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(Matthew 22:14)
"For _______ are called, but _______ are chosen."
A) all, few
B) many, few
C) few, many
D) many, none
ማቴዎስ 22:14
ጽዉዓትሲ ___ እዮም፡ ሕሩያት ግና ___ እዮም።
Answer:
B) many, few
ማቴዎስ 22:14
ጽዉዓትሲ ብዙሓት እዮም፡ ሕሩያት ግና ሒደት እዮም።
Matthew 22:14
For many are called, but few chosen."
(Deuteronomy 16:3)
What did the unleavened bread of the Passover symbolize to the Israelites?
Deuteronomy 16:3
You shall eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shall you eat unleavened bread therewith, even the bread of affliction; ........
Answer:
it was a reminder that they left Egypt in a hurry
ዘዳግም 16:3
ሾብዓተ መዓልቲ ድማ ዘይበዅዔ እንጌራ፡ እንጌራ መከራ፡ ምስኡ ብላዕ። ካብ ምድሪ ግብጺ ብታህዋኽ ወጺእካ ኢኻ እሞ፡ ነታ ኻብ ምድሪ ግብጺ ዝወጻእካላ መዓልቲ ምሉእ ዕድሜኻ ምእንቲ ኽትዝክራ፡ ዝበዅዔ እንጌራ ምስኡ ኣይትብላዕ።
(Mark 6:20) Why did Herod fear John the Baptist?
Answer:
John was just and holy.
ማርቆስ 6: 19-20
ሄሮዶስ ንዮሃንስ ጻድቕ፡ ቅዱስ ሰብኣይ ምዃኑ ፈሊጡ ይፈርሆ ነበረ እሞ፡ ይሕልዎ ኸኣ ነበረ። ምስ ሰምዖ ድማ፡ ይጭነቕ ብሓጐስውን ይሰምዖ ነበረ። ሄሮድያዳ ኸኣ ተቐየመቶ፡ ክትቀትሎውን ደለየት፡ ግናኸ ኣይተኻእላን።
Mark 6:19-20
19 Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him, but she couldn''t, 20 for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and kept him safe. When he heard him, he did many things, and he heard him gladly.
([___] 24:15) Who stated this?: " …choose you this day whom ye will serve,…but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD."
[___] 24:15
.... ሎሚ ሕረዩ። ኣነን ቤተይን ግና ንእግዚኣብሄር ኢና እነገልግል።
Answer: Joshua 24:15
Joshua 24:15
If it seem evil to you to serve Yahweh, choose you this day whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Yahweh.
ኢያሱ 24:15
ንእግዚኣብሄር ምግልጋል ክፉእ ኰይኑ እንተ ተራእየኩምሲ ንመን ከም እተገልግሉ፡ ነቶም ኣቦታትኩም ኣብ ክንየው ርባ ዜገልግልዎም ዝነበሩ ኣማልኽቲ ወይ ኣማልኽቲ ናይቶም ንስኻትኩም ኣብ ምድሮም እትነብሩ ዘሎኹም ኣሞራውያን፡ ሎሚ ሕረዩ። ኣነን ቤተይን ግና ንእግዚኣብሄር ኢና እነገልግል።
Explain: Isaiah 55:8-9
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, says Yahweh. 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.v
ኢሳይያስ 55
8. ሓሳባተይ ሓሳባትኩም ኣይኰነን፡ መገድታትኩም ከኣ መገድታተይ ኣይኰነን፡ ይብል እግዚኣብሄር።
9. ከምቲ ሰማይ ካብ ምድሪ ልዕል ዚብል፡ መገድታተይ ካብ መገድታትኩም፡ ሓሳባተይ ከኣ ካብ ሓሳባትኩም ልዕል ዝበለ እዩ።
(Job 28:28)
"Behold, the _____ of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is ____________."
A) fear, understanding
B) name, freedom
C) face, life
D) way, death
ኢዮብ 28:28
ንሰብ ድማ፡ እንሆ፡ ___ እግዚኣብሄርሲ ጥበብ እዩ፡ ካብ ክፋእ ምርሓቕ ከኣ _____ እዩ፡ በለ።
Answer:
A) fear, understanding
It emphasizes that true wisdom is rooted in reverence for God and avoiding wrong doing.
ኢዮብ 28:28
ንሰብ ድማ፡ እንሆ፡ ፍርሃት እግዚኣብሄርሲ ጥበብ እዩ፡ ካብ ክፋእ ምርሓቕ ከኣ ምስትውዓል እዩ፡ በለ።
Job 28:28
To man he said, ''Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding."
(Exodus 20:7) What is the third commandment?
Answer:
Exodus 20:7
Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD in vain.
"You shall not take the name of Yahweh your God in vain, for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
ዘጸአት 20:7
እግዚኣብሄር ስሙ ብኸንቱ ንዘልዐለ ኸይቀጽዔ ኣይሐድጎን እዩ እሞ፡ ስም እግዚኣብሄር ኣምላኽካ ብኸንቱ ኣይተልዕል።
(John 5:9-10) What initially angered the Jews at Jesus' healing of the man by the pool in Bethesda?
Answer:
The man had carried his bed on the Sabbath
ወ. ዮሐንስ 5:9
9 እቲ ሰብኣይ ብኡብኡ ሐወየ፡ ዓራቱ ኣልዒሉውን ከደ። እታ መዓልቲ እቲኣ ሰንበት ነበረት። 10 ስለዚ ኣይሁድ ነቲ ዝሐወየ ሰብኣይ፥ ሎሚ ሰንበት እያ እሞ፡ ዓራትካ ኽትጸውር ኣይተፈቕደልካን፡ በልዎ።
John 5:9-10
9 Immediately, the man was made well, and took up his mat and walked. Now it was the Sabbath on that day. 10 So the Jews said to him who was cured, "It is the Sabbath. It is not lawful for you to carry the mat."
([_____] 12:15)Who says: "The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise."Who says: "The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise."
[_____] 12:15 ኵለን ዕለታት እቲ ሕዙን ክፉኣት እየን፡ ሕጉስ ልቢ ዘለዎ ግና ኵሉ ጊዜ ደስ ዜብል መኣዲ እዩ።
Answer: Proverbs 12:15
ምሳሌ 15:15
ኵለን ዕለታት እቲ ሕዙን ክፉኣት እየን፡ ሕጉስ ልቢ ዘለዎ ግና ኵሉ ጊዜ ደስ ዜብል መኣዲ እዩ።
Proverbs 15:15
All the days of the afflicted are wretched, but one who has a cheerful heart enjoys a continual feast.
Explain: Matthew 16
24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.
ማቴዎስ 16
24-25 ሽዑ የሱስ ንደቀ መዛሙርቱ በሎም፡ ንህይወቱ ኼድሕና ዚደሊ ኼጥፍኣ እዩ። እቲ ንህይወቱ ምእንታይ ዜጥፍኣ ኸኣ ኪረኽባ እዩ እሞ፡ ኪስዕበኒ ዚፈቱ እንተሎ፡ ህይወቱ ቐቢጹ፡ መስቀሉ ኣልዒሉ ይስዐበኒ።
(Exodus 31:18) And he gave unto Moses two tables of _________, tables of _____, written with the finger of God.
A) stone, commandments
B) testimony, rock
C) commandments, stone
D) testimony, stone
ዘጸአት 31:18
ኣብ ከረን ሲና ምስ ሙሴ ተዛሪቡ ምስ ወድኤ፡ ክልተ ጽላት ____፡ በጻብዕ እግዚኣብሄር እተጻሕፈ ጽላት ___ ሀቦ።
Answer:
D) testimony, stone
Exodus 31:18
He gave to Moses, when he finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, the two tablets of the testimony, stone tablets, written with God''s finger.
(1 Timothy 1:9) For whom was the Law made?
Answer:
lawless and disobedient men
1ይ ጢሞቴዎስ 1:9
ሕጊ ንመፍረስቲ ሕጊ እምበር፡ ንጻድቕ ከም ዘይተሰርዔ፡ ካብ ፈለጥናስ፡ ንዘይእዙዛትን ኣምላኽ ንዘይፈርሁን ንሓጥኣንን ንርኹሳትን ንቐለልትን ንቐተልቲ ኣቦኦምን ንቐተልቲ ኣዲኦምን፡ ንቐተልቲ ነፍሲ፡
1 Timothy 1:9
as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
Bible Verse "And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly"
ንጥበብ ክፈልጣ፡ ንዕሽነትን ድንቁርናን ክፈልጠን ኢለ ልበይ ኣቕኒዔስ፡ ....
Answer:
King Solomon
Ecclesiastes 1:17
I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a chasing after wind.
መክብብ 1:17
ንጥበብ ክፈልጣ፡ ንዕሽነትን ድንቁርናን ክፈልጠን ኢለ ልበይ ኣቕኒዔስ፡ እዚውን ደድሕሪ ንፋስ ምጉያይ ምዃኑ ኣስተብሀልኩ።
([___X3:3)"He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief:"
Answer: Isaiah 53:3
Explain: Romans 12:2
Don''t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.
ሮሜ 12:2
እቲ ሰናይን ባህ ዜብልን ምሉእን ፍቓድ ኣምላኽ እንታይ ምዃኑ ምእንቲ ኽትምርምሩስ፡ ብምሕዳስ ሓሳብኩም ተለወጡ እምበር፡ ነዛ ዓለም እዚኣ ኣይትምሰልዋ።
(Mark 7:8) "For laying aside the commandment of God, _______ , as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do."
A) ye seek your own ways
B) ye follow thine own traditions
C) ye condemn thyselves in these ways
D) ye hold the tradition of men
ማርቆስ 7:8
ትእዛዝ ኣምላኽ ሐዲግኩም፡ ስርዓት ሰብ ትሕልዉ አሎኹም፡ ከም ምሕጻብ ጣሳን ዕትሮን፡ ብዙሕ ካልእ ድማ ነዚ ዚመስልን ትገብሩ አሎኹም።
Answer:
D) ye hold the tradition of men
ማርቆስ 7:8
ትእዛዝ ኣምላኽ ሐዲግኩም፡ ስርዓት ሰብ ትሕልዉ አሎኹም፡ ከም ምሕጻብ ጣሳን ዕትሮን፡ ብዙሕ ካልእ ድማ ነዚ ዚመስልን ትገብሩ አሎኹም።
Mark 7:8
"For you set aside the commandment of God, and hold tightly to the tradition of men--the washing of pitchers and cups, and you do many other such things."
(Judges 2:14-15) In Judges, when the Israelites began to worship other gods what was God's punishment to them?
Answer :
- their enemies defeated them in battle
መሳፍንቲ 2:14-15
14 ሽዑ ዅራ እግዚኣብሄር ኣብ እስራኤል ነደደ፡ ኣብ ኢድ ዚማርኽዎም ማረኽቲ ድማ ኣሕሊፉ ሀቦም፡ ኣብ ኢድ እቶም ኣብ ዙርያ ዘለዉ ጸላእቶም ሸጦም እሞ፡ ደጊም ኣብ ቅድሚ ጸላእቶም ኪቘሙ ኣይከኣሉን። 15 ከምቲ እግዚኣብሄር እተዛረቦምን ከምቲ እግዚኣብሄር ዝመሐለሎምን፡ ናብ ኵሉ ዝኸድዎ፡ ኢድ እግዚኣብሄር ንሕሰም ኣብኦም ነበረት እሞ፡ ብዙሕ ጸበቦም።
Judges 2:14-15
14 The anger of Yahweh was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers who despoiled them; and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies. 15 Wherever they went out, the hand of Yahweh was against them for evil, as Yahweh had spoken, and as Yahweh had sworn to them: and they were sore distressed.
(Revelation 22:9) Why did the angel who appeared to John have to say to him: "... worship God"?
ራእይ ዮሐንስ 22:9
.... ንኣምላኽ ደኣ ስገድ፡ በለኒ።
Answer:
b/c he had fallen down at his feet to worship him
Revelation 22:9
He said to me, "See you don''t do it! I am a fellow bond servant with you and with your brothers, the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God."
ራእይ ዮሐንስ 22:9
ንሱ ኸኣ፡ ከይትገብሮ ተጠንቀቕ። ኣነስ ከማኻን ከምቶም ኣሕዋትካ ነብያትን፡ ከምቶም ንቓላት እዚ መጽሓፍ እዚ ዚሕልዉን ባርያ እየ፡ ንኣምላኽ ደኣ ስገድ፡ በለኒ።
(Mark 7:25-30) To whom did Jesus say "Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs."?
Answer: The Syrophonecian womanthe Syrophonecian woman
Explain: Hebrews 10
24 Let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good works,
25 not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another; and so much the more, as you see the Day approaching.
ዕብራውያን 10:24-25
24 ንፍቕርን ንሰናይ ግብርን ንምንቕቓሕ ኣብ ንሓድሕድና ነስተብህል።
25 እዚ ኸኣ እታ መዓልቲ እቲኣ ትቐርብ ከም ዘላ፡ ኣጸቢቕኩም ትርእዩ አሎኹም እሞ፡ ንሓድሕድና ንመዓዓድ እምበር፡ ገሊኣቶም ልማድ ከም ዚገብርዎ፡ ኣኼባና ኣይንሕደግ።
(Proverbs 12:5)
"The thoughts of the righteous are _____: but the counsels of the wicked are ______."
A) hope, despair
B) evil, good
C) profound, foolish
D) right, deceit
ምሳሌ 12:5
ሓሳብ ጻድቃን ___ እዩ፡ ምኽሪ ረሲኣን ግና ___ እዩ።
Answer:
D) right, deceit
ምሳሌ 12:5
ሓሳብ ጻድቃን ቅኑዕ እዩ፡ ምኽሪ ረሲኣን ግና ጥበራ እዩ።
Proverbs 12:5
The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
(Genesis 9:11) God placed the rainbow in the sky after the flood to signify what promise?
Answer:
- To never again destroy the earth with water
ዘፍጥረት 9:11
ኪዳነይ ከኣ ምሳኻትኩም ኤቕውም አሎኹ፡ ድሕሪ ደጊም ስጋ ዘበለ ዅሉ ብማይ ኣይሂ ኣይጠፍእን፡ ንምድሪ ዜጥፍእ ማይ ኣይሂ ድማ መሊሱ ኣይኸውንን።
Genesis 9:11
I will establish my covenant with you: all flesh will not be cut off any more by the waters of the flood, neither will there ever again be a flood to destroy the earth."
(2 Thessalonians 2:3)
Paul told the Thessalonians that the day of the Lord would not come until what had happened?
Answer: The man of sin is revealed
2ይ ተሰሎንቄ 2: 3-4
ቅድም ክሕደት ከይኰነ፡ እቲ ርእሱ ኣምላኽ ምዃኑ እናኣርኣየ፡ ኣብ መቕደስ ኣምላኽ ክሳዕ ዚቕመጥ፡ ኣምላኽን ቅዱስን ኣብ ዚብሃል ዘበለ ዚትንስእን ዚዕበን ሰብኣይ ዓመጻ፡ እቲ ወዲ ጥፍኣት፡ ከይተገለጸ፡ እታ መዓልቲ እቲኣ ኣይትመጽእን እያ እሞ፡ ብዝኰነ እንተ ዀነ ሓደ እኳ ኣየስሕትኩም።
2 Thessalonians 2:3-4
3 Let no one deceive you in any way. For it will not be, unless the departure comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of destruction, 4 he who opposes and exalts himself against all that is called God or that is worshiped; so that he sits as God in the temple of God, setting himself up as God.
( Mark 7:6) Jesus was quoting what prophet when he said the following of the Pharisees—"This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me."?
Answer: Isaiah
Explain: 2 Corinthians 12:9
9 He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.
2ይ ቆሮንቶስ 12:9
9 ንሱ ኸኣ፡ ሓይለይ ብድኻም እዩ ዝፍጸም እሞ፡ ጸጋይ ይኣኽለካ፡ በለኒ። ስለዚ ሓይሊ ክርስቶስ ኣብ ልዕለይ ምእንቲ ኺሐድር፡ ብብዙሕ ታሕጓስ ብድኻመይ ክምካሕ እየ።