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Matthew 11 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Come to Me and Rest

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 Gives Rest

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

KindergartenCome to Jesus

JESUS → picture 2CHILD → picture 3LOVE → picture 4SEE → picture 1

Grade 1Jesus Gives Rest

The blind see. → picture 3The lame walk. → picture 1The poor hear the good news. → picture 2God shows His truth to little children. → picture 5Jesus is gentle and humble. → picture 4

Order:

1. The blind see.2. The lame walk.3. The poor hear the good news.4. God shows His truth to little children.5. Jesus is gentle and humble.

Grade 2Come to Me

  1. Where was John the Baptist? In prison (circle)
  2. What did John's friends ask Jesus? If He was the one who was coming
  3. Name one thing Jesus told them to tell John. Blind people see, the lame walk, people hear the good news (any one)
  4. Who did Jesus invite to come to Him? All who are tired (weary)
  5. What does Jesus give us? Rest (circle)
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Grade 3The Gentle Savior

  1. What question did John ask Jesus? Are you the one who comes, or should we look for another?
  2. How did Jesus answer John's question? He pointed to His works: the blind see, the lame walk, the dead are raised, the poor hear good news.
  3. What did Jesus say about John? He was more than a prophet, the messenger sent to prepare the way.
  4. Why did Jesus warn some towns? They saw His mighty works and did not repent.
  5. How does Jesus describe His heart? Gentle and lowly (humble)
1: The blind see.2: The lame walk.3: The poor hear the good news.4: God shows His truth to little children.5: Jesus is gentle and humble.

Grade 4Rest for the Weary

  1. Why might John have sent his question to Jesus? He was in prison and may have been discouraged or confused.
  2. How did Jesus answer John? He pointed to His works that fulfilled Isaiah's prophecies (the blind see, the lame walk, the poor hear good news).
  3. What did the towns of Chorazin, Bethsaida and Capernaum do wrong? They saw great miracles but did not repent.
  4. What is a yoke, and what does Jesus say about His? A wooden frame joining animals for work; His yoke is easy and His burden is light.

Word bank: 1. blind; 2. good; 3. Jesus; 4. repent

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

Grade 5Wisdom Revealed to Little Children

  1. What did Jesus mean by blessed is he who finds no occasion for stumbling in me? Blessed is the one who is not offended or turned away because Jesus is different from what they expected.
  2. Who did Jesus say John was? The Elijah who was to come, the messenger preparing the way, the greatest born of women.
  3. How did people criticize both John and Jesus? They said John had a demon for fasting and called Jesus a glutton and friend of sinners for eating with them.
  4. What does Jesus reveal about His relationship with the Father? Only the Father truly knows the Son, and only the Son knows the Father, and those the Son reveals Him to.
  5. Who receives Jesus' rest? All who are weary and burdened who come to Him and learn from Him
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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