New Testament · Letters of Paul
1 Corinthians Bible Quiz
Test your knowledge of 1 Corinthians: church unity, spiritual gifts, love and the resurrection.
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What message does Paul say he came to proclaim?
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Answer: B. Christ crucified
1 Corinthians 1:23 - 'But we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles.'
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What does Paul say about marriage for those who cannot control themselves?
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Answer: A. It is better to marry than to burn with passion
1 Corinthians 7:9 - 'But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.'
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What does Paul say he has become to all people?
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Answer: D. All things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some
1 Corinthians 9:22 - 'I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.'
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Which chapter of 1 Corinthians is most famous for its description of love?
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Answer: A. Chapter 13
1 Corinthians 13 is known as the 'Love Chapter,' emphasizing the supremacy of love in Christian life and practice.
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What does Paul say about the sting of death?
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Answer: B. The sting of death is sin
1 Corinthians 15:56 - 'The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.'
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Who was the founder of the church in Corinth that Paul mentions in 1 Corinthians?
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Answer: A. Paul
Paul founded the church in Corinth, as he mentions in 1 Corinthians 3:6-7.
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In 1 Corinthians 5, Paul condemns a specific sin within the church. What was it?
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Answer: D. Sexual immorality
Paul rebukes the church for tolerating sexual immorality, specifically an incestuous relationship (1 Corinthians 5:1-5).
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How does Paul defend the reality of Christ's resurrection?
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Answer: C. Historical witnesses, logical necessity for Christian faith, and Old Testament fulfillment
1 Corinthians 15:3-8, 14-17 - Paul lists witnesses, argues that 'if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.'
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How does Paul address the problem of divisions in the Corinthian church?
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Answer: B. Unity through focus on Christ crucified rather than human leaders
1 Corinthians 1:10-13; 3:3-7 - Paul calls for unity, saying 'Is Christ divided?' and showing that leaders are merely servants through whom people believed.
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Which cultural background influences some issues addressed in 1 Corinthians?
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Answer: D. Greek pagan practices
Corinth’s Greco-Roman culture, including pagan idol worship and social customs, influences some of the issues Paul addresses, such as idol meals (1 Corinthians 8-10).
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What does Paul's closing emphasis on love reveal about Christian community?
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Answer: A. Love is the essential characteristic that should govern all relationships and activities
1 Corinthians 16:14 - 'Do everything in love' summarizes the entire letter's emphasis on love as the foundation for church unity and function.
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What is Paul's teaching about the diversity and unity of spiritual gifts?
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Answer: D. Different gifts from the same Spirit for the common good of the body
1 Corinthians 12:4-7 - 'There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit' and 'to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.'
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What does Paul's warning about overconfidence in spiritual privileges teach about presumption?
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Answer: B. Spiritual privileges require ongoing faithfulness; presumption leads to moral failure
1 Corinthians 10:1-12 - Despite experiencing God's miracles, most Israelites 'were not pleasing to God.' Paul warns: 'So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall!'
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How does Paul's theology of the cross challenge both Jewish and Greek intellectual frameworks?
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Answer: A. The cross reveals God's wisdom as 'foolishness' that confounds human categories of power and wisdom
1 Corinthians 1:22-25 - Jews seek signs, Greeks seek wisdom, but 'the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.'
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What does Paul's regulation of tongues and prophecy teach about divine inspiration and human responsibility?
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Answer: C. Divine inspiration works through human faculties that can be controlled and ordered
1 Corinthians 14:27-33 - 'The spirits of prophets are subject to the control of prophets. For God is not a God of disorder but of peace' - showing human responsibility within divine inspiration.
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Answer key
- B. Christ crucified
- A. It is better to marry than to burn with passion
- D. All things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some
- A. Chapter 13
- B. The sting of death is sin
- A. Paul
- D. Sexual immorality
- C. Historical witnesses, logical necessity for Christian faith, and Old Testament fulfillment
- B. Unity through focus on Christ crucified rather than human leaders
- D. Greek pagan practices
- A. Love is the essential characteristic that should govern all relationships and activities
- D. Different gifts from the same Spirit for the common good of the body
- B. Spiritual privileges require ongoing faithfulness; presumption leads to moral failure
- A. The cross reveals God's wisdom as 'foolishness' that confounds human categories of power and wisdom
- C. Divine inspiration works through human faculties that can be controlled and ordered
About the book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is the 46th book of the Bible and belongs to the Letters of Paul section of the New Testament. It has 16 chapters. 1 Corinthians addresses divisions and problems in the church at Corinth, and includes the famous chapter on love (13) and on the resurrection (15).
Using this quiz with a group
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