Acts 5-7

Bible Bowl 2026

While Stephen was being accused in the council, who asked if the testimony of the witnesses was so?

the high priest

7:1

How did Stephen address the people in the council?

Brethren and fathers

7:2

Who did Stephen say had appeared to our father Abraham?

The God of glory

7:2

According to Stephen, where was Abraham when the God of glory appeared to him?

Mesopotamia

7:2

What events does Stephen relate to the council in response to the high priest?

the calling of Abraham through Israelite history until the death and resurrection of Jesus

7:2-50

In Stephen’s discourse, where does God instruct Abraham to go?

to a land that He would show him

7:3

In Stephen’s discourse, from what land did Abraham leave?

land of the Chaldeans

7:4

After leaving the land of the Chaldeans, where did Abraham dwell with his father?

Haran

7:4

In Stephen’s discourse, where did Abraham dwell after Haran?

the land in which the Jews currently dwelt

7:4

To whom did God give the land for an inheritance?

to Abraham’s descendants

7:5

In Stephen’s discourse, how many years does he say God’s people would be in bondage?

400 years

7:6

What does Stephen say the Israelite people will do after coming out of bondage?

serve Me [God] in this place

7:7

After God gave the covenant of circumcision, what did Abraham do after Isaac was born?

circumcised him on the 8th day

7:8

Who did Isaac begat?

Jacob

7:8

Who did Jacob begat?

the twelve patriarchs

7:8

In Stephen’s discourse, who was with Joseph?

God

7:9

In Stephen’s discourse, why did the patriarchs sell Joseph into Egypt?

they became envious

7:9

What did Stephen say God had done for Joseph?

delivered him out of all his troubles

gave him favor and wisdom

made him governor over Egypt and Pharoah’s house

7:10

What does Stephen say happened during the famine in Egypt and Canaan?

found no sustenance

7:11

Who does Stephen say had heard there was grain in Egypt?

Jacob

7:12

Who was made known to his brothers while in Egypt?

Joseph

7:13

Whose family became known to Pharoah in Egypt?

Joseph’s

7:13

How many people came to Egypt of Jacob’s family?

seventy-five

7:14

Where did Jacob die?

Egypt

7:15

Where was Jacob carried to be buried?

Shechem

7:15

Who purchased the tombs that received Jacob’s body?

Abraham

7:16

From whom did Abraham purchase his tomb?

the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem

7:16

When the time of God’s promise to Abraham drew near, what did Stephen say happened to the people?

they grew and multiplied in Egypt

7:17

Who did Stephen say had dealt treacherously with our (Israelite) people?

a king that did not know Joseph

7:17-18

Who does Stephen say was born during the difficult time for Jews in Egypt?

Moses

7:19-20

How long was Moses brought up in his father’s house?

three months

7:20

Who brought up Moses?

Pharoah’s daughter as her own

7:21

What kind of education did Moses receive?

learned in all the wisdom of Egypt

7:22

How old was Moses when he visited his brethren (the children of Israel)?

40 years old

7:23

According to Stephen, how did Moses react when one of his brethren suffered wrong?

he struck down the Egyptian

7:24

What does Stephen say that Moses would suppose his brethren would understand?

that God would deliver them by his (Moses) hand

7:25

When Moses saw his brethren fighting, what question did he have?

Men, you are brethren, why do you wrong one another?

7:26

How did the Jewish fighting brethren react to Moses getting involved with their squabble?

Who made you ruler and a judge over us?

Do you want to kill me like you did the Egyptian?

7:27-28

After being confronted with the fighting brethren, where did Moses flee?

land of Midian

7:29

How many sons did Moses have in Midian?

two

7:29

Who appeared to Moses when he was eighty years old?

an angel of the Lord

7:30

Where did an angel of the Lord appear to Moses?

in a flame of fire in a bush in the wilderness of Mount Sinai

7:30

How did Moses react to the flame of fire in the bush?

marveled and came near to observe

7:31

Whose voice came to Moses when he observed the flame of fire in the bush?

the voice of the Lord

7:31

Whose God does the voice of the Lord tell Moses he was?

your fathers - Abraham, Isaac and Jacob

7:32

How did Moses react to the voice of the Lord from the flame of the bush?

he trembled and dared not look

7:32

What was Moses instructed to remove while at the burning bush?

his sandals

7:33

Why was Moses told to remove his sandals at the burning bush?

the place where he stood was holy ground

7:33

When the Lord states he has seem the oppression in Egypt, what was the Lord’s command to Moses?

Come, I will send you to Egypt

7:34

By whose hand does Stephen say Moses was sent to be a ruler and a deliverer?

the angel who appeared to him in the bush

7:35

What three places does Stephen say that Moses had shown wonders and signs?

in the land of Egypt

in the Red Sea

and in the wilderness

7:36

What prophet does Moses say the children of Israel should hear?

a prophet like Moses

7:37

What prophet does Stephen say the fathers had rejected?

Moses

7:39

What did the fathers request Aaron to make?

gods to go before us

7:40

What did Stephen say the fathers had done concerning a calf?

made it an idol

sacrificed to it

rejoiced in their making of it

7:41

According to Stephen, what two idols are listed in the Book of Prophets?

Moloch and Remphan

7:43

Where does God say he will carry them because of their idolatry?

beyond Babylon

7:43

How does Stephen address the council after re-iterating Jewish history?

you stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears

7:51

What does Stephen say the Jews resist?

the Holy Spirit

7:51

Who does Stephen say the Jews have become betrayers and murderers of?

the Just One

7:52

What does Stephen say the people have done with the law after receiving it?

not kept it

7:53

How did the people react to Stephen’s accusations?

cut to the heart and gnashed at him with their teeth

7:54

What did Stephen see when he gazed into heaven?

the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God

7:55

When Stephen gazed into heaven, what was he full of?

the Holy Spirit

7:55

What statement did Stephen make when he gazed into heaven?

Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!

7:56

How did the crowd react when Stephen saw Jesus at God’s right hand?

cried out with a loud voice

stopped their ears

ran at him

7:57

When the crowd ran at Stephen, what did they do?

cast him out of the city and stoned him

7:58

What did the witnesses of Stephen’s stoning do with their clothes?

laid them at the feet of a young man named Saul7:58

What request did Stephen have concerning himself for God at his stoning?

Lord Jesus, receive my spirit

7:59

What final request did Stephen have when he knelt down at his stoning?

Lord, do not charge them with this sin

7:60

What complaint arose concerning the Hellenists?

their widows were neglected in the daily distribution

6:1

Who was the Hellenists complaints against?

the Hebrews

6:1

Who was said to be neglected in the daily distribution?

the Hellenists widows

6:1

Who summoned the multitude to discuss serving tables?

the twelve

6:2

What did the twelve tell the multitude that they should not leave off to serve tables?

the word of God

6:2

What did the twelve suggest the multitude do to serve the Hellenists widows?

seek out seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom to appoint for this business

6:3

How many men were to be appointed by the twelve to serve the Hellenists widows?

seven

6:3

What three qualifications should the seven men appointed to serve have?

good reputation

full of the Holy Spirit

full of wisdom

6:3

What do the twelve say they would give themselves to do while the seven appointed men would be serving?

give themselves continually to prayer and the ministry of the word

6:4

How did the multitude react to the suggestion of appointing men to serve the Hellenist widows?

it pleased the whole multitude of people

6:5

Name the seven men appointed to serve the Hellenistic widows?

Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit

Philip

Prochorus

Nicanor

Timon

Parmenas

Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch

6:5

How is Stephen described when he was chosen to serve?

a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit

6:5

How is Nicolas identified when he was chosen to serve?

a proselyte from Antioch

6:5

Where was Nicolas from?

Antioch

6:5

When the seven men were chosen to serve, what did the apostles do with them?

they prayed and laid hands on them

6:6

What group of people were said to have been obedient to the faith immediately after the choosing of the seven to serve?

great many of the priests

6:7

Who, being full of faith and power, was said to do great wonders and signs among the people?

Stephen

6:8

What specific group disputed with Stephen?

Synagogue of the Freedmen

6:9

Who comprised the Synagogue of the Freedmen?

Cyreneans

Alexandrians

those from Cilicia and Asia

6:9

What did the Synagogue of the Freedmen induce men secretly to do?

say that they heard Stephen speak against Moses and God6:11

What were the Synagogue of the Freedmen not able to resist concerning Stephen?

the wisdom and Spirit by which he spoke

6:10

When the men lying about Stephen accused him, what did the people, elders and scribes do to Stephen?

seized him and brought him to the council

6:12

What kind of witnesses were brought to the council concerning Stephen?

false witnesses

6:13

What did the false witnesses say to the council concerning Stephen?

he speaks blasphemous words against this holy place and the law

6:13

What do the false witnesses say that Stephen says about Jesus and Moses?

that Jesus will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses delivered

6:14

How did the council see Stephen’s face?

as the face of an angel

6:15

What married couple sold a possession and gave some to the apostles?

Ananias and Sapphira

5:1

How much did Ananias and Sapphira give to the apostles from the sale of a possession?

only a part

5:2

Of the couple Ananias and Sapphira, who was aware of the lie to give all the sale price to the apostles?

both of them

5:2

Who confronted Ananias about the sale price of the possession?

Peter

5:3