The Daily RootedHome StoriesGradesChurchesWhat's NewAbout
Bible:
Answer key (separate)‹ Back to chapter 11

Every grade prints starting on a new page. No answers are included.

Acts 11 · Preschool

Barnabas Encourages

Name Date

Color the believers in Antioch sharing gifts.

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

Bible Verse

“The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.”

Acts 11:21 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Acts 11 tells how the church in Antioch grew and shared with others. Make a card to encourage someone this week (Acts 11:21).

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.

Acts 11 · Kindergarten

The Lord's Hand

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

HAND
LORD
TURNED
BELIEVED
The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.

Acts 11:21 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

HAND
LORD
TURNED
BELIEVED

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a picture of First Called Christians.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for the lesson of First Called Christians. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Where were believers first called Christians?
  • Who was a good man full of the Spirit?

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.

Acts 11 · Grade 1

The Lord's Hand

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

HAND
LORD
NUMBER
BELIEVED
The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.

Acts 11:21 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Peter told what God did.
The good news came to Antioch.
Barnabas was glad.
Saul taught them a whole year.
They sent gifts to Judea.

First Called Christians

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

Peter began, and explained to them in order

Barnabas went out to Tarsus to look for Saul

When they heard these things, they held their peace and glorified God

The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch

Draw a picture of First Called Christians.

Memory Verse

“The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.”

Acts 11:21 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for the lesson of First Called Christians. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What did the church send to Judea?
  • Who did Barnabas bring to Antioch?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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.

Acts 11 · Grade 2

Good News in Antioch

Name Date

Read the Story

Peter told the church what God did for Cornelius. The church praised God. The good news was for everyone!

Some believers went to the city of Antioch. They told many people about Jesus. A great number believed (Acts 11:21).

The church sent Barnabas. He was a good man. He was glad and told them to stay close to the Lord. Then he got Saul to help teach.

In Antioch the friends of Jesus were first called Christians (Acts 11:26). They sent gifts to help others.

Memory Verse

“The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.”

Acts 11:21 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. What did the church do when Peter told them?

    SaulThey praised GodBarnabas

  2. What city did some believers go to?

    They praised GodAntiochSaul

  3. Who did the church send?

    SaulBarnabasThey praised God

  4. Who did Barnabas get to help teach?

    AntiochThey praised GodSaul

  5. What were the friends of Jesus first called?

    AntiochChristiansSaul

Word Search

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

NBUWVNEAGRBODORJNGBBRLORDTCSHDOPIDIPPPEHTUWOEVNIAOHWCTMECRRUEHEVWTIIDSRRMDSEJTSES
  • BROTHERS
  • ANTIOCH
  • SPIRIT
  • PETER
  • HOUSE
  • HEARD
  • LORD
  • WORD

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for the lesson of First Called Christians. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why is it good that God welcomes everyone?
  • What did Barnabas tell the new believers?

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.

Acts 11 · Grade 3

The Church at Antioch

Name Date

Read the Story

Some believers in Jerusalem asked Peter why he ate with Gentiles. Peter told them the whole story, from the vision to the Holy Spirit falling on Cornelius's house. When they heard it, they praised God. They said God had given the Gentiles repentance to life.

Believers who had been scattered went as far as Antioch. Some spoke to Greeks too, telling the good news of the Lord Jesus (Acts 11:20). The hand of the Lord was with them, and many believed.

The church in Jerusalem sent Barnabas. He saw the grace of God and was glad. He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith. He went to Tarsus to find Saul. For a whole year they taught many people.

The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch. A prophet named Agabus said a great famine would come. Each believer gave what he could to help the brothers in Judea.

Memory Verse

“For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.”

Acts 11:24 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What did Peter tell the believers in Jerusalem?

  2. Who did some believers speak to in Antioch?

  3. What was Barnabas full of?

  4. Where did Barnabas go to find Saul?

  5. What did Agabus say would come?

First Called Christians

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for the lesson of First Called Christians. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why did the believers in Antioch send help?
  • How did the good news reach the Greeks?

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.

Acts 11 · Grade 4

Repentance to Life

Name Date

Read and Think

The apostles heard that Gentiles had received the word of God. Some believers argued with Peter for eating with them. Peter explained everything in order: the vision, the voice, the three men, and the Spirit telling him to go without discriminating.

Peter said that as he began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on the apostles at the beginning. He asked who he was to withstand God. The believers held their peace and glorified God. They said, "Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life!"

Those scattered after Stephen preached as far as Antioch. Some spoke to Greeks about the Lord Jesus, and a great number believed. Barnabas came and saw the grace of God. He urged them to remain near to the Lord with purpose of heart. He brought Saul from Tarsus, and they taught for a whole year.

In Antioch the disciples were first called Christians. When Agabus foretold a famine, the disciples gave as each was able. They sent relief to Judea by Barnabas and Saul.

Show What You Know

  1. What question did Peter ask about God?

  2. What did the believers say God had granted the Gentiles?

  3. What did Barnabas urge the believers in Antioch to do?

  4. How did the disciples respond to the famine?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

PeterSpiritheardGodAntioch
  1. The apostles that Gentiles had received the word of God.
  2. Some believers argued with for eating with them.
  3. Peter explained everything in order: the vision, the voice, the three men, and the telling him to go without discriminating.
  4. He asked who he was to withstand .
  5. Those scattered after Stephen preached as far as .

Think About It

  1. Barnabas saw God's grace and was glad. Where have you seen God at work in someone else that you could celebrate?

  2. The new church at Antioch gave to believers far away. How could your family help believers in another place?

Memory Verse

“The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.”

Acts 11:21 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for the lesson of First Called Christians. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How did Peter explain what God did?
  • What made Barnabas a good encourager?

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.

Acts 11 · Grade 5

A Church for Jews and Gentiles

Name Date

Read and Think

News spread that Gentiles had received the word of God, and some of the circumcision party contended with Peter for eating with uncircumcised men. Peter did not argue in general terms; he explained in order what happened: the sheet let down three times, the voice, the three men from Caesarea, and the Spirit's command to go without discriminating. The six brothers who went with him were witnesses.

The decisive point was God's action. As Peter began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on the Gentiles, as on the apostles at the beginning, and Peter remembered Jesus' word about being baptized in the Holy Spirit (Acts 11:16). If God gave them the same gift, who was Peter to withstand God? The critics held their peace and glorified God for granting the Gentiles repentance to life (Acts 11:18).

Meanwhile those scattered after Stephen reached Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch. At first they spoke only to Jews, but men from Cyprus and Cyrene told the Greeks the good news of the Lord Jesus. The hand of the Lord was with them. Barnabas, sent from Jerusalem, saw the grace of God and was glad; he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. He sought out Saul in Tarsus, and they taught a great crowd for a whole year.

The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch (Acts 11:26). When Agabus signified by the Spirit a great famine over all the world, which happened in the days of Claudius, the disciples determined, each according to his ability, to send relief to the brothers in Judea, and sent it to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.

Show What You Know

  1. How did Peter answer his critics?

  2. Which word of Jesus did Peter remember?

  3. Who first told the Greeks in Antioch the good news?

  4. To whom was the relief sent?

Crossword

41532

Across

  1. When ____ had come up to Jerusalem.
  2. And we entered into the man’s ____.

Down

  1. The disciples were first called Christians in ____.
  2. The hand of the ____ was with them.
  3. But you will be baptized in the Holy ____.

Think About It

  1. Peter answered criticism by telling what God had done. How might telling your story help when others question your faith?

  2. The church in Antioch was a mix of people that once kept apart. What could help your church welcome people of every background?

Memory Verse

“For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.”

Acts 11:24 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for the lesson of First Called Christians. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does repentance to life mean?
  • How did the church at Antioch show love for believers far away?
  • 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.