Luke 13 Quiz

Comprehensive Luke 13 Quiz with Answers: How Well Do You Know the Gospel of Luke?

Luke 13 Quiz — Think you know the parables and prophetic warnings of Jesus in this powerful chapter? Luke 13 calls us to repent, bear fruit, and strive to enter the narrow gate. This Bible quiz is designed to help you slow down, reflect deeply, and sharpen your grasp of Jesus’ urgent message to His generation — and ours.

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Luke 13 Quiz Questions and Answers

Question 1: What did Jesus say about the Galilaeans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices?
  • A. They were worse sinners than all Galilaeans
  • B. They were righteous martyrs
  • C. Their punishment was just
  • D. They perished for political rebellion against creaser
  • E. Except others repent, they shall all perish like them
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Answer 1: E — Jesus made it clear that those Galilaeans were not worse sinners than others, but used their death as a warning to repent.
KJV Reference: Luke 13:3 — “I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.”

Question 2: What tragedy did Jesus reference involving a tower in Siloam?
  • A. Fire consumed the upper floor
  • B. It was destroyed by lightning
  • C. It fell and killed eighteen men
  • D. It became a den of thieves
  • E. It’s inhabitants all died in a day
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Answer 2: C — Jesus referred to the eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell as another example of why all must repent.
KJV Reference: Luke 13:4 — “…upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them… but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.”

Question 3: In the parable of the barren fig tree, how long had the man come seeking fruit?
  • A. One year
  • B. Two years
  • C. Three years
  • D. Four years
  • E. Seven years
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Answer 3: C — The man had come for three years looking for fruit on the tree.
KJV Reference: Luke 13:7 — “Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none…”

Question 4: What did the dresser of the vineyard ask for the fig tree?
  • A. That it be immediately burned
  • B. That it be sold and replaced
  • C. That it be cut down and used for firewood
  • D. That it be spared one more year and fertilized
  • E. That it be transplanted to better soil
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Answer 4: D — He asked to let it alone one more year, dig about it, and dung it.
KJV Reference: Luke 13:8 — “Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it.”

Question 5: How long had the woman been bowed together with a spirit of infirmity?
  • A. 7 years
  • B. 10 years
  • C. 12 years
  • D. 18 years
  • E. 20 years
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Answer 5: D — The woman had a disabling spirit for eighteen years and could not lift herself up.
KJV Reference: Luke 13:11 — “And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together…”

Question 6: What was Jesus’ response when the ruler of the synagogue criticized Him for healing on the sabbath?
  • A. He apologized and left quietly
  • B. He reminded them of Moses’ law
  • C. He called them hypocrites
  • D. He agreed to wait until the next day
  • E. He reminded them of when David eat the shew bread
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Answer 6: C — Jesus rebuked the hypocrisy of those who would loose their animals on the sabbath but opposed healing a daughter of Abraham.
KJV Reference: Luke 13:15 — “The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite…”

Question 7: What analogy did Jesus use to describe the kingdom of God in Luke 13?
  • A. A pearl of great price
  • B. A net full of fishes
  • C. A field of treasure
  • D. A grain of mustard seed
  • E. A fountain of living water
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Answer 7: D — Jesus likened the kingdom of God to a mustard seed that grew into a great tree.
KJV Reference: Luke 13:19 — “It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree…”

Question 8: What second comparison did Jesus use for the kingdom of God?
  • A. A coin hidden in a house
  • B. A wedding feast
  • C. Leaven hid in meal
  • D. A vineyard on a hill
  • E. Oil in a lamp
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Answer 8: C — He compared the kingdom to leaven that a woman hid in three measures of meal until it was all leavened.
KJV Reference: Luke 13:21 — “It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.”

Question 9: What question did someone ask Jesus that prompted the teaching on the narrow gate?
  • A. Are there few that be saved?
  • B. What is the greatest commandment?
  • C. When shall the end be?
  • D. Why do you speak in parables?
  • E. Shall the temple be destroyed?
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Answer 9: A — A man asked, “Lord, are there few that be saved?”
KJV Reference: Luke 13:23 — “Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved?”

Question 10: What did Jesus say many would try to do but not be able?
  • A. Work miracles in His name
  • B. Enter through the narrow gate
  • C. Sit at His right hand
  • D. Pray with pure hearts
  • E. Keep the whole law
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Answer 10: B — Jesus said many would seek to enter in and shall not be able.
KJV Reference: Luke 13:24 — “…for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.”

Question 11: What will the master of the house say to those standing outside knocking?
  • A. Come in, ye faithful
  • B. I have no room for you
  • C. Be patient a little longer
  • D. I know you not whence ye are
  • E. Go and buy for yourselves
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Answer 11: D — The master will say, “I know you not whence ye are.”
KJV Reference: Luke 13:25 — “…and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are.”

Question 12: What do those outside claim to have done with Jesus?
  • A. Followed Him from Galilee
  • B. Prayed and fasted in His name
  • C. Eaten and drunk in His presence
  • D. Shared their goods with Him
  • E. Built synagogues for Him
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Answer 12: C — They say, “We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.”
KJV Reference: Luke 13:26 — “Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.”

Question 13: What will Jesus say in reply to their claims?
  • A. Depart from me
  • B. Try again tomorrow
  • C. I remember you well
  • D. You almost made it
  • E. Let the angels decide
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Answer 13: A — He will say, “Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.”
KJV Reference: Luke 13:27 — “But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.”

Question 14: What emotional reaction does Jesus say will happen when people are cast out?
  • A. Great laughter and mocking
  • B. Bitter silence and coldness
  • C. Gnashing of teeth and weeping
  • D. Wailing and crawling
  • E. Fainting and fear
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Answer 14: C — Jesus said, “There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
KJV Reference: Luke 13:28 — “There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth…”

Question 15: From where will people come to sit in the kingdom of God?
  • A. From Israel only
  • B. From Galilee and Judea
  • C. From the synagogues and temple
  • D. From the east, west, north, and south
  • E. From all the cities in the country and deserts
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Answer 15: D — Jesus said people shall come from every direction and sit down in the kingdom.
KJV Reference: Luke 13:29 — “And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south…”

Question 16: What paradoxical statement did Jesus make about the last and the first?
  • A. The last shall vanish and the first shall rule
  • B. The first shall rejoice while the last weep
  • C. The last shall be first, and the first shall be last
  • D. The first shall inherit double, the last shall beg
  • E. The first and last shall walk together
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Answer 16: C — Jesus said, “There are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.”
KJV Reference: Luke 13:30 — “And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.”

Question 17: Who came to Jesus warning Him to flee?
  • A. His disciples
  • B. The Sadducees
  • C. The Pharisees
  • D. A group of scribes
  • E. John’s messengers
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Answer 17: C — Certain Pharisees came warning Him that Herod would kill Him.
KJV Reference: Luke 13:31 — “The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.”

Question 18: What name did Jesus call Herod in response?
  • A. A ravening wolf
  • B. A roaring lion
  • C. A cunning serpent
  • D. A fox
  • E. A deceiver of men
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Answer 18: D — Jesus said, “Go ye, and tell that fox…”
KJV Reference: Luke 13:32 — “And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox…”

Question 19: What city did Jesus say kills the prophets?
  • A. Capernaum
  • B. Galilee
  • C. Jerusalem
  • D. Nazareth
  • E. Bethlehem
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Answer 19: C — Jesus mourned for Jerusalem, “which killest the prophets.”
KJV Reference: Luke 13:34 — “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee…”

Question 20: How did Jesus describe His desire for Jerusalem?
  • A. As a shepherd calling his sheep
  • B. As a mother eagle fluttering over her nest
  • C. As a king longing for his city
  • D. As a hen gathering her brood under her wings
  • E. As a father running to his prodigal son
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Answer 20: D — Jesus compared His longing to gather Jerusalem to a hen gathering her brood.
KJV Reference: Luke 13:34 — “…how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!”

Question 21: What day of the week did Jesus heal the woman with the spirit of infirmity?
  • A. The first day
  • B. The third day
  • C. The Sabbath day
  • D. The day of atonement
  • E. The preparation day
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Answer 21: C — The healing took place on the Sabbath, which stirred controversy with the synagogue ruler.
KJV Reference: Luke 13:14 — “…because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day…”

Question 22: What was the immediate physical change seen in the woman Jesus healed?
  • A. She shouted and danced
  • B. She stood upright
  • C. She glowed with light
  • D. Her feet became strong
  • E. Her eyes opened wide
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Answer 22: B — She was made straight and glorified God.
KJV Reference: Luke 13:13 — “…and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.”

Question 23: In Jesus’ comparison, where do the fowls of the air lodge?
  • A. In the nests of the forest
  • B. In the shadow of the rocks
  • C. In the garden of the temple
  • D. In the branches of the mustard tree
  • E. In the clouds of heaven
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Answer 23: D — The mustard tree becomes great enough that birds lodge in its branches.
KJV Reference: Luke 13:19 — “…and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.”

Question 24: What metaphor does Jesus use for the slow, hidden spread of the kingdom of God?
  • A. Oil poured on cloth
  • B. Rain watering dry ground
  • C. Wind blowing through the trees
  • D. Leaven in meal
  • E. Gold refined by fire
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Answer 24: D — He said it’s like leaven hidden in meal until all is leavened.
KJV Reference: Luke 13:21 — “It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.”

Question 25: Who will be seen in the kingdom of God, according to Jesus?
  • A. Only those who kept the whole law
  • B. Only the children of Israel
  • C. Abraham and all the prophets
  • D. Only the apostles and martyrs
  • E. Only those born in Jerusalem
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Answer 25: C — Jesus said that people will see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and the prophets in the kingdom.
KJV Reference: Luke 13:28 — “…when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God…”

Question 26: What reason does Jesus give for continuing His journey despite Herod’s threat?
  • A. He feared no man
  • B. He must always be about His Father’s business
  • C. It cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem
  • D. He needed to fulfill prophecy in Galilee
  • E. His disciples urged Him to continue
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Answer 26: C — Jesus implied His destiny was tied to Jerusalem, where prophets perish.
KJV Reference: Luke 13:33 — “…for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.”

Question 27: How long did Jesus say He would work before being perfected?
  • A. One day
  • B. Three days
  • C. Forty days
  • D. Until the end of the age
  • E. Until the Spirit comes
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Answer 27: B — Jesus said He would cast out devils and cure “to day, and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.”
KJV Reference: Luke 13:32 — “…and the third day I shall be perfected.”

Question 28: What was Jesus doing as He journeyed toward Jerusalem?
  • A. Baptizing many believers
  • B. Healing only in private
  • C. Casting out devils and curing diseases
  • D. Avoiding the cities of Judea
  • E. Preaching only in Galilee
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Answer 28: C — Jesus was actively ministering as He moved toward Jerusalem.
KJV Reference: Luke 13:32 — “…I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow…”

Question 29: What emotion did Jesus express over Jerusalem in His lament?
  • A. Anger and indignation
  • B. Confusion and fear
  • C. Joy and peace
  • D. Sorrow and longing
  • E. Pity and silence
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Answer 29: D — Jesus expressed deep sorrow and longing for Jerusalem’s repentance.
KJV Reference: Luke 13:34 — “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem… how often would I have gathered thy children together… and ye would not!”

Question 30: What did Jesus say Jerusalem’s house is left unto them?
  • A. Blessed and anointed
  • B. Desolate
  • C. Empty and forgotten
  • D. A ruin for the nations
  • E. A place of mourning
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Answer 30: B — Jesus declared their house would be left desolate due to their rejection.
KJV Reference: Luke 13:35 — “Behold, your house is left unto you desolate…”

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Luke 13 is a sobering reminder that time is short and the call to repentance is urgent. Jesus pleads with His hearers to bear fruit, enter the narrow gate, and not delay their response. He exposes religious hypocrisy, warns of judgment, and reveals His tender heart for Jerusalem. This chapter calls us to live with urgency, humility, and a heart yielded to God’s timing and mercy.

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