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Acts 12 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Peter Set Free

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolPeter at the Door

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Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenPrayer for Peter

PRAYER → picture 2GOD → picture 4PETER → picture 1PRISON → picture 3

Grade 1Prayer for Peter

The church prayed for Peter. → picture 2An angel came in the night. → picture 4The chains fell off. → picture 5Peter knocked at the door. → picture 1Rhoda ran to tell them. → picture 3

Grade 2The Church Prays

  1. Who put Peter in prison? King Herod. (circle)
  2. What did the church do? They prayed hard for Peter.
  3. What fell off Peter's hands? The chains. (circle)
  4. What opened by itself? The big iron gate. (circle)
  5. Who heard Peter's voice? Rhoda. (circle)
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Grade 3An Angel in the Prison

  1. Who did Herod have killed? James, the brother of John.
  2. Who prayed for Peter without stopping? The church.
  3. Where was Peter sleeping? Between two soldiers.
  4. Whose house did Peter go to? The house of Mary, the mother of John Mark.
  5. What grew even after Herod? The word of God.
1: Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him2: Behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him3: When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city4: But the word of God grew and multiplied

Grade 4Prayer and the Iron Gate

  1. How many squads of soldiers guarded Peter? Four squads of soldiers.
  2. What did the angel say to Peter? Stand up quickly!
  3. What did Peter say when the angel left? Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me.
  4. Why did an angel strike Herod? He did not give God the glory.

Word bank: 1. Herod; 2. John; 3. Peter; 4. God; 5. angel

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5The Word Grew

  1. When did Herod plan to bring Peter out to the people? After the Passover.
  2. What two things did the believers say before they believed it was Peter? That Rhoda was crazy, and that it was his angel.
  3. Whom did Peter ask them to tell? James and the brothers.
  4. What contrast ends the chapter? Herod was struck because he did not give God the glory, but the word of God grew and multiplied.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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