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2 Corinthians 2 · Preschool

Forgive

Name Date

Color the friends smiling together again. God helps us forgive!

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“Therefore I beg you to confirm your love toward him.”

2 Corinthians 2:8 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: When someone is sorry, we can forgive and be friends again. God forgives us too.

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2 Corinthians 2 · Kindergarten

Forgive

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

SORRY
FORGIVE
LOVE
FRIEND
Therefore I beg you to confirm your love toward him.

2 Corinthians 2:8 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

SORRY
FORGIVE
LOVE
FRIEND

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a flower with a sweet smell.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for forgiving me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you say sorry?
  • How can you forgive a friend?

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2 Corinthians 2 · Grade 1

Forgive and Comfort

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

TEARS
LETTER
FORGIVE
LOVE
SWEET
Therefore I beg you to confirm your love toward him.

2 Corinthians 2:8 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Paul wrote a letter.
He wrote with tears.
Forgive the one who is sorry.
Show him love.
Be a sweet smell of Christ.

Forgive and Comfort

Write the number 1 to 4 in each circle to show the right order.

Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and reveals through us the sweet aroma of his knowledge in every place

For we are not as so many, peddling the word of God

Now I also forgive whomever you forgive anything

Therefore I beg you to confirm your love toward him

Draw a flower with a sweet smell.

Memory Verse

“Therefore I beg you to confirm your love toward him.”

2 Corinthians 2:8 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for forgiving me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why did Paul write with tears?
  • What should we do when someone is sorry?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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2 Corinthians 2 · Grade 2

Be Friends Again

Name Date

Read the Story

Paul wrote a hard letter to the church. He wrote it with many tears. He loved them very much.

A man in the church had done wrong. The church told him it was wrong. Now he was sorry.

Paul said to forgive him. He said to comfort him and show him love. Paul said God's people are like a sweet smell. They spread the good news of Jesus everywhere.

Memory Verse

“Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and reveals through us the sweet aroma of his knowledge in every place.”

2 Corinthians 2:14 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

  1. How did Paul write the hard letter?

    He loved them very muchWith many tearsForgive him

  2. How did Paul feel about the church?

  3. How did the man feel now?

    Forgive himWith many tearsSorry

  4. What did Paul say to do?

    SorryForgive himHe loved them very much

  5. What are God's people like?

    Forgive himHe loved them very muchA sweet smell

Word Search

Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.

UMSUCHHWFOUUSWEETOUPNUHFLVENMOSORROWYHFORGIVEHWROTEGAALOVEFIVFWAROMAKVILYCWGRIEVE
  • FORGIVE
  • SORROW
  • GRIEVE
  • WROTE
  • SWEET
  • AROMA
  • LOVE
  • SUCH

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for forgiving me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you show love to someone who did wrong?
  • How can you be a sweet smell of Jesus?

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2 Corinthians 2 · Grade 3

The Sweet Smell of Christ

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Read the Story

Paul decided not to visit Corinth again while things were sad. Instead he wrote a letter with many tears. He wrote it so they would know how much he loved them.

A man in the church had caused grief. Most of the church had corrected him, and he was sorry. Paul said, Therefore I beg you to confirm your love toward him. He wanted them to forgive and comfort the man.

Paul thanked God, who always leads His people in triumph in Christ. Through them, the knowledge of Jesus spreads like a sweet smell everywhere they go.

Memory Verse

“Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and reveals through us the sweet aroma of his knowledge in every place.”

2 Corinthians 2:14 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Why did Paul write the letter with tears?

  2. What had most of the church done to the man?

  3. What did Paul beg the church to confirm?

  4. What spreads like a sweet smell?

Forgive and Comfort

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

Find each word. Words go across, down, and diagonally.

ELMSGOYTKREOFOCDGYWWUOFRGFVSRFRILRDPWOEGSOIOCETRIUVEMWEEGVCEVYJTJMEHSEOSAROMAYMBS
  • FORGIVE
  • SORROW
  • GRIEVE
  • WROTE
  • SWEET
  • AROMA
  • LOVE
  • SUCH

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for forgiving me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who is someone you need to forgive?
  • How can your life point friends to Jesus?

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2 Corinthians 2 · Grade 4

Confirm Your Love

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Read and Think

Paul had planned to visit Corinth, but he chose not to come in sorrow. Instead he wrote a letter. He wrote out of much distress, with many tears, not to make them sad but so they would know his deep love for them.

Someone in the church had caused grief, and the majority had disciplined him. Paul says that punishment was enough. Now they should forgive and comfort him, so he would not be swallowed up by too much sorrow. Paul asks them to confirm their love for him. Forgiveness also protects the church, so Satan cannot take advantage of them.

Paul then praises God, who always leads believers in triumph in Christ. Through them God spreads the fragrance of knowing Christ everywhere. To some it is the smell of life. Paul says he does not peddle God's word for profit but speaks with sincerity, as from God.

Show What You Know

  1. Why did Paul write the letter with many tears?

  2. Why did the church need to forgive the man?

  3. How does forgiveness protect the church?

  4. How does God spread the knowledge of Christ?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

lovewrotesorrowGodforgive
  1. Paul had planned to visit Corinth, but he chose not to come in .
  2. Instead he a letter.
  3. He wrote out of much distress, with many tears, not to make them sad but so they would know his deep for them.
  4. Now they should and comfort him, so he would not be swallowed up by too much sorrow.
  5. Paul then praises , who always leads believers in triumph in Christ.

Think About It

  1. Paul says correction should be followed by forgiveness and comfort. Why is it important to welcome someone back after he says he is sorry?

  2. Believers are like a sweet fragrance of Christ. How can your words and actions help others notice Jesus?

Memory Verse

“Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and reveals through us the sweet aroma of his knowledge in every place.”

2 Corinthians 2:14 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for forgiving me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How does it feel when someone forgives you?
  • How can your actions help others notice Jesus?

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2 Corinthians 2 · Grade 5

The Fragrance of Christ

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Read and Think

Paul explains his change of plans. Rather than make another sorrowful visit (2:1), he wrote a letter out of much affliction and anguish of heart, with many tears. His aim was not to grieve them but to let them know the abundant love he had for them. Discipline and tenderness belong together in his ministry.

The offender who had caused grief, had been disciplined by the majority. Paul judges that this was sufficient. The church must now forgive and comfort him, lest he be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. Paul urges them to reaffirm their love for him. Church discipline aims at restoration. Unforgiveness would give Satan an advantage, and Paul says believers are not ignorant of his schemes.

Paul then recalls his anxious wait for Titus at Troas before turning to praise. God always leads believers in triumph in Christ and through them spreads the sweet aroma of his knowledge in every place (2:14). Through the apostles God spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of Christ. To those being saved it is an aroma of life; to those perishing, of death. Who is sufficient for such a task? Paul does not peddle the word of God like a merchant but speaks in Christ with sincerity, in the sight of God.

Show What You Know

  1. What was Paul's aim in writing the letter with many tears?

  2. What does church discipline aim at?

  3. What would unforgiveness give Satan?

  4. What does God spread through believers?

Crossword

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Across

  1. But if any has caused ____
  2. For if I make you ____

Down

  1. For to this end I also ____
  2. You should rather ____ him and comfort him
  3. To the other a ____ aroma from life to life

Think About It

  1. Paul says discipline aims at restoration, not rejection. How can a church or family correct someone in a way that leads to restoration?

  2. Paul refused to peddle God's word for profit. What does sincerity in sharing the faith look like today?

Memory Verse

“Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and reveals through us the sweet aroma of his knowledge in every place.”

2 Corinthians 2:14 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for forgiving me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can correcting someone be an act of love?
  • What does sincerity in sharing faith look like?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.