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Luke 23 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Jesus Dies 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 Loves Us So Much

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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 Loves Me

CROSS → picture 3LOVE → picture 1KING → picture 4TOMB → picture 2

Grade 1Jesus Dies for Us

Jesus before Pilate → picture 4Father, forgive them → picture 3Today in Paradise → picture 1The sky turns dark → picture 5Laid in a tomb → picture 2

Order:

1. Jesus before Pilate2. Father, forgive them3. Today in Paradise4. The sky turns dark5. Laid in a tomb

Grade 2Jesus on the Cross

  1. What did Pilate say about Jesus? He did nothing wrong. (circle)
  2. What did Jesus pray for the people who hurt Him? Father, forgive them. (circle)
  3. What did Jesus tell the man next to Him? Today you will be with Me in Paradise.
  4. What happened to the sky? It became dark. (circle)
  5. Why did Jesus die? For our sins, because He loves us
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Grade 3Today in Paradise

  1. What did Pilate say he found in Jesus? No fault
  2. Who carried the cross for Jesus? Simon of Cyrene
  3. What did the second criminal ask Jesus? To remember him
  4. What happened to the temple curtain? It tore in two.
  5. Where did Joseph lay Jesus' body? In a new tomb
1: Jesus before Pilate2: Father, forgive them3: Today in Paradise4: The sky turns dark5: Laid in a tomb

Grade 4Father, Forgive Them

  1. How did Barabbas's release show what Jesus came to do? Jesus, the innocent One, took the place of the guilty.
  2. What did Jesus do for the people who hurt Him? He prayed for them (Father, forgive them).
  3. Why did Jesus stay on the cross instead of saving Himself? To save us
  4. What did the centurion say about Jesus? He was surely righteous.

Word bank: 1. Jesus; 2. Pilate; 3. cross; 4. Paradise; 5. good

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

Grade 5The Innocent One Dies for the Guilty

  1. How does Luke show that Jesus was innocent? Pilate said three times Jesus had done nothing deserving death, and Herod found nothing worthy of death.
  2. What does the exchange of Barabbas for Jesus picture? The innocent Son of God takes the place of guilty sinners who trust Him.
  3. Which psalm had described soldiers dividing His clothes? Psalm 22
  4. What did the second criminal do that showed faith? He feared God, admitted his guilt, and asked Jesus to remember him in His Kingdom.
  5. What did the torn temple curtain show? Many Christians see it as showing that the way to God was opening.

Word bank: 1. Jesus; 2. Pilate; 3. God; 4. cross; 5. King

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

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