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Colossians Quiz - Complete Book

Test your comprehensive knowledge of the entire book of Colossians with 25 questions covering key events, people, and teachings from all 4 chapters.

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1.Who is described as the 'firstborn of every creature' in Colossians?

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Reference: Colossians 1:15

A)Paul

B)Jesus Christ

C)Epaphras

D)Timotheus

2.What is the purpose of Paul praying that the Colossians might be filled with the knowledge of God's will?

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Reference: Colossians 1:9-10

A)To become rich

B)To walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing

C)To receive miracles

D)To build a church building

3.Which fellowservant of Paul is mentioned as a faithful minister of Christ for the Colossians?

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Reference: Colossians 1:7

A)Tychicus

B)Epaphras

C)Aristarchus

D)Onesimus

4.What has God delivered the Colossians from, according to Paul?

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Reference: Colossians 1:13

A)Sinful traditions

B)The power of darkness

C)The kingdom of Egypt

D)The law of Moses

5.Fill in the blank: 'For in him dwelleth all the ______ of the Godhead bodily.'

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Reference: Colossians 2:9

A)wisdom

B)fullness

C)power

D)glory

6.According to Colossians, what should believers beware of that might spoil them through philosophy and vain deceit?

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Reference: Colossians 2:8

A)The traditions of men

B)False teachers

C)Legalism

D)Worldly riches

7.True or False: Paul encourages the Colossians to continue observing the Sabbath strictly as a way to grow in Christ.

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Reference: Colossians 2:16-17

TrueFalse

8.What is the 'circumcision made without hands' referring to in Colossians?

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Reference: Colossians 2:11

A)Physical circumcision of male believers

B)The putting off of the body of sins by Christ's circumcision

C)A Jewish ritual

D)A metaphor for baptism

9.Complete the verse: 'If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are ______, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.'

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Reference: Colossians 3:1

A)on earth

B)above

C)in heaven

D)in your hearts

10.Which of these is NOT listed as a member to mortify (put to death) in Colossians 3?

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Reference: Colossians 3:5-8, 12

A)Fornication

B)Covetousness

C)Malice

D)Kindness

11.True or False: Colossians teaches that there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision in Christ, for Christ is all and in all.

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Reference: Colossians 3:11

TrueFalse

12.What virtue does Paul call the 'bond of perfectness'?

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Reference: Colossians 3:14

A)Faith

B)Hope

C)Charity

D)Patience

13.According to Paul, how should servants obey their masters?

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Reference: Colossians 3:22

A)With eye-service, to please men

B)With singleness of heart, fearing God

C)Only when watched

D)Only if masters are fair

14.Fill in the blank: 'Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and ______.'

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Reference: Colossians 4:1

A)equal

B)delightful

C)punishing

D)lengthy

15.What does Paul ask the Colossians to do 'withal praying also for us'?

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Reference: Colossians 4:3

A)That God would open a door of utterance

B)That they might be rich

C)That they might be healed

D)That they might build a church

16.True or False: Paul sent Tychicus to the Colossians to declare the state of Paul's affairs and comfort their hearts.

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Reference: Colossians 4:7-8

TrueFalse

17.Who is Onesimus, mentioned in the letter to the Colossians?

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Reference: Colossians 4:9

A)A fellow prisoner

B)A beloved brother and one of the Colossians

C)A Gentile convert

D)A synagogue leader

18.Which person mentioned in Colossians is described as 'my fellowprisoner'?

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Reference: Colossians 4:10

A)Aristarchus

B)Marcus

C)Luke

D)Demas

19.True or False: Paul instructs Archippus to take heed to the ministry he has received in the Lord.

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Reference: Colossians 4:17

TrueFalse

20.Complete the verse: 'Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with ______, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.'

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Reference: Colossians 4:6

A)honey

B)salt

C)pepper

D)oil

21.What is the mystery Paul refers to that was hidden for ages but now made manifest to the saints?

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Reference: Colossians 1:26-27

A)The inclusion of the Gentiles in Christ

B)The building of the temple

C)The end of the world

D)The law of Moses

22.True or False: Paul says that if the Colossians continue in faith grounded and settled, they will not be moved away from the hope of the gospel.

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Reference: Colossians 1:23

TrueFalse

23.Who is described as the 'image of the invisible God'?

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Reference: Colossians 1:15

A)Paul

B)Epaphras

C)Jesus Christ

D)Timotheus

24.What does Paul say has been nailed to the cross?

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Reference: Colossians 2:14

A)The law

B)The handwriting of ordinances that was against us

C)Sin itself

D)The old covenant

25.True or False: Paul describes that the fullness of the Godhead dwells bodily in Christ.

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Reference: Colossians 2:9

TrueFalse

26.What does Paul say about the traditions and rudiments of the world compared to Christ?

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Reference: Colossians 2:8

A)They are superior

B)They are equal

C)They are after the rudiments of the world and not after Christ

D)They are irrelevant

27.Which chapter contains Paul's instruction to wives, husbands, children, fathers, servants, and masters?

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Reference: Colossians 3:18-4:1

A)Chapter 1

B)Chapter 2

C)Chapter 3

D)Chapter 4

28.True or False: Paul commands Christians to lie to one another to protect each other.

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Reference: Colossians 3:9

TrueFalse

29.What does Paul say is the source of strength for believers, according to Colossians?

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Reference: Colossians 1:11

A)Their own willpower

B)All might according to His glorious power

C)The law of Moses

D)Philosophy

30.What should 'rule in your hearts' according to Colossians 3?

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Reference: Colossians 3:15

A)Faith

B)Peace of God

C)Love

D)Hope

31.Which city is mentioned alongside Laodicea and Hierapolis in the letter?

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Reference: Colossians 1:2 and 4:13

A)Colosse

B)Ephesus

C)Corinth

D)Thessalonica

32.Who is described as 'the beloved physician' in Colossians?

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Reference: Colossians 4:14

A)Luke

B)Demas

C)Marcus

D)Epaphras

33.True or False: Paul tells the Colossians to read this epistle also in the church of the Laodiceans.

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Reference: Colossians 4:16

TrueFalse

34.Who is Marcus, mentioned in the letter, related to?

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Reference: Colossians 4:10

A)Paul

B)Barnabas

C)Timothy

D)Epaphras

35.What is Paul's attitude toward his sufferings for the church, according to Colossians?

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Reference: Colossians 1:24

A)He resents them

B)He rejoices and fills up afflictions

C)He tries to avoid them

D)He complains loudly

36.True or False: The letter commands children to obey their parents in all things as it is well pleasing unto the Lord.

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Reference: Colossians 3:20

TrueFalse

37.What does Paul say about the penalty for those who do wrong?

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Reference: Colossians 3:25

A)They shall be forgiven

B)They shall receive for the wrong which they have done

C)They will be ignored

D)They will be praised

38.What is the role of Christ in the body, the church, according to Colossians?

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Reference: Colossians 1:18

A)Head

B)Foot

C)Servant

D)Teacher

39.True or False: Paul warns against voluntary humility and worship of angels.

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Reference: Colossians 2:18

TrueFalse

40.What does Paul instruct masters to remember in their treatment of servants?

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Reference: Colossians 4:1

A)That they have a Master in heaven

B)That servants are their property

C)That servants must obey no matter what

D)That servants are less than them

41.Fill in the blank: 'And whatsoever ye do, do it ______, as to the Lord, and not unto men.'

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Reference: Colossians 3:23

A)carefully

B)heartily

C)quickly

D)quietly

42.According to Colossians, what should be the believer's attitude towards anger and wrath?

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Reference: Colossians 3:8

A)Put them on

B)Put them off

C)Ignore them

D)Celebrate them

43.True or False: Paul calls for believers to be rooted and built up in Christ, stablished in the faith with thanksgiving.

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Reference: Colossians 2:7

TrueFalse

44.Who is instructed to 'Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord'?

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Reference: Colossians 4:17

A)Archippus

B)Epaphras

C)Tychicus

D)Luke

45.What is the hope that is laid up for the Colossians in heaven?

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Reference: Colossians 1:5, 27

A)Eternal riches

B)The hope of glory

C)Physical health

D)Worldly success

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