The Jerusalem church · stoned around AD 32–35
Stephen Bible quiz
Start with these 3 free questions on Stephen. Tap an answer to check it: each one is explained with the verse it comes from. The full quiz (12 questions, up to the details most readers miss) is in Bible Academy.
Easy questions
1. For what service was Stephen first chosen, along with six other men?
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Answer: Serving tables. The Hellenists’ widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution; the Twelve did not want to leave the word of God “to serve tables,” so they had seven men chosen. Acts 6:1–5
2. How did Stephen die?
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Answer: Stoned outside the city. They rushed at him, “cast him out of the city, and stoned him.” It was James whom Herod put to death. Acts 7:57–58
3. At whose feet did the witnesses lay their clothes?
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Answer: Saul. “The witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul,” who consented to Stephen’s death. Acts 7:58