
Correct answer: C. Happy (blessed)
We are happy (blessed).
1 Peter 4:14
10. What should we not feel if we suffer as Christians?
1 Peter 4:16
- A. Hope
- B. Shame
- C. Joy
- D. Peace
Correct answer: B. Shame
We should not be ashamed.
1 Peter 4:16
11. What should they that suffer according to the will of God do?
1 Peter 4:19
- A. Commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator
- B. Abandon the faith
- C. Take revenge on their enemies
- D. Complain against God
Correct answer: A. Commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator
Commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.
1 Peter 4:19
Notes
1 Peter 5 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: 1 Peter 5 (KJV)
1. What did Peter exhort the elders to do?
1 Peter 5:2
- A. Feed the flock of God, not by constraint, but willingly
- B. Build a temple
- C. Collect tithes
- D. Travel to Rome
Correct answer: A. Feed the flock of God, not by constraint, but willingly
Feed the flock of God, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly.
1 Peter 5:2
2. May pastors be lords over the flock?
1 Peter 5:3
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: No
No.
1 Peter 5:3
3. What will pastors receive when the chief Shepherd shall appear?
1 Peter 5:4
- A. A salary
- B. An earthly throne
- C. A crown of glory that fadeth not away
- D. A house in Jerusalem
Correct answer: C. A crown of glory that fadeth not away
A crown of glory that fadeth not away.
1 Peter 5:4
4. With what should we be clothed?
1 Peter 5:5
- A. With pride
- B. With humility
- C. With fine linen
- D. With purple
Correct answer: B. With humility
With humility.
1 Peter 5:5
5. Under what should we humble ourselves?
1 Peter 5:6
- A. Under the mighty hand of God
- B. Under the power of Rome
- C. Under the law of Moses
- D. Under the elders of the people
Correct answer: A. Under the mighty hand of God
Under the mighty hand of God.
1 Peter 5:6
6. Why should we cast all our care upon God?
1 Peter 5:7
- A. Because the law commands it
- B. Because then we forget everything
- C. Because the angels ask it
- D. For he careth for us
Correct answer: D. For he careth for us
For he careth for us.
1 Peter 5:7
7. Why should we be sober and vigilant?
1 Peter 5:8
- A. Because night is coming
- B. Because there are thieves
- C. Because the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour
- D. Because the harvest is near
Correct answer: C. Because the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour
Because the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.
1 Peter 5:8
8. How should we resist the devil?
1 Peter 5:9
- A. With weapons
- B. Stedfast in the faith
- C. With fear
- D. By running away
Correct answer: B. Stedfast in the faith
Stedfast in the faith.
1 Peter 5:9
9. What will God do after we have suffered a while?
1 Peter 5:10
- A. Make us perfect, stablish, strengthen and settle us
- B. Leave us alone
- C. Punish us
- D. Forget us
Correct answer: A. Make us perfect, stablish, strengthen and settle us
He himself makes us perfect, stablishes, strengthens and settles us.
1 Peter 5:10
10. By whom did Peter write this letter?
1 Peter 5:12
- A. Mark
- B. Luke
- C. Titus
- D. Silvanus
Correct answer: D. Silvanus
Silvanus.
1 Peter 5:12
11. Was there a church at Babylon?
1 Peter 5:13
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: Yes
Yes.
1 Peter 5:13