Seed of the Word
Luke — Group study guide
Part 1 of 4 · chapters 1–5
5 chapters · 83 questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
How to use it
Read one chapter per meeting. Each participant can mark their answers and write down what they learned.
Contents
- Luke 122 questions
- Luke 217 questions
- Luke 313 questions
- Luke 417 questions
- Luke 514 questions
Seed of the Word
Luke 1 — Study questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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Read first: Luke 1 (KJV)
1. What did Luke say many had taken in hand to set forth in order?
Luke 1:1
- A. A declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us
- B. The genealogies of the kings
- C. The laws of Moses
- D. The letters of the apostles
2. Who delivered those things to Luke and the others?
Luke 1:2
- A. The scribes of the temple
- B. The elders of Antioch
- C. The Greek philosophers
- D. Those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word
3. To whom did Luke write?
Luke 1:3
- A. To Timothy
- B. To Titus
- C. To Theophilus
- D. To Philemon
4. Where was Herod king?
Luke 1:5
- A. In Egypt
- B. In Judaea
- C. In Syria
- D. In Rome
5. What was the name of the wife of Zacharias the priest?
Luke 1:5
- A. Elisabeth
- B. Anna
- C. Mary
- D. Martha
6. Why did Zacharias have no children?
Luke 1:7
- A. Because he was very poor
- B. Because he lived in the desert
- C. Because he always served in the temple
- D. Because his wife was barren
7. Who appeared to Zacharias while he was offering incense?
Luke 1:11
- A. The prophet Elijah
- B. A high priest
- C. An angel of the Lord
- D. His late father
8. From when would John be filled with the Holy Ghost?
Luke 1:15
- A. From his baptism
- B. From his mother's womb
- C. From the age of twelve
- D. From the time he went into the desert
9. What was the name of the angel who spoke with Zacharias?
Luke 1:19
- A. Gabriel
- B. Michael
- C. Raphael
- D. Uriel
10. Why was Zacharias struck dumb?
Luke 1:20
- A. Because he was afraid of the incense
- B. Because he was sick
- C. Because he made a vow of silence
- D. Because he did not believe the angel's words
11. In what city did Mary live when the angel visited her?
Luke 1:26
- A. In Bethlehem
- B. In Jerusalem
- C. In Nazareth
- D. In Capernaum
12. Why was Mary troubled?
Luke 1:29
- A. Because Joseph went away
- B. At the angel's saying and his salutation
- C. Because she was sick
- D. Because soldiers arrived
13. What did the angel say God would give to Jesus?
Luke 1:32
- A. The throne of his father David
- B. Solomon's temple
- C. The riches of Egypt
- D. The city of Rome
14. How were Elisabeth and Mary related?
Luke 1:36
- A. They were neighbours
- B. They were sisters
- C. They did not know each other
- D. They were cousins (kinswomen)
15. What happened to Elisabeth when she heard Mary's salutation?
Luke 1:41
- A. She was struck dumb
- B. She fainted
- C. She was filled with the Holy Ghost
- D. She went to the temple
16. With what has God filled the hungry?
Luke 1:53
- A. With gold
- B. With good things
- C. With power
- D. With sorrow
17. How long did Mary stay with Elisabeth?
Luke 1:56
- A. About three months
- B. Seven days
- C. A year
- D. Forty days
18. What name did they want to give Elisabeth's child when they circumcised him?
Luke 1:59
- A. Elijah
- B. Abijah
- C. Joseph
- D. His father's name, Zacharias
19. How did they ask Zacharias what name he wanted to give the child?
Luke 1:62
- A. By letter
- B. Through the priest
- C. By signs
- D. Out loud
20. When was Zacharias' mouth opened?
Luke 1:63-64
- A. When he saw the child
- B. After he wrote that the child's name is John
- C. When he returned to the temple
- D. After forty days
21. What did Zacharias say the child would be called?
Luke 1:76
- A. The prophet of the Highest
- B. King of Israel
- C. High priest
- D. Son of David
22. Where was the child until the day of his showing unto Israel?
Luke 1:80
- A. In the temple
- B. In Nazareth
- C. In Egypt
- D. In the deserts
Notes
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Luke 2 — Study questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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Read first: Luke 2 (KJV)
1. Who sent out the decree that all the world should be taxed?
Luke 2:1
- A. Herod
- B. Tiberius Caesar
- C. Pilate
- D. Caesar Augustus
2. What is the city of David called?
Luke 2:4
- A. Jerusalem
- B. Nazareth
- C. Bethlehem
- D. Hebron
3. What was accomplished while Joseph and Mary were in Bethlehem?
Luke 2:6
- A. The time of the taxing
- B. The days that she should be delivered
- C. The feast of the passover
- D. The days of purification
4. Why did they lay Mary's child in a manger?
Luke 2:7
- A. Because there was no room for them in the inn
- B. Because it was warmer
- C. Because the shepherds asked them to
- D. Because the law commanded it
5. Why were the shepherds sore afraid?
Luke 2:9
- A. Wolves came to the flock
- B. There was an earthquake
- C. Herod's soldiers arrived
- D. An angel came upon them and the glory of the Lord shone round about them
6. What good tidings of great joy did the angel give the shepherds?
Luke 2:11
- A. That rain would come
- B. That Herod had died
- C. That a Saviour was born, which is Christ the Lord
- D. That the temple would be rebuilt
7. What did Mary do with all the things she heard?
Luke 2:19
- A. She told them to everyone
- B. She kept them and pondered them in her heart
- C. She wrote them in a book
- D. She forgot them
8. How many days after his birth was the child named?
Luke 2:21
- A. After eight days
- B. After three days
- C. After forty days
- D. After a year
9. What did Joseph and Mary do when the days of her purification were accomplished?
Luke 2:22
- A. They fled to Egypt
- B. They returned to Bethlehem
- C. They went to Elisabeth's house
- D. They brought him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord
10. Who was waiting for the consolation of Israel?
Luke 2:25
- A. Zacharias
- B. Anna
- C. Simeon
- D. Joseph
11. Why did Simeon say, "Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace"?
Luke 2:30
- A. Because he was very sick
- B. Because his eyes had seen the salvation
- C. Because he had finished his service
- D. Because he had seen Elijah
12. Which prophetess was present along with Simeon?
Luke 2:36
- A. Anna
- B. Deborah
- C. Huldah
- D. Miriam
13. How many years had the prophetess been a widow?
Luke 2:37
- A. Sixty years
- B. Seventy-seven years
- C. A hundred years
- D. Fourscore and four years
14. Why did Jesus' family go to Jerusalem every year?
Luke 2:41
- A. For the feast of tabernacles
- B. To pay the tribute
- C. For the feast of the passover
- D. To visit Elisabeth
15. How old was Jesus when Joseph and Mary lost him?
Luke 2:42-43
- A. Seven years old
- B. Twelve years old
- C. Thirty years old
- D. Eight years old
16. Where did Joseph and Mary find Jesus?
Luke 2:46
- A. In the temple
- B. In the market
- C. In a relative's house
- D. On the road to Nazareth
17. What did Jesus answer his mother when she asked, "Why hast thou thus dealt with us?"
Luke 2:49
- A. Forgive me, mother
- B. I got lost in the crowd
- C. The teachers kept me
- D. Wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?
Notes
Seed of the Word
Luke 3 — Study questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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Read first: Luke 3 (KJV)
1. Who was the brother of Herod the tetrarch?
Luke 3:1
- A. Archelaus
- B. Agrippa
- C. Lysanias
- D. Philip
2. Who were the high priests in the time of John the son of Zacharias?
Luke 3:2
- A. Eli and Samuel
- B. Aaron and Eleazar
- C. Annas and Caiaphas
- D. Abiathar and Zadok
3. What did John preach?
Luke 3:3
- A. War against Rome
- B. The baptism of repentance for the remission of sins
- C. Paying the tithe
- D. Rebuilding the temple
4. Who prophesied, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness"?
Luke 3:4
- A. Esaias (Isaiah)
- B. Jeremiah
- C. Malachi
- D. Ezekiel
5. What shall all flesh see?
Luke 3:6
- A. The fall of Rome
- B. The end of the world
- C. The new temple
- D. The salvation of God
6. What fruits did John tell them to bring forth?
Luke 3:8
- A. Fruits of the ground
- B. Fruits of gold
- C. Fruits worthy of repentance
- D. Fruits for the temple
7. What is done with the tree that does not bring forth good fruit?
Luke 3:9
- A. It is watered more
- B. It is hewn down and cast into the fire
- C. It is transplanted
- D. It is left to grow
8. What did John tell the soldiers who asked what they should do?
Luke 3:14
- A. Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages
- B. Lay down your weapons and follow me
- C. Go to Jerusalem to fight
- D. Give everything to the poor
9. The people were in expectation whether John might be whom?
Luke 3:15
- A. Elijah
- B. Moses
- C. The high priest
- D. The Christ
10. With what did John say Jesus would baptize?
Luke 3:16
- A. With water of the Jordan
- B. With oil
- C. With the Holy Ghost and with fire
- D. With blood
11. Why was Herod the tetrarch reproved by John?
Luke 3:19
- A. For collecting taxes
- B. For Herodias his brother Philip's wife
- C. For worshipping idols
- D. For killing the children
12. What did the voice from heaven say when Jesus was baptized?
Luke 3:22
- A. Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased
- B. Behold the Lamb of God
- C. Blessed is he that cometh
- D. Arise and walk
13. How old was Jesus when he began his ministry?
Luke 3:23
- A. Twelve years old
- B. Twenty years old
- C. Forty years old
- D. About thirty years old
Notes
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Luke 4 — Study questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
NameDate
Read first: Luke 4 (KJV)
1. Who led Jesus into the wilderness?
Luke 4:1
- A. John the Baptist
- B. His disciples
- C. An angel
- D. The Spirit
2. How many days was Jesus in the wilderness?
Luke 4:2
- A. Seven
- B. Three
- C. Forty
- D. Twelve
3. Besides bread, by what did Jesus say man shall live?
Luke 4:4
- A. By water from heaven
- B. By every word of God
- C. By manna
- D. By faith in himself
4. What did the devil show Jesus from a high mountain?
Luke 4:5
- A. All the kingdoms of the world
- B. The temple in Jerusalem
- C. The sea of Galilee
- D. Mount Sinai
5. What did the devil ask Jesus to do in exchange for the kingdoms of the world?
Luke 4:7
- A. Turn stones into bread
- B. Cast himself down from the temple
- C. Leave Israel
- D. Worship him
6. What did the devil do after he had ended all the temptation?
Luke 4:13
- A. He fled forever
- B. He asked forgiveness
- C. He departed from him for a season
- D. He went to Jerusalem
7. In what power did Jesus return to Galilee?
Luke 4:14
- A. In the power of Rome
- B. In the power of the Spirit
- C. In the power of his sword
- D. In the power of the elders
8. Where had Jesus been brought up?
Luke 4:16
- A. In Nazareth
- B. In Bethlehem
- C. In Capernaum
- D. In Egypt
9. In what book is the prophecy, "he hath anointed me to preach the gospel"?
Luke 4:17-18
- A. In Jeremiah
- B. In Psalms
- C. In Deuteronomy
- D. In Esaias (Isaiah)
10. What proverb did Jesus mention about a physician?
Luke 4:23
- A. The physician is for the sick
- B. No physician is rich
- C. Physician, heal thyself
- D. The wise physician keeps silent
11. Who is not accepted in his own country?
Luke 4:24
- A. No king
- B. No prophet
- C. No priest
- D. No fisherman
12. To which widow was Elijah sent?
Luke 4:26
- A. A widow in Sarepta, a city of Sidon
- B. A widow of Jerusalem
- C. Naomi in Bethlehem
- D. A widow of Samaria
13. Which Syrian was cleansed of leprosy?
Luke 4:27
- A. Ben-hadad
- B. Hazael
- C. Rezin
- D. Naaman
14. Why did they lead Jesus to the brow of the hill?
Luke 4:29
- A. To pray with him
- B. To crown him
- C. To cast him down headlong
- D. To hear his sermon
15. Why were they astonished at Jesus' doctrine?
Luke 4:32
- A. Because he spoke Latin
- B. Because his word was with power
- C. Because he was very young
- D. Because he quoted the rabbis
16. What was Peter's mother-in-law sick with?
Luke 4:38
- A. A great fever
- B. Leprosy
- C. Palsy
- D. Blindness
17. Did the devils know that Jesus was the Christ?
Luke 4:41
- Yes
- No
Notes
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Luke 5 — Study questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
NameDate
Read first: Luke 5 (KJV)
1. Why did the people press upon Jesus?
Luke 5:1
- A. To see miracles
- B. To crown him
- C. To ask him for money
- D. To hear the word of God
2. Why did Jesus ask Simon to thrust out the ship a little from the land?
Luke 5:3
- A. To fish
- B. To get away from the people
- C. To teach the people out of the ship
- D. To sleep
3. What did Peter object the first time Jesus told him to let down the net?
Luke 5:5
- A. That the net was broken
- B. That they had toiled all night and taken nothing
- C. That it was the sabbath day
- D. That he was afraid of the sea
4. What did Peter do when he saw the great multitude of fishes?
Luke 5:8
- A. He fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord
- B. He sold the fish
- C. He called his family
- D. He jumped into the water
5. Peter would stop catching fish in order to catch what?
Luke 5:10
- A. Pearls
- B. Sheep
- C. Treasures
- D. Men
6. Who said, "Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean"?
Luke 5:12
- A. A centurion
- B. A blind man
- C. A man full of leprosy
- D. A paralytic
7. What did Jesus do when he withdrew into the wilderness?
Luke 5:16
- A. He slept
- B. He prayed
- C. He fished
- D. He fasted in secret
8. What did those who could not bring the paralytic to Jesus because of the multitude do?
Luke 5:19
- A. They went up on the housetop and let him down through the tiling
- B. They waited outside
- C. They shouted until Jesus came out
- D. They went to another city
9. According to the scribes and Pharisees, who alone could forgive sins?
Luke 5:21
- A. The high priest
- B. Moses
- C. The king
- D. God
10. How did Jesus show that he had power to forgive sins?
Luke 5:24
- A. By casting out the Pharisees
- B. By calming the sea
- C. By healing the paralytic
- D. By multiplying the loaves
11. What was the name of the publican to whom Jesus said, "Follow me"?
Luke 5:27
- A. Zacchaeus
- B. Levi
- C. Nicodemus
- D. Thomas
12. Whom did Jesus come to call to repentance?
Luke 5:32
- A. Sinners
- B. The righteous
- C. Priests
- D. Angels
13. Why did Jesus' disciples not fast?
Luke 5:34
- A. Because they were sick
- B. Because they did not know the law
- C. Because they were poor
- D. Because the bridegroom was with them
14. Into what kind of bottles is new wine put?
Luke 5:38
- A. Into old bottles
- B. Into stone waterpots
- C. Into new bottles
- D. Into golden vessels