Q 01/05

In 2 Timothy 4:7, Paul says he has fought the good fight, kept the faith and finished what?

A) The work

B) The race

C) The journey

D) The harvest

Answer · why

B) The race

The race is finished, writes a man who has just said he is being poured out and that the time of his departure has come. The King James Version calls ...

Q 02/05

Which compound word do several modern translations use to describe all Scripture in 2 Timothy 3:16?

A) Heaven-sent

B) Spirit-sealed

C) God-breathed

D) Fire-tested

Answer · why

C) God-breathed

God-breathed renders the Greek theopneustos part by part, and the verse goes on to list what Scripture is useful for: instruction, conviction, correct...

Q 03/05

2 Timothy 1:7 contrasts the spirit of power, love and self-control that God gives with a spirit of what?

A) Fear

B) Pride

C) Doubt

D) Envy

Answer · why

A) Fear

Fear is the word in the King James and Berean versions, while other translations say timidity or cowardice, which suits a letter urging a young leader...

Q 04/05

2 Timothy 4:3 says people will gather teachers to suit their own desires, having what?

A) Stiff necks

B) Hardened hearts

C) Blind eyes

D) Itching ears

Answer · why

D) Itching ears

Itching ears want to be soothed with whatever is pleasant to hear, and the next verse says such listeners end up turning from the truth to myths.

Q 05/05

To which disease does 2 Timothy 2:17 compare the way irreverent, empty chatter spreads among believers?

A) Leprosy

B) Gangrene

C) Consumption

D) Dropsy

Answer · why

B) Gangrene

Gangrene is the modern rendering; the King James Version says such talk will eat like a canker, and the verse then names two men who were spreading it...