1 Timothy — Group study guide
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6 chapters · 63 questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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1 Timothy 1 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: 1 Timothy 1 (KJV)
1. In what city did Paul beseech Timothy to abide?
1 Timothy 1:3
- A. At Antioch
- B. At Corinth
- C. At Ephesus
- D. At Lystra
Correct answer: C. At Ephesus
Ephesus.
1 Timothy 1:3
2. For what purpose did Paul ask Timothy to stay in that city?
1 Timothy 1:3
- A. To charge some that they teach no other doctrine
- B. To care for his mother
- C. To build a temple
- D. To gather an offering
Correct answer: A. To charge some that they teach no other doctrine
To charge some that they teach no other doctrine.
1 Timothy 1:3
3. What does giving heed to fables and endless genealogies bring?
1 Timothy 1:4
- A. Edifying
- B. Wisdom
- C. Questions (disputes)
- D. Peace
Correct answer: C. Questions (disputes)
They minister questions.
1 Timothy 1:4
4. Charity should come out of what kind of heart?
1 Timothy 1:5
- A. A brave heart
- B. A rich heart
- C. A pure heart
- D. A wise heart
Correct answer: C. A pure heart
A pure heart.
1 Timothy 1:5
5. To what do those turn aside who swerve from a good conscience and faith unfeigned?
1 Timothy 1:6
- A. Unto vain jangling
- B. Unto fasting
- C. Unto work
- D. Unto prayer
Correct answer: A. Unto vain jangling
They turn aside unto vain jangling.
1 Timothy 1:6
6. When is the law good?
1 Timothy 1:8
- A. Only in the temple
- B. When the Pharisees teach it
- C. Whenever the sabbath is kept
- D. If a man use it lawfully
Correct answer: D. If a man use it lawfully
If a man use it lawfully.
1 Timothy 1:8
7. Were there menstealers (kidnappers) in Paul's time?
1 Timothy 1:10
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: Yes
Yes.
1 Timothy 1:10
8. Why did God put Paul into the ministry?
1 Timothy 1:12
- A. Because he was a Pharisee
- B. Because he was rich
- C. Because he was a Roman citizen
- D. Because he counted him faithful
Correct answer: D. Because he counted him faithful
Because he counted him faithful.
1 Timothy 1:12
9. What did Paul do ignorantly in unbelief?
1 Timothy 1:13
- A. He was a tax collector
- B. He was a blasphemer, a persecutor, and injurious
- C. He was an idolater in Athens
- D. He was a Roman soldier
Correct answer: B. He was a blasphemer, a persecutor, and injurious
He was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious.
1 Timothy 1:13
10. What is the faithful saying, worthy of all acceptation?
1 Timothy 1:15
- A. That Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners
- B. That the temple will be rebuilt
- C. That only the Jews will be saved
- D. That the law saves whoever keeps it
Correct answer: A. That Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners
That Jesus came into the world to save sinners.
1 Timothy 1:15
11. According to what was Timothy to war a good warfare?
1 Timothy 1:18
- A. According to the traditions of the elders
- B. According to the laws of Rome
- C. According to his own wisdom
- D. According to the prophecies which went before on him
Correct answer: D. According to the prophecies which went before on him
According to the prophecies given to him.
1 Timothy 1:18
12. Why do some make shipwreck concerning faith?
1 Timothy 1:19
- A. Because they put away faith and a good conscience
- B. Because they were poor
- C. Because they were persecuted
- D. Because they travelled by sea
Correct answer: A. Because they put away faith and a good conscience
Because they stopped holding faith and a good conscience.
1 Timothy 1:19
13. Who are the two men Paul names who made shipwreck concerning the faith?
1 Timothy 1:20
- A. Demas and Crescens
- B. Phygellus and Hermogenes
- C. Hymenaeus and Alexander
- D. Jannes and Jambres
Correct answer: C. Hymenaeus and Alexander
Hymenaeus and Alexander.
1 Timothy 1:20
Notes
1 Timothy 2 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: 1 Timothy 2 (KJV)
1. For whom did Paul ask that supplications, prayers and intercessions be made?
1 Timothy 2:1
- A. Only for believers
- B. For all men
- C. Only for the Jews
- D. Only for the apostles
Correct answer: B. For all men
For all men.
1 Timothy 2:1
2. Why must we pray for all that are in authority?
1 Timothy 2:2
- A. That we may lead a quiet and peaceable life
- B. That they may fear us
- C. That they may give us money
- D. That they may give us positions
Correct answer: A. That we may lead a quiet and peaceable life
That we may lead a quiet and peaceable life.
1 Timothy 2:2
3. What does God want for all men?
1 Timothy 2:4
- A. To be saved and come unto the knowledge of the truth
- B. To be judged
- C. To be rich
- D. To keep the law
Correct answer: A. To be saved and come unto the knowledge of the truth
To be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
1 Timothy 2:4
4. How many mediators are there between God and men?
1 Timothy 2:5
- A. Twelve
- B. Many
- C. Only one, the man Christ Jesus
- D. Two
Correct answer: C. Only one, the man Christ Jesus
Only one, Jesus.
1 Timothy 2:5
5. Who was a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity?
1 Timothy 2:7
- A. Paul
- B. John
- C. James
- D. Peter
Correct answer: A. Paul
Paul.
1 Timothy 2:7
6. Where is the right place for men to pray?
1 Timothy 2:8
- A. Only in the temple
- B. Every where
- C. Only in Jerusalem
- D. Only in the synagogue
Correct answer: B. Every where
Any and every place is good.
1 Timothy 2:8
7. What was the woman not to usurp over the man?
1 Timothy 2:12
- A. Authority
- B. Patience
- C. Love
- D. Prayer
Correct answer: A. Authority
Authority.
1 Timothy 2:12
8. Adam was not deceived, but the woman; being deceived, into what did she fall?
1 Timothy 2:14
- A. Into poverty
- B. Into slavery
- C. Into the transgression
- D. Into sickness
Correct answer: C. Into the transgression
Transgression.
1 Timothy 2:14
9. Who shall be saved in childbearing?
1 Timothy 2:15
- A. The woman
- B. The bishop
- C. The deacon
- D. The man
Correct answer: A. The woman
The woman.
1 Timothy 2:15
Notes
1 Timothy 3 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: 1 Timothy 3 (KJV)
1. What kind of work does a man desire if he desires the office of a bishop?
1 Timothy 3:1
- A. A good work
- B. A worthless work
- C. A vain work
- D. A work of the flesh
Correct answer: A. A good work
It is a good work.
1 Timothy 3:1
2. How many wives may a bishop have?
1 Timothy 3:2
- A. As many as he can support
- B. Only one
- C. Three
- D. Two
Correct answer: B. Only one
He must be the husband of one wife.
1 Timothy 3:2
3. How must a bishop rule his own house?
1 Timothy 3:4
- A. Well
- B. With fear
- C. With indifference
- D. With harshness
Correct answer: A. Well
Well.
1 Timothy 3:4
4. Should a bishop who does not know how to rule his own house take care of the church of God?
1 Timothy 3:5
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: No
No.
1 Timothy 3:5
5. Into what condemnation can a novice fall?
1 Timothy 3:6
- A. The condemnation of Rome
- B. The condemnation of the synagogue
- C. The condemnation of the prophets
- D. The condemnation of the devil
Correct answer: D. The condemnation of the devil
Into the condemnation of the devil.
1 Timothy 3:6
6. What must a bishop have, lest he fall into reproach?
1 Timothy 3:7
- A. Many children
- B. A good report of them which are without
- C. Much money
- D. A title from Rome
Correct answer: B. A good report of them which are without
A good report.
1 Timothy 3:7
7. What must deacons not be greedy of?
1 Timothy 3:8
- A. Filthy lucre
- B. Prayer
- C. Peace
- D. Faith
Correct answer: A. Filthy lucre
Filthy lucre.
1 Timothy 3:8
8. How must deacons hold the mystery of the faith?
1 Timothy 3:9
- A. In secret
- B. With pride
- C. In a pure conscience
- D. With fear of men
Correct answer: C. In a pure conscience
In a pure conscience.
1 Timothy 3:9
9. What must be done with deacons before they use the office of a deacon?
1 Timothy 3:10
- A. They must first be proved
- B. Give them a salary
- C. Send them to Jerusalem
- D. Make them fast forty days
Correct answer: A. They must first be proved
They must first be proved.
1 Timothy 3:10
10. What do deacons who serve well purchase to themselves?
1 Timothy 3:13
- A. Riches
- B. Lands
- C. A seat in the Sanhedrin
- D. A good degree
Correct answer: D. A good degree
A good degree.
1 Timothy 3:13
11. How many truths does the mystery of godliness contain?
1 Timothy 3:16
- A. Six
- B. Three
- C. Seven
- D. Twelve
Correct answer: A. Six
Six.
1 Timothy 3:16
Notes
1 Timothy 4 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: 1 Timothy 4 (KJV)
1. What happens to those who give heed to seducing spirits?
1 Timothy 4:1
- A. They will be rich
- B. They shall depart from the faith
- C. They will be healed
- D. They will be wiser
Correct answer: B. They shall depart from the faith
They shall depart from the faith.
1 Timothy 4:1
2. What is an example of doctrines of devils?
1 Timothy 4:1-3
- A. Praying without ceasing
- B. Honouring one's parents
- C. Forbidding to marry and commanding to abstain from meats
- D. Giving thanks for food
Correct answer: C. Forbidding to marry and commanding to abstain from meats
Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats.
1 Timothy 4:1-3
3. How is the food we eat sanctified?
1 Timothy 4:5
- A. By fasting
- B. By the priest of the temple
- C. By the word of God and prayer
- D. By the washing of hands
Correct answer: C. By the word of God and prayer
By the word of God and prayer.
1 Timothy 4:5
4. In what did Paul tell Timothy to exercise himself?
1 Timothy 4:7
- A. In racing
- B. Unto godliness
- C. In rhetoric
- D. In wrestling
Correct answer: B. Unto godliness
Unto godliness.
1 Timothy 4:7
5. How much does bodily exercise profit?
1 Timothy 4:8
- A. Little
- B. Unto eternal life
- C. Nothing at all
- D. Unto all things
Correct answer: A. Little
Little.
1 Timothy 4:8
6. In what was Timothy to be an example of the believers?
1 Timothy 4:12
- A. In word, conversation, charity, spirit, faith and purity
- B. In age and experience
- C. In riches and fame
- D. In strength and courage
Correct answer: A. In word, conversation, charity, spirit, faith and purity
In word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
1 Timothy 4:12
7. What did Paul tell Timothy not to neglect?
1 Timothy 4:14
- A. His house in Lystra
- B. His health
- C. His inheritance
- D. The gift that was in him
Correct answer: D. The gift that was in him
The gift that was in him.
1 Timothy 4:14
8. Timothy was to take heed to two things. What were they?
1 Timothy 4:16
- A. His goods and his house
- B. The Jews and the Greeks
- C. His mother and his grandmother
- D. Himself and the doctrine
Correct answer: D. Himself and the doctrine
Himself and the doctrine.
1 Timothy 4:16
Notes
1 Timothy 5 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: 1 Timothy 5 (KJV)
1. Whom did Paul tell Timothy not to rebuke?
1 Timothy 5:1
- A. One who sins openly
- B. A young man
- C. An idle person
- D. An elder
Correct answer: D. An elder
An elder.
1 Timothy 5:1
2. How was Timothy to treat the younger women?
1 Timothy 5:2
- A. With indifference
- B. As sisters, with all purity
- C. As servants
- D. As strangers
Correct answer: B. As sisters, with all purity
As sisters, with all purity.
1 Timothy 5:2
3. What kind of widows was Timothy to honour?
1 Timothy 5:3
- A. The young ones
- B. Those that are widows indeed
- C. The rich ones
- D. Those with many children
Correct answer: B. Those that are widows indeed
Those that are widows indeed.
1 Timothy 5:3
4. By what does one deny the faith and become worse than an infidel?
1 Timothy 5:8
- A. By not fasting
- B. By not going to the temple
- C. By not giving offerings
- D. By not providing for his own and his house
Correct answer: D. By not providing for his own and his house
When one does not provide for his family.
1 Timothy 5:8
5. How old was a widow to be, to be taken into the church's number?
1 Timothy 5:9
- A. Seventy years
- B. Not under threescore (sixty) years
- C. Fifty years
- D. Forty years
Correct answer: B. Not under threescore (sixty) years
Sixty years.
1 Timothy 5:9
6. Who are the ones that wax wanton against Christ?
1 Timothy 5:11
- A. The younger widows
- B. The deaconesses
- C. The elder women
- D. The maidens
Correct answer: A. The younger widows
The younger widows.
1 Timothy 5:11
7. What did Paul want the younger widows to do?
1 Timothy 5:14
- A. To remain alone
- B. To live in the temple
- C. To marry, bear children and guide the house
- D. To travel with the apostles
Correct answer: C. To marry, bear children and guide the house
To marry, bear children, and guide the house well.
1 Timothy 5:14
8. Who are counted worthy of double honour?
1 Timothy 5:17
- A. The rich
- B. The elders that rule well
- C. The rulers of Rome
- D. The young men
Correct answer: B. The elders that rule well
The elders that rule well.
1 Timothy 5:17
9. The labourer is worthy of what?
1 Timothy 5:18
- A. Of his reward
- B. Of punishment
- C. Of rest
- D. Of fame
Correct answer: A. Of his reward
Of his reward.
1 Timothy 5:18
10. How many witnesses are needed to receive an accusation against an elder?
1 Timothy 5:19
- A. One
- B. Seven
- C. Twelve
- D. Two or three
Correct answer: D. Two or three
Two or three.
1 Timothy 5:19
11. What did Paul ask Timothy to keep himself?
1 Timothy 5:22
- A. Rich
- B. Young
- C. Pure
- D. Famous
Correct answer: C. Pure
Pure.
1 Timothy 5:22
12. What ailment did Timothy suffer from?
1 Timothy 5:23
- A. His stomach
- B. Leprosy
- C. Fever
- D. His eyes
Correct answer: A. His stomach
His stomach.
1 Timothy 5:23
13. What cannot be hid?
1 Timothy 5:24-25
- A. Dreams
- B. Evil works
- C. Riches
- D. Prophecies
Correct answer: B. Evil works
Evil works.
1 Timothy 5:24-25
Notes
1 Timothy 6 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: 1 Timothy 6 (KJV)
1. Were there Christians who were servants (slaves) under the yoke?
1 Timothy 6:1-2
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: Yes
Yes.
1 Timothy 6:1-2
2. What is the man who consents not to the wholesome words of the Lord?
1 Timothy 6:3-4
- A. Proud
- B. Wise
- C. Humble
- D. Joyful
Correct answer: A. Proud
He is proud.
1 Timothy 6:3-4
3. From whom should we withdraw ourselves?
1 Timothy 6:5
- A. From men of corrupt minds, destitute of the truth
- B. From the elders
- C. From the deacons
- D. From the poor
Correct answer: A. From men of corrupt minds, destitute of the truth
From men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth.
1 Timothy 6:5
4. Godliness with what is great gain?
1 Timothy 6:6
- A. With power
- B. With riches
- C. With fame
- D. With contentment
Correct answer: D. With contentment
With contentment.
1 Timothy 6:6
5. How should we be if we have food and raiment?
1 Timothy 6:8
- A. Unsatisfied
- B. Anxious
- C. Sad
- D. Content
Correct answer: D. Content
We should be content.
1 Timothy 6:8
6. What is the root of all evil?
1 Timothy 6:10
- A. Poverty
- B. The law
- C. The love of money
- D. Work
Correct answer: C. The love of money
The love of money.
1 Timothy 6:10
7. What kind of fight should we fight?
1 Timothy 6:12
- A. The good fight of faith
- B. Against the Romans
- C. Against our neighbours
- D. Against the law
Correct answer: A. The good fight of faith
The good fight of faith.
1 Timothy 6:12
8. Until when must the commandment be kept without spot, unrebukeable?
1 Timothy 6:14
- A. Until the sabbath day
- B. Until the fall of Rome
- C. Until old age
- D. Until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ
Correct answer: D. Until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ
Until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Timothy 6:14
9. What are the rich charged not to be?
1 Timothy 6:17
- A. Highminded
- B. Generous
- C. Hardworking
- D. Humble
Correct answer: A. Highminded
Highminded.
1 Timothy 6:17