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John 17 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Jesus Prays for Us

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.

PreschoolJesus Prayed for Me

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

KindergartenJesus Prays

PRAY → picture 3WORD → picture 1LOVE → picture 4ONE → picture 2

Grade 1Jesus Prays for Us

Glorify Your Son → picture 2Your word is truth → picture 4Keep them safe → picture 1That they may be one → picture 5Your love in them → picture 3

Order:

1. Glorify Your Son2. Keep them safe3. Your word is truth4. That they may be one5. Your love in them

Grade 2Jesus Prays

  1. Where did Jesus look when He prayed? Up to heaven (circle)
  2. Who did Jesus pray to? God the Father (circle)
  3. What did Jesus ask God to do for His friends? Keep them safe and make them holy
  4. What did Jesus say God's word is? Truth (circle)
  5. Who else did Jesus pray for? People who would believe later
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Grade 3Your Word Is Truth

  1. What did Jesus say eternal life is? To know the only true God and Jesus Christ whom He sent
  2. What did Jesus ask the Father to keep the disciples from? The evil one
  3. Did Jesus ask the Father to take them out of the world? No
  4. What does Jesus say God's word is? Truth
  5. Why did Jesus pray that believers would be one? So the world would believe the Father sent Jesus
1: Glorify Your Son2: Keep them safe3: Your word is truth4: That they may be one5: Your love in them

Grade 4The Prayer of Jesus

  1. What three groups did Jesus pray for? Himself, His disciples, and all future believers
  2. What glory did Jesus ask to have? The glory He had with the Father before the world existed
  3. What does sanctify mean? Set apart
  4. What would believers' unity show the world? That the Father sent Jesus

Word bank: 1. glory; 2. God; 3. Father; 4. one; 5. word

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

Grade 5That They May All Be One

  1. Why is this prayer called the High Priestly Prayer? Like Israel's high priest, Jesus prays for His people as He is about to offer Himself.
  2. How did Jesus define eternal life? Knowing the only true God and Jesus Christ whom He sent
  3. What did Jesus ask for the disciples instead of removal from the world? That the Father would keep them from the evil one and sanctify them in His truth
  4. How are believers today included in this prayer? Jesus prayed for those who would believe through the apostles' word.
  5. What kind of unity did Jesus pray for? Not just organization but shared life in God, showing the world the Father's love
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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