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Luke 20 · Grade 4

Tested in the Temple

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Read and Think

During His last days in Jerusalem, Jesus taught in the temple. Religious leaders challenged His authority. Jesus answered with a question about John the Baptist. They were afraid to answer, so they said they did not know.

Then Jesus told about tenant farmers in a vineyard who refused to give the owner his share. They beat his servants and killed his beloved son. The vineyard owner stands for God, and the son stands for Jesus. The leaders realized He was speaking about them.

Spies tried to trap Him with a question about taxes. If He said no, Rome would arrest Him. If He said yes, the people might turn against Him. Jesus looked at a coin with Caesar's image and said to give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and to God what belongs to God. Some Sadducees, who did not believe in the resurrection, asked a tricky question. Jesus said God is the God of the living. He warned people to beware of leaders who show off.

Show What You Know

  1. Why did the leaders say they did not know where John's baptism came from?

  2. Who do the vineyard owner and his son stand for?

  3. Why was the tax question a trap?

  4. What did the Sadducees not believe in?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

livinggivetempleauthorityGod
  1. During His last days in Jerusalem, Jesus taught in the .
  2. Religious leaders challenged His .
  3. Then Jesus told about tenant farmers in a vineyard who refused to the owner his share.
  4. The vineyard owner stands for , and the son stands for Jesus.
  5. Jesus said God is the God of the .

Think About It

  1. Caesar's image was on the coin. God's image is on you. What does it mean to give yourself to God?

  2. Jesus answered hard questions with wisdom. Where can you look for wisdom when someone asks you a hard question?

Memory Verse

He said to them, “Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

Luke 20:25 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for this Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Jesus said to give to God what is God's. What belongs to God in your life?
  • How can you be fair and honest with money?
  • How can you be honest and respectful even with people who disagree with you?

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