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Mark 2 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Jesus Forgives and Heals

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.

PreschoolFriends Help a Friend

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

KindergartenGood Friends

MAT → picture 3HOUSE → picture 1COIN → picture 4BREAD → picture 2

Grade 1Get Up and Walk

Friends opened the roof. → picture 2The man got up with his mat. → picture 1Levi took tax money. → picture 4Levi followed Jesus. → picture 5Jesus ate with sinners. → picture 3

Order:

1. Friends opened the roof.2. The man got up with his mat.3. Levi took tax money.4. Levi followed Jesus.5. Jesus ate with sinners.

Grade 2Through the Roof

  1. Where was Jesus teaching? In a house
  2. How many friends carried the man? Four
  3. How did they get the man to Jesus? They made a hole in the roof and let him down on his mat.
  4. What did Jesus say first? Son, your sins are forgiven you.
  5. What did the man do? He picked up his mat and walked.
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Grade 3Jesus Came for Sinners

  1. Why did the friends dig through the roof? The house was too crowded to get in.
  2. What did some teachers think when Jesus forgave sins? That only God can forgive sins
  3. How did Jesus show He had power to forgive? He healed the man, who got up, took his mat and went home.
  4. What was Levi's job? Tax collector
  5. Why did Jesus eat with sinners? He came to call sinners, like a doctor comes for the sick.
1: Friends opened the roof.2: The man got up with his mat.3: Levi took tax money.4: Levi followed Jesus.5: Jesus ate with sinners.

Grade 4Who Can Forgive Sins?

  1. How did the four friends show their faith? They removed part of the roof to get their friend to Jesus.
  2. Why did the scribes think Jesus was blaspheming? They believed only God can forgive sins.
  3. How did Jesus prove He had authority to forgive sins? He healed the paralyzed man in front of everyone.
  4. What did Jesus say about the Sabbath? It was made for people, and the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.

Word bank: 1. Jesus; 2. friend; 3. forgive; 4. mat; 5. Levi

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

Grade 5New Wine, New Wineskins

  1. What were the scribes right about, and what did they miss? Right that only God can forgive sins; they missed that Jesus is God with that authority.
  2. Where does the title Son of Man come from, and what does it suggest? Daniel 7; a heavenly figure given everlasting dominion
  3. Why was eating with tax collectors and sinners so controversial? Eating together signaled acceptance, and these people were seen as traitors and sinners.
  4. What does the image of new wine and old wineskins mean? Jesus' Kingdom is something new that cannot be contained in old human traditions.
  5. What example did Jesus use to defend His disciples on the Sabbath? David eating the holy bread when he was hungry
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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