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Matthew 16 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Who Do You Say I Am?

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 Is God's Son

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

KindergartenWho Is Jesus?

ROCK → picture 3KEY → picture 1BREAD → picture 4CROSS → picture 2

Grade 1Peter's Answer

Peter said Jesus is the Christ. → picture 3Jesus will build His church. → picture 1Jesus gave Peter the keys. → picture 2Jesus would die and rise again. → picture 5Follow Jesus. → picture 4

Order:

1. Peter said Jesus is the Christ.2. Jesus will build His church.3. Jesus gave Peter the keys.4. Jesus would die and rise again.5. Follow Jesus.

Grade 2Peter Knows Who Jesus Is

  1. What did Jesus ask His disciples first? Who people said He was
  2. Name one thing people said about Jesus. John the Baptist or a prophet (any one)
  3. What did Jesus ask next? But who do you say that I am?
  4. What did Peter answer? You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.
  5. Who showed Peter this truth? God the Father
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Grade 3The Christ, the Son of God

  1. What did Jesus mean by the yeast of the Pharisees? Their wrong teaching
  2. What was Peter's answer to Jesus' question? You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.
  3. What did Jesus say He would build? His church (assembly)
  4. What did Jesus say would happen to Him? He would suffer, be killed, and rise on the third day.
  5. What does Jesus ask of those who follow Him? To deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow Him
1: Peter said Jesus is the Christ.2: Jesus will build His church.3: Jesus gave Peter the keys.4: Jesus would die and rise again.5: Follow Jesus.

Grade 4The Most Important Question

  1. What sign did Jesus say would be given? The sign of Jonah
  2. Name two things people said about who Jesus was. Any two: John the Baptist, Elijah, Jeremiah, one of the prophets
  3. How did Peter answer Jesus' question? You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.
  4. Why did Jesus correct Peter after he rebuked Him? Peter was thinking the way people think, not God's way; Jesus had to suffer, die and rise.

Word bank: 1. Jesus; 2. yeast; 3. third; 4. Peter; 5. cross

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

Grade 5The Rock and the Cross

  1. Who revealed to Peter that Jesus is the Christ? The Father in heaven (not flesh and blood)
  2. What did Jesus promise about His church? He will build it, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
  3. What do the keys of the Kingdom represent? Authority to open the Kingdom to people through the gospel message
  4. Why did Jesus call Peter Satan after praising him? Peter tried to turn Jesus away from the cross, which was the same temptation Satan offered.
  5. What paradox did Jesus teach about losing and finding life? Whoever loses his life for Jesus' sake will find it; whoever tries to save it will lose it.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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