Firsts – New Testament

1) Who was the first Christian martyr?

a) Stephen

b) James

c) Matthias

d) Timon

2) Who was the first person to fall asleep during a sermon? 

a) Nicholas

b) Eutychus

c) Prochorus

d) Onesimus

3) What is the first miracle of Jesus?

a) Healing Simon Peter’s mother in law

b) Healing the son of a royal official

c) Freeing a man in Capernaum from demon possession

d) Changing water into wine in Cana

4) Who were the first foreign missionaries in the New Testament?

a) Barnabas and Saul

b) Paul and Luke

c) Saul and Timothy

d) Paul, Priscilla, and Aquila

5) Who was the first disciple called by Jesus?

a) John

b) James

c) Simon Peter

d) Matthew

6) Where were the disciples first called Christians?

a) Jerusalem

b) Damascus

c) Thessalonica

d) Antioch

7) What  is the first temptation of Christ?

a) Make bread out of stones

b) Tempting the Lord by leaping off the temple

c) Worship someone other than God

d) Breaking His fast

8) According to the Gospel of Matthew, who are the first group in the Sermon on the Mount that Jesus says are blessed?

a) They that mourn

b) The meek

c) The pure in heart

d) The poor in spirit

9) According to the Gospel of Matthew, who were the first people at the tomb after He rose?

a) Mary Magalene and Martha

b) Mary Magdalene and Mary

c) Joanna and Mary

d) Mary Magdalene and Joanna

10) According to the Gospel of Mark, who was the first to see the risen Jesus?

a) Peter

b) Mary Magdalene

c) Joanna and Mary

d) Peter and James