Seed of the Word
John — Group study guide
Part 1 of 3 · chapters 1–6
6 chapters · 100 questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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Read one chapter per meeting. Each participant can mark their answers and write down what they learned.
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Seed of the Word
John 1 — Study questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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Read first: John 1 (KJV)
1. Who was in the beginning?
John 1:1
- A. Abraham
- B. Elias
- C. The Word
- D. Moses
2. All things were made by whom?
John 1:1-3
- A. By Moses
- B. By the angels
- C. By John the Baptist
- D. By the Word
3. The life was the light of whom?
John 1:4
- A. Of the prophets
- B. Of men
- C. Of Israel only
- D. Of the angels
4. What was the name of the man sent from God?
John 1:6
- A. John
- B. Andrew
- C. Nathanael
- D. Philip
5. What did the man sent from God come to do?
John 1:7
- A. To restore the kingdom to Israel
- B. To baptize with the Holy Ghost
- C. To be the Light himself
- D. To bear witness of the Light
6. Did the world know the One who made the world?
John 1:10
- Yes
- No
7. What power does God give to those who believe in His Son?
John 1:12
- A. To work miracles and signs
- B. To forgive the sins of others
- C. To judge the nations
- D. To become the sons of God
8. The law was given by Moses. What came by Jesus Christ?
John 1:17
- A. The law and the prophets
- B. Circumcision
- C. Grace and truth
- D. The temple and the sacrifices
9. Who prophesied: I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness?
John 1:23
- A. Moses
- B. Esaias (Isaiah)
- C. Jeremiah
- D. Elias
10. Who did John say was the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world?
John 1:29
- A. Moses
- B. Andrew
- C. Jesus
- D. Elias
11. What did John see descend upon Jesus and abide on Him?
John 1:32
- A. A bright cloud
- B. The Spirit like a dove
- C. An angel of the Lord
- D. Fire from heaven
12. Who is the one who baptizes with the Holy Ghost?
John 1:33
- A. Jesus
- B. Andrew
- C. Elias
- D. John the Baptist
13. Why did two of John's disciples decide to follow Jesus?
John 1:37
- A. Because Jesus called them by name
- B. Because John sent them away
- C. Because they saw a miracle
- D. Because they heard John speak
14. Why did John's two disciples stay with Jesus after seeing where He dwelt?
John 1:39
- A. Because Jesus gave them food
- B. Because it was about the tenth hour
- C. Because it was the sabbath
- D. Because it was raining hard
15. Andrew was the brother of whom?
John 1:40
- A. Of Philip
- B. Of Thomas
- C. Of Simon Peter
- D. Of Nathanael
16. What is another word for Messias?
John 1:41
- A. Didymus
- B. Rabbi
- C. Christ
- D. Cephas
17. What was the name of Peter's father?
John 1:42
- A. Joseph
- B. Jona
- C. Cleophas
- D. Zebedee
18. Who told Nathanael: We have found him, of whom Moses wrote?
John 1:45
- A. Philip
- B. Andrew
- C. Peter
- D. John the Baptist
19. What was the first thing Jesus said about Nathanael when He saw him?
John 1:47
- A. Behold the Lamb of God
- B. Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth?
- C. Thou art Simon the son of Jona
- D. Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile
20. What did Jesus say His disciples would see descending upon Him?
John 1:51
- A. The angels of God
- B. A cloud of glory
- C. The Spirit like a dove
- D. Fire from heaven
Notes
Seed of the Word
John 2 — Study questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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Read first: John 2 (KJV)
1. What did Mary do when she learned the wine had run out?
John 2:3
- A. She told Jesus: They have no wine
- B. She spoke to the governor of the feast
- C. She filled the waterpots with water
- D. She sent for more wine
2. What did Mary say to the servants?
John 2:5
- A. Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast
- B. Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it
- C. Go and buy more wine
- D. Fill these waterpots with water
3. To whom did Jesus tell them to bear the water from the waterpots?
John 2:8
- A. To the governor of the feast
- B. To the bridegroom
- C. To Mary
- D. To the disciples
4. Why did Jesus drive out the changers of money and overthrow the tables?
John 2:16
- A. Because the priests asked Him to
- B. Because they sold sick animals
- C. Because His Father's house is not a house of merchandise
- D. Because it was the sabbath
5. How many years did it take to build the temple in Jerusalem?
John 2:20
- A. Fifty
- B. Forty and six
- C. Forty
- D. Thirty and eight
6. Which temple was Jesus speaking of raising up in three days?
John 2:21
- A. The temple in Samaria
- B. The temple of His body
- C. The temple in Jerusalem
- D. The tabernacle of Moses
7. Why did many believe in Jesus while He was in Jerusalem at the passover?
John 2:23
- A. Because of the miracles He did
- B. Because of John's preaching
- C. Because He was the son of David
- D. Because He drove out the money changers
8. Why did Jesus not need anyone to testify to Him about man?
John 2:25
- A. Because the Pharisees informed Him
- B. Because the angels told Him
- C. Because He knew what was in man
- D. Because John had already testified
Notes
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John 3 — Study questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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Read first: John 3 (KJV)
1. What was Nicodemus among the Jews?
John 3:1
- A. A Levite of the temple
- B. A ruler
- C. A high priest
- D. A publican
2. How did Jesus answer Nicodemus when he said: We know that thou art a teacher come from God?
John 3:3
- A. Go, and sin no more
- B. Follow me, and thou shalt see greater things than these
- C. Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God
- D. He that believeth on me shall never thirst
3. What are the two things Jesus said a man must be born of?
John 3:5
- A. Of the flesh and of the law
- B. Of heaven and of earth
- C. Of fire and of blood
- D. Of water and of the Spirit
4. Jesus compared the movement of the wind to what?
John 3:8
- A. The living water of the well
- B. The one who keeps the law
- C. Every one that is born of the Spirit
- D. The prophet that should come into the world
5. As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, what must be lifted up?
John 3:14
- A. The ark of the covenant
- B. The temple in Jerusalem
- C. The Son of man
- D. The rod of Moses
6. Whoever believes in Jesus should not perish, but have what?
John 3:15
- A. Riches on earth
- B. Eternal life
- C. Long life on earth
- D. A place in the temple
7. What did the Father give because He loved the world?
John 3:16
- A. The law by Moses
- B. His only begotten Son
- C. The promised land
- D. A king for Israel
8. Why did God send His Son into the world?
John 3:17
- A. That the world through him might be saved
- B. To restore the kingdom to Israel
- C. To condemn the world
- D. To raise up a new temple
9. What brings condemnation on any person?
John 3:18
- A. Not keeping the sabbath
- B. Not being a descendant of Abraham
- C. Not offering sacrifices in the temple
- D. Not believing in the name of the only begotten Son of God
10. What does the one who does evil hate?
John 3:20
- A. The light
- B. The law of Moses
- C. The temple
- D. The darkness
11. Who comes to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest that they are wrought in God?
John 3:21
- A. He that doeth evil
- B. He that offers sacrifices
- C. He that doeth truth
- D. He that keeps the sabbath
12. Why was John baptizing in Aenon?
John 3:23
- A. Because the Pharisees asked him to
- B. Because there was much water there
- C. Because his family lived there
- D. Because it was near the temple
13. What did John's disciples question the Jews about?
John 3:25
- A. About the sabbath
- B. About tithes
- C. About the place of worship
- D. About purifying
14. Who is above all?
John 3:31
- A. He that cometh from above
- B. The high priest
- C. Moses the lawgiver
- D. He that is of the earth
15. What words does He whom God has sent speak?
John 3:34
- A. The words of men
- B. The words of Moses
- C. The words of God
- D. His own words
16. What abides on everyone who refuses to believe the Son of God?
John 3:36
- A. The blessing of Abraham
- B. The peace of God
- C. The wrath of God
- D. Eternal life
Notes
Seed of the Word
John 4 — Study questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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Read first: John 4 (KJV)
1. Who said that Jesus baptized more disciples than John?
John 4:1
- A. The Sadducees
- B. The Samaritans
- C. The Roman soldiers
- D. The Pharisees
2. To whom did Jacob give the parcel of ground near Sychar?
John 4:5
- A. To his son Joseph
- B. To his son Reuben
- C. To his son Judah
- D. To his son Benjamin
3. Why did Jesus sit by Jacob's well?
John 4:6
- A. Because it was the sabbath
- B. Because He was wearied with His journey
- C. Because He was waiting for the woman
- D. Because He wanted to pray alone
4. Whom did Jesus ask for water to drink?
John 4:7
- A. A woman of Samaria
- B. Nicodemus
- C. Peter
- D. Nathanael
5. Did the Jews and the Samaritans have dealings with one another?
John 4:9
- Yes
- No
6. What did the Samaritan woman need to know in order to ask for living water?
John 4:10
- A. The place where men ought to worship
- B. How deep Jacob's well was
- C. The gift of God and who Jesus was
- D. The law of Moses and the prophets
7. When the Samaritan woman asked Jesus for the water, what did Jesus tell her?
John 4:16
- A. Give me to drink
- B. Rise, take up thy bed, and walk
- C. Go, call thy husband, and come hither
- D. Go, wash in the pool of Siloam
8. How many husbands had the Samaritan woman had?
John 4:18
- A. Two
- B. Five
- C. Three
- D. Seven
9. Where did the Jews say men ought to worship?
John 4:20
- A. In Jerusalem
- B. In Bethel
- C. In this mountain in Samaria
- D. In Bethlehem
10. How did Jesus say the true worshippers would worship?
John 4:23
- A. On the mountain of Samaria
- B. In spirit and in truth
- C. With sacrifices and offerings
- D. Only in the temple in Jerusalem
11. Was the Samaritan woman waiting for the Messias?
John 4:25
- Yes
- No
12. Who did Jesus say was the Messias?
John 4:26
- A. Himself
- B. Moses
- C. Elias
- D. John the Baptist
13. When the disciples came back to Jesus, what did they marvel at?
John 4:27
- A. That the city had believed
- B. That He had living water
- C. That He talked with a woman
- D. That He was baptizing in Samaria
14. What did the men of the city do when the Samaritan woman told them about Jesus?
John 4:30
- A. They mocked her
- B. They went to tell the Pharisees
- C. They drove her out of the city
- D. They went out of the city and came unto Him
15. What meat did Jesus say He had to eat?
John 4:34
- A. The manna the fathers ate
- B. The bread His disciples brought
- C. To do the will of him that sent Him
- D. The shewbread
16. What does he that reapeth receive?
John 4:36
- A. Seed
- B. Wages
- C. Tithes
- D. Lands
17. What did the Samaritans believe about Jesus?
John 4:42
- A. That He is the Saviour of the world, the Christ
- B. That He was Elias who was to come
- C. That He was John the Baptist
- D. That He was a prophet of Samaria
18. Does a prophet have honour in his own country?
John 4:44
- Yes
- No
19. Why did Jesus not heal the nobleman's son?
John 4:50-52
- A. Because it was the sabbath
- B. He did heal him, by His word and from a distance
- C. Because the son had already died
- D. Because the nobleman had no faith
Notes
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John 5 — Study questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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Read first: John 5 (KJV)
1. What is the name of the pool in Jerusalem by the sheep market?
John 5:2
- A. Bethesda
- B. Aenon
- C. Sychar
- D. Siloam
2. What were the sick people doing at that pool?
John 5:4
- A. Offering sacrifices for their healing
- B. Begging from those going up to the temple
- C. Washing to purify themselves before the feast
- D. Waiting for the moving of the water to be healed
3. What did Jesus ask when He learned of a man who had been sick for 38 years?
John 5:6
- A. Who did sin, this man, or his parents?
- B. Dost thou believe on the Son of God?
- C. Where are those thine accusers?
- D. Wilt thou be made whole?
4. Why had the man sick for 38 years at the pool not been healed?
John 5:7
- A. Because it was the sabbath
- B. Because he had no faith
- C. Because he had sinned against God
- D. He had no man to put him into the pool
5. On what day did Jesus heal this sick man?
John 5:9
- A. On the second day of the week
- B. On the sabbath day
- C. On the day of preparation
- D. On the first day of the week
6. What did the Jews say to the healed man when they saw him carrying his bed?
John 5:10
- A. Go, wash in the pool of Siloam
- B. It is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed
- C. Go, shew thyself to the priests
- D. Give God the praise
7. Did the sick man know who had healed him?
John 5:13
- Yes
- No
8. What did the sick man do when he learned it was Jesus who had healed him?
John 5:15
- A. He went to offer a sacrifice at the temple
- B. He told the Jews
- C. He went back home to Galilee
- D. He followed Jesus as a disciple
9. Why did the Jews seek to kill Jesus?
John 5:16-18
- A. Because He ate with publicans
- B. He healed on the sabbath and made Himself equal with God
- C. Because He did not pay tribute
- D. Because He taught in Samaria
10. Why does the Father judge no man?
John 5:22
- A. Because judgment belongs to Moses
- B. Because He gave judgment to the angels
- C. Because He hath committed all judgment unto the Son
- D. Because He does not know men
11. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not whom?
John 5:23
- A. The prophets
- B. Moses
- C. The Father which hath sent him
- D. John the Baptist
12. What kind of witness did Jesus say His would be if He bore witness of Himself?
John 5:31
- A. Witness of the law of Moses
- B. Greater than the Father's
- C. Witness of angels
- D. It would not be true
13. Whom did Jesus call a burning and a shining light?
John 5:33-35
- A. Elias
- B. Esaias (Isaiah)
- C. John the Baptist
- D. Moses
14. What do the works Jesus did bear witness to?
John 5:36
- A. That He was John's disciple
- B. That He was the son of David
- C. That He was a prophet of Galilee
- D. That the Father had sent Him
15. What did Jesus say the Scriptures do concerning Him?
John 5:39
- A. They warn against Him
- B. They contain only the law of Moses
- C. They testify of Him
- D. They say nothing about Him
16. Who did Jesus say accuses the Jews before God?
John 5:45
- A. Moses
- B. Abraham
- C. Jesus Himself
- D. John the Baptist
17. Who did Jesus say wrote of Him?
John 5:46
- A. Elias
- B. Moses
- C. Abraham
- D. John the Baptist
Notes
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John 6 — Study questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
NameDate
Read first: John 6 (KJV)
1. Why did a great multitude follow Jesus?
John 6:2
- A. Because John told them to follow Him
- B. Because He gave them bread every day
- C. Because they were fleeing the Romans
- D. Because of His miracles on them that were diseased
2. Why did Jesus ask Philip: Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?
John 6:6
- A. Because Philip knew the area
- B. To prove him
- C. Because Philip kept the bag
- D. Because He did not know what to do
3. How much money did Philip say would not be enough to feed the multitude?
John 6:7
- A. Two hundred pennyworth
- B. Thirty pieces of silver
- C. A hundred pence
- D. Three hundred pence
4. Who told Jesus there was a lad with five barley loaves and two small fishes?
John 6:8
- A. Philip
- B. Thomas
- C. Andrew
- D. Peter
5. How many men were in the multitude?
John 6:10
- A. About ten thousand
- B. About five thousand
- C. About four thousand
- D. About three thousand
6. Why did Jesus have them gather up the fragments that remained?
John 6:12
- A. That nothing be lost
- B. To take them to the temple
- C. To eat them the next day
- D. To give them to the poor
7. After seeing the miracle of the loaves, what did they say about Jesus?
John 6:14
- A. This is John the Baptist
- B. This is Moses come back
- C. This is that prophet that should come into the world
- D. This is Elias come back
8. What did the disciples feel when they saw Jesus walking on the sea?
John 6:19
- A. Joy
- B. Sorrow
- C. Anger
- D. Fear
9. What reason did Jesus give those who were seeking Him? Why were they seeking Him?
John 6:26
- A. Because they sought the truth
- B. Because they saw the miracles
- C. Because they ate of the loaves and were filled
- D. Because they believed in Him
10. What did Jesus answer to the question: What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
John 6:29
- A. That ye offer sacrifices
- B. That ye keep the sabbath
- C. That ye give alms to the poor
- D. That ye believe on him whom he hath sent
11. What did Jesus say the one who comes to Him and believes on Him will never have?
John 6:35
- A. Sickness or pain
- B. Hunger or thirst
- C. Sorrow or fear
- D. Poverty or need
12. What will Jesus do at the last day with everyone who believes on Him?
John 6:40
- A. Make him a prophet
- B. Give him land in Israel
- C. Raise him up
- D. Judge him by his works
13. What did the people do when Jesus said: I am the bread which came down from heaven?
John 6:41
- A. They rejoiced
- B. They murmured
- C. They stoned Him
- D. They worshipped Him
14. Where is it written: And they shall be all taught of God?
John 6:45
- A. In the Psalms
- B. In the Proverbs
- C. In the prophets
- D. In the law of Moses
15. When Jesus said He is the living bread which came down from heaven, what did He mean?
John 6:51
- A. That He would bring bread from heaven every day
- B. That the bread is the law of Moses
- C. That He was the manna of Moses
- D. That the bread is His flesh, given for the life of the world
16. Who were offended when Jesus said it was necessary to eat His flesh and drink His blood to be saved?
John 6:61
- A. The Samaritans
- B. His disciples
- C. The Greeks
- D. The Roman soldiers
17. What are the words that Jesus spoke?
John 6:63
- A. Law and commandment
- B. Spirit and life
- C. Flesh and blood
- D. Parables and mysteries
18. What did Jesus ask the twelve after many of His disciples left Him?
John 6:67
- A. Lovest thou me more than these?
- B. Whence shall we buy bread?
- C. Will ye also go away?
- D. Whom seek ye?
19. Who said: Thou hast the words of eternal life?
John 6:68
- A. Philip
- B. Thomas
- C. Simon Peter
- D. Andrew
20. Of whom was Jesus speaking when He said: One of you is a devil?
John 6:71
- A. Of Philip
- B. Of Nathanael
- C. Of Judas Iscariot
- D. Of Thomas