Lesson #26 Study/Discussion Questions

(drawn from New Testament Gospel Doctrine Teacher’s Manual, 107–11)

[Please consider trying first to answer as much of the following as you can,  
then reading the scripture references to see what else you might learn.]

John 18:10)   How did Peter respond to the men who came to take Jesus?

John 18:11; Luke 22:51)   How did Jesus respond?

Matthew 26:53; John 10:17–18) Could Jesus have escaped?

Matthew 26:56) After Jesus was taken, what did most of His disciples do?

John 18:15-16).  Who were the exceptions?

Matthew 26:69–74) What did Peter say when people said that he knew Jesus?  

Matthew 26:75) What did Peter do when he recognized what he had done?

How might we, like Peter, sometimes deny our faith?

Luke 23:9) How did the Savior respond to Herod’s questions?

John 18:36) What was Jesus’ answer when Pilate asked if He was a King?

Mark 15:15) Why did Pilate sentence Jesus to be crucified?

                 What did Pilate do after sentencing Jesus?

How might we sometimes try to avoid responsibility for our decisions?

What did people do to Jesus after he was sentenced to death?

(See Matthew 27:27–44; Isaiah 52:3-5; 1 Nephi 19:9.)

What 7 statements Jesus made from the cross are recorded in the Bible?     What can we learn from each of these statements?

Luke 23:34

Luke 23:43

John 19:26–27

Mark 15:34

John 19:28

John 19:30

Luke 23:46