Jesus Christ is a central figure in Christianity, inspiring countless stories, teachings, and riddles. These riddles offer a fun and engaging way to explore the life and lessons of Jesus. Whether you’re using them for a Sunday school class, a Bible study group, or just some family fun, these riddles will challenge your knowledge and spark meaningful discussions.
Enjoy this collection of 301 Jesus riddles, each with a hint of humor and a dash of wisdom.
Riddles about Jesus’ Birth
- ✨ What city was Jesus born in?
✨ Answer: Bethlehem - 🐄 Where did Mary lay baby Jesus after he was born?
🐄 Answer: In a manger - ⭐ Who followed a star to find Jesus?
⭐ Answer: The Wise Men - 👑 What gifts did the Wise Men bring to Jesus?
👑 Answer: Gold, frankincense, and myrrh - 🚼 Who was Jesus’ mother?
🚼 Answer: Mary - 🐪 What animals were likely present at Jesus’ birth?
🐪 Answer: Donkey, sheep, and cattle - 🌟 Who announced the birth of Jesus to the shepherds?
🌟 Answer: Angels - 🎄 What holiday celebrates the birth of Jesus?
🎄 Answer: Christmas - 📜 What prophet foretold the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem?
📜 Answer: Micah - 🛏️ Where did Joseph and Mary stay in Bethlehem?
🛏️ Answer: In a stable - 🔔 Who sang praises to God at Jesus’ birth?
🔔 Answer: The angels - 💫 What was the sign given to the shepherds to find Jesus?
💫 Answer: A baby wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger - 👶 What is another name for Jesus meaning ‘God with us’?
👶 Answer: Emmanuel - ✉️ Who received a message from an angel to name the baby Jesus?
✉️ Answer: Joseph - 🌍 Why did Joseph and Mary travel to Bethlehem?
🌍 Answer: For the census - 🌙 In what part of the day was Jesus born?
🌙 Answer: At night - 🏡 Where did the Wise Men visit Jesus?
🏡 Answer: In a house - 🎁 What gift symbolized Jesus’ future death and burial?
🎁 Answer: Myrrh - 🌠 What phenomenon guided the Wise Men?
🌠 Answer: A star - 🏛️ Who was the king of Judea when Jesus was born?
🏛️ Answer: King Herod - 🕊️ What title was given to Jesus by the angel to Mary?
🕊️ Answer: Son of the Most High - 💍 Who was engaged to Mary when Jesus was born?
💍 Answer: Joseph - 🔭 Who saw the star in the East and came to worship Jesus?
🔭 Answer: The Wise Men - 🛡️ Who tried to kill baby Jesus?
🛡️ Answer: King Herod - 📅 On what day do Christians traditionally celebrate Jesus’ birth?
📅 Answer: December 25th - 🏰 Where did Joseph, Mary, and Jesus flee to escape Herod?
🏰 Answer: Egypt - 📖 Which Gospel contains the account of the Wise Men?
📖 Answer: Matthew - 🗺️ Where did Joseph and Mary live before going to Bethlehem?
🗺️ Answer: Nazareth - 🐑 Who were the first to visit Jesus after his birth?
🐑 Answer: Shepherds - 📜 What Old Testament book prophesied a virgin birth?
📜 Answer: Isaiah
Riddles about Jesus’ Miracles
- 🌊 What did Jesus walk on that amazed His disciples?
🌊 Answer: Water - 🐟 How many loaves and fishes did Jesus use to feed the 5,000?
🐟 Answer: Five loaves and two fishes - 👀 What did Jesus restore to the blind man?
👀 Answer: Sight - 🌿 What did Jesus curse, causing it to wither?
🌿 Answer: A fig tree - 💧 What did Jesus turn into wine at a wedding?
💧 Answer: Water - ⚓ How did Jesus calm the storm on the Sea of Galilee?
⚓ Answer: By commanding it to be still - 🐠 What did Jesus tell Peter to catch a fish for to pay the temple tax?
🐠 Answer: A coin - 🏃♂️ Who did Jesus raise from the dead after four days?
🏃♂️ Answer: Lazarus - 👩⚕️ Who was healed by touching the hem of Jesus’ garment?
👩⚕️ Answer: A woman with an issue of blood - 🌾 What did Jesus multiply to feed the 4,000?
🌾 Answer: Seven loaves and a few small fish - 🛏️ Who did Jesus heal at the pool of Bethesda?
🛏️ Answer: A paralyzed man - 🎣 Where did Jesus tell His disciples to cast their net for a miraculous catch of fish?
🎣 Answer: On the right side of the boat - 🐑 What was Jesus referred to when He healed the man possessed by Legion?
🐑 Answer: The Good Shepherd - 🌅 Who did Jesus heal by just saying a word, without being present?
🌅 Answer: The centurion’s servant - 🍞 What did Jesus refer to Himself as, relating to a miracle?
🍞 Answer: The Bread of Life - 🕊️ What did Jesus do for the widow’s son at Nain?
🕊️ Answer: Raised him from the dead - 👂 Who did Jesus heal by restoring a cut-off ear?
👂 Answer: Malchus, the servant of the high priest - 🌾 How many baskets of leftovers were collected after feeding the 5,000?
🌾 Answer: Twelve baskets - 🚶♂️ Who did Jesus tell to take up his mat and walk?
🚶♂️ Answer: The paralyzed man - 🏡 Who’s daughter did Jesus raise from the dead?
🏡 Answer: Jairus - 🐺 What was the miracle of Jesus involving a boy’s lunch?
🐺 Answer: Feeding 5,000 - 🐺 Who recognized Jesus as the Son of God after He walked on water?
🐺 Answer: The disciples - 🌾 What did Jesus provide for His disciples on the shore after His resurrection?
🌾 Answer: Breakfast of fish and bread - 💧 What miracle happened at the Pool of Siloam?
💧 Answer: A blind man received sight - 🌊 What did Jesus say to the storm?
🌊 Answer: “Peace, be still” - 👁️ What miracle did Jesus perform on the Sabbath that angered the Pharisees?
👁️ Answer: Healing a man with a withered hand - 🍞 How many people did Jesus feed with seven loaves and a few small fish?
🍞 Answer: 4,000 - 👂 What did Jesus use to heal a deaf and mute man?
👂 Answer: Spit and touch - 👀 Who was healed when Jesus said, “Go, your faith has healed you”?
👀 Answer: Blind Bartimaeus - 🌾 Who did Jesus feed after His resurrection?
🌾 Answer: His disciples
Riddles about Jesus’ Parables
- 🌱 What is the smallest seed that grows into the largest plant in one of Jesus’ parables?
🌱 Answer: Mustard seed - 👩🌾 What did Jesus compare the Kingdom of Heaven to in a parable involving yeast?
👩🌾 Answer: Yeast that a woman mixed into flour - 🐑 In the parable, what did the lost sheep represent?
🐑 Answer: A sinner who repents - 🌾 In the parable of the sower, what does the seed represent?
🌾 Answer: The word of God - 🏠 What does the wise builder build his house on?
🏠 Answer: Rock - 👑 Who did the prodigal son work for after spending all his money?
👑 Answer: A pig farmer - 🌾 What did the Good Samaritan use to treat the wounded man’s injuries?
🌾 Answer: Oil and wine
- 💰 What did the man who found a treasure in a field do with it?
💰 Answer: He sold everything he had and bought the field - 🎉 Who celebrated when the lost coin was found in Jesus’ parable?
🎉 Answer: The woman who lost it - 🐟 In the parable of the net, what were separated at the end?
🐟 Answer: Good fish and bad fish - 🌾 In the parable of the wheat and the tares, what did the tares represent?
🌾 Answer: The children of the evil one - 🔔 Who was invited to the great banquet in Jesus’ parable?
🔔 Answer: The poverty threshold, the disability, the blind, and the sad - 💎 What did the merchant sell everything he had to buy in Jesus’ parable?
💎 Answer: A pearl of great value - 🦅 In the parable of the mustard seed, what made their nests in its branches?
🦅 Answer: Birds - 🚶♂️ Who showed compassion in the parable of the Good Samaritan?
🚶♂️ Answer: The Samaritan - 🎚️ What did the master give to each of his servants in the parable of the talents?
🎚️ Answer: Money (talents) - 👔 What happened to the unmerciful servant who didn’t forgive a small debt?
👔 Answer: He was thrown into prison - 💡 What should not be hidden under a basket according to Jesus’ parable?
💡 Answer: A lamp - 👑 Who returned home to his father’s embrace in a parable of Jesus?
👑 Answer: The prodigal son - 🌿 What kind of tree did not produce fruit in Jesus’ parable, leading the owner to want it cut down?
🌿 Answer: A fig tree - 🔥 What did the rich man experience after his death in the parable of the rich man and Lazarus?
🔥 Answer: Torment in Hades - 🕊️ What symbolizes the word of God that the sower sows in Jesus’ parable?
🕊️ Answer: Seed - 🏠 What did the foolish builder build his house on in Jesus’ parable?
🏠 Answer: Sand - 👟 What did the prodigal son wear when he returned home?
👟 Answer: A robe, a ring, and sandals - 🎉 Who rejoices more over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons?
🎉 Answer: Heaven - 🔔 In the parable of the ten virgins, what did the wise virgins take with their lamps?
🔔 Answer: Extra oil - 🌽 What represents those who hear the word of God but quickly fall away in the parable of the sower?
🌽 Answer: Rocky ground - 🏺 What did the woman find in her house that caused her to rejoice in Jesus’ parable?
🏺 Answer: A lost coin - 🐦 In the parable of the mustard seed, what did the mustard plant become?
🐦 Answer: A large tree - 💧 What did the rich man beg for in the parable of the rich man and Lazarus?
💧 Answer: A drop of water
Riddles about Jesus’ Disciples
- 🌊 Who walked on water to meet Jesus?
🌊 Answer: Peter - 🐔 Who denied Jesus three times before the rooster crowed?
🐔 Answer: Peter - 🐟 What were Peter and Andrew doing when Jesus called them to be disciples?
🐟 Answer: Fishing - 💰 Who was the treasurer among Jesus’ disciples?
💰 Answer: Judas Iscariot - 🔨 What was Jesus’ profession before starting His ministry?
🔨 Answer: Carpenter - ✍️ Who was a tax collector before becoming a disciple of Jesus?
✍️ Answer: Matthew - 🌳 Where did Jesus call Nathanael from?
🌳 Answer: Under a fig tree - 🐑 Who did Jesus tell to “Feed my sheep”?
🐑 Answer: Peter - 💦 Who baptized Jesus?
💦 Answer: John the Baptist - 🎣 What did Jesus say He would make His disciples?
🎣 Answer: Fishers of men - 🕊️ Who did Jesus call the “Sons of Thunder”?
🕊️ Answer: James and John - 🧼 Who washed the disciples’ feet at the Last Supper?
🧼 Answer: Jesus - 🥖 Who doubted Jesus’ resurrection until he saw Him?
🥖 Answer: Thomas - 🌾 Who was the first disciple to declare Jesus as the Son of God?
🌾 Answer: Peter - 🐠 What did Jesus cook for His disciples after His resurrection?
🐠 Answer: Fish - 🕊️ Who replaced Judas Iscariot as a disciple?
🕊️ Answer: Matthias - 🎭 Who said, “My Lord and my God” upon seeing the risen Jesus?
🎭 Answer: Thomas - 🏹 Who brought the boy with five loaves and two fish to Jesus?
🏹 Answer: Andrew - 🌾 Who was known for saying, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?”
🌾 Answer: Nathanael - 🏺 Where did Jesus perform His first miracle?
🏺 Answer: Cana (turning water into wine) - 🏰 Who did Jesus take to the Mount of Transfiguration?
🏰 Answer: Peter, James, and John - 🛏️ Who were the first two disciples called by Jesus?
🛏️ Answer: Peter and Andrew - 📜 Who was the disciple known for his great doubts?
📜 Answer: Thomas - 🏹 Who was a Zealot among the disciples?
🏹 Answer: Simon the Zealot - 🏴☠️ Who betrayed Jesus with a kiss?
🏴☠️ Answer: Judas Iscariot - 🎣 Who said, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life”?
🎣 Answer: Peter - 🔔 Who was the brother of James and a son of Zebedee?
🔔 Answer: John - 👓 Who was the tax collector and author of the first Gospel?
👓 Answer: Matthew - 🌾 Who were the fishermen brothers called by Jesus?
🌾 Answer: Peter and Andrew - 🌿 Who asked Jesus to show them the Father?
🌿 Answer: Philip
Riddles about Jesus’ Teachings
- 💛 What did Jesus say is the greatest commandment?
💛 Answer: Love the Lord your God with all your heart - 🌍 What did Jesus say His followers are to the earth?
🌍 Answer: The salt of the earth - 🌟 What did Jesus say His followers are to the world?
🌟 Answer: The light of the world - 🍞 What did Jesus say man shall not live by alone?
🍞 Answer: Bread - ✨ What did Jesus say will set you free?
✨ Answer: The truth - 🌾 What did Jesus say about the harvest?
🌾 Answer: The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few - 🕊️ What did Jesus promise to send after He ascended to heaven?
🕊️ Answer: The Holy Spirit - 💧 What did Jesus offer the Samaritan woman at the well?
💧 Answer: Living water - 🧂 What did Jesus call His disciples that they should not lose?
🧂 Answer: Their saltiness - 🥖 What did Jesus refer to Himself as, symbolizing spiritual sustenance?
🥖 Answer: The Bread of Life - 🛤️ What did Jesus say about the way to life?
🛤️ Answer: Narrow is the way that leads to life - 🐑 What did Jesus say about the good shepherd?
🐑 Answer: The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep - 🍇 What did Jesus say about the branches and the vine?
🍇 Answer: He is the vine; we are the branches - 👂 What did Jesus often say at the end of His teachings?
👂 Answer: “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” - 🌾 What did Jesus compare the Kingdom of Heaven to that grows quietly?
🌾 Answer: Yeast - 🔦 What did Jesus say should not be hidden under a bowl?
🔦 Answer: A lamp - 🎁 What did Jesus say about giving and receiving?
🎁 Answer: It is more blessed to give than to receive - 🎒 What did Jesus say about storing treasures?
🎒 Answer: Store up treasures in heaven - 💧 What did Jesus say about those who are spiritually thirsty?
💧 Answer: They will be satisfied - 🐑 What did Jesus say about His sheep?
🐑 Answer: They know His voice and follow Him - 🌿 What did Jesus say about faith as small as a mustard seed?
🌿 Answer: It can move mountains - 📜 What did Jesus say about the Law and the Prophets?
📜 Answer: He came to fulfill them - 🎶 What did Jesus say about the children praising Him?
🎶 Answer: Out of the mouths of babes and infants - 🏠 What did Jesus say about the wise and foolish builders?
🏠 Answer: The wise man builds on the rock; the foolish man builds on sand - 🕊️ What did Jesus say about peacemakers?
🕊️ Answer: They will be called the children of God - 🌾 What did Jesus say about the workers in the vineyard?
🌾 Answer: The last will be first, and the first will be last - 🎂 What did Jesus say about celebrating when the lost is found?
🎂 Answer: There is rejoicing in heaven - 👑 What did Jesus say about His kingdom?
👑 Answer: It is not of this world - 📖 What did Jesus say about knowing the Scriptures?
📖 Answer: They testify about Him - 👣 What did Jesus say about following Him?
👣 Answer: Take up your cross daily and follow Him
Riddles about Jesus’ Death and Resurrection
- ✝️ Where was Jesus crucified?
✝️ Answer: Golgotha - 🔨 Who was released instead of Jesus?
🔨 Answer: Barabbas - 🔔 What happened in the temple when Jesus died?
🔔 Answer: The veil was torn in two - 🏺 Who asked Pilate for Jesus’ body to bury it?
🏺 Answer: Joseph of Arimathea - 🐓 What did Peter do three times before the rooster crowed?
🐓 Answer: Denied Jesus - 💧 What did Jesus say He was thirsty for on the cross?
💧 Answer: He said, “I thirst.” - 🌌 What happened to the sky while Jesus was on the cross?
🌌 Answer: It became dark - 🌿 What did they place on Jesus’ head to mock Him?
🌿 Answer: A crown of thorns - 🏺 What did they offer Jesus to drink on the cross?
🏺 Answer: Wine vinegar - ⚔️ Who pierced Jesus’ side with a spear?
⚔️ Answer: A Roman soldier - 🌄 On what day did Jesus rise from the dead?
🌄 Answer: The third day - 🛌 Where was Jesus buried?
🛌 Answer: In a tomb - ✨ Who rolled the stone away from Jesus’ tomb?
✨ Answer: An angel - 🕊️ Who first saw the risen Jesus?
🕊️ Answer: Mary Magdalene - 🌄 What did Jesus say to His disciples after His resurrection?
🌄 Answer: “Peace be with you.” - 🕊️ Who doubted Jesus’ resurrection until he saw Him?
🕊️ Answer: Thomas - 🎣 What did Jesus ask Peter three times after His resurrection?
🎣 Answer: “Do you love me?” - 🛡️ Who guarded Jesus’ tomb?
🛡️ Answer: Roman soldiers - 🌿 What did the women find when they went to Jesus’ tomb?
🌿 Answer: The stone rolled away and the tomb empty - 🕊️ What did Jesus promise to His disciples before ascending to heaven?
🕊️ Answer: The Holy Spirit - 💧 What did Jesus tell Mary Magdalene not to do after His resurrection?
💧 Answer: “Do not hold on to me.” - 👣 What did Jesus show His disciples to prove He was alive?
👣 Answer: His hands and side - 🏞️ Where did Jesus appear to two disciples after His resurrection?
🏞️ Answer: On the road to Emmaus - 🕊️ What did Jesus command His disciples to do after His resurrection?
🕊️ Answer: “Go and make disciples of all nations.” - 🌄 What did Jesus say about His return?
🌄 Answer: He will come back in the same way He ascended - 🏞️ What did Jesus’ resurrection prove?
🏞️ Answer: He has power over death - 🎂 What day do Christians celebrate Jesus’ resurrection?
🎂 Answer: Easter - 🌄 Where did Jesus ascend to heaven?
🌄 Answer: The Mount of Olives - 🔔 What did Jesus’ resurrection give to believers?
🔔 Answer: Eternal life - 🐑 What title did Jesus use to describe Himself after His resurrection?
🐑 Answer: The Good Shepherd
Riddles about Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount
- 🏔️ Where did Jesus deliver the Beatitudes?
🏔️ Answer: On a mountain - 💛 What does Jesus say the meek will inherit?
💛 Answer: The earth - 🕊️ What does Jesus say the pure in heart will see?
🕊️ Answer: God - 🌾 What does Jesus say about those who hunger and thirst for righteousness?
🌾 Answer: They will be filled - 💔 What does Jesus say about those who mourn?
💔 Answer: They will be comforted - 🕊️ What does Jesus call those who make peace?
🕊️ Answer: Children of God - 💧 What does Jesus say about those who are persecuted for righteousness?
💧 Answer: Theirs is the kingdom of heaven - 🌾 What does Jesus say about those who are merciful?
🌾 Answer: They will be shown mercy - 🌿 What does Jesus say about the peacemakers?
🌿 Answer: They will be called children of God - 🏡 What does Jesus compare those who hear His words and act on them to?
🏡 Answer: A wise man who built his house on the rock - 🌾 What does Jesus say about the poverty threshold in spirit?
🌾 Answer: Theirs is the kingdom of heaven - 🏠 What does Jesus compare those who hear His words and do not act on them to?
🏠 Answer: A foolish man who built his house on the sand - 💧 What does Jesus say about the merciful?
💧 Answer: They will be shown mercy - 🌾 What does Jesus say about those who mourn?
🌾 Answer: They will be comforted - 🕊️ What does Jesus say about the pure in heart?
🕊️ Answer: They will see God - 🍞 What does Jesus say about those who hunger and thirst for righteousness?
🍞 Answer: They will be filled - 🏔️ Where did Jesus go to teach the Sermon on the Mount?
🏔️ Answer: A mountainside - 🌾 What did Jesus say about worrying?
🌾 Answer: Do not worry about tomorrow - 🌺 What example did Jesus use to illustrate God’s provision?
🌺 Answer: The lilies of the field - 🐦 What example did Jesus use to show that God provides?
🐦 Answer: The birds of the air - 🕊️ What did Jesus say about judging others?
🕊️ Answer: Do not judge, or you too will be judged - 🌾 What did Jesus say about seeking the Kingdom of God?
🌾 Answer: Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness - 🐟 What did Jesus say about asking, seeking, and knocking?
🐟 Answer: Ask and it will be given, seek and you will find, knock and the door will be opened - 🏔️ What did Jesus say about the narrow and wide gates?
🏔️ Answer: Enter through the narrow gate - 🌿 What did Jesus say about good trees and bad trees?
🌿 Answer: A good tree bears good fruit, a bad tree bears bad fruit - 🕊️ What did Jesus say about false prophets?
🕊️ Answer: They come in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ferocious wolves - 🌿 What did Jesus say about the eye?
🌿 Answer: The eye is the lamp of the body - 🕊️ What did Jesus say about salt?
🕊️ Answer: You are the salt of the earth - 🌾 What did Jesus say about light?
🌾 Answer: You are the light of the world - 🏔️ What did Jesus say about loving enemies?
🏔️ Answer: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you
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