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Matthew 17 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: The Transfiguration

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 Shines Bright

JesusMountainCloudPerson

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

KindergartenListen to Jesus

SUN → picture 3CLOUD → picture 4MOUNTAIN → picture 2FISH → picture 1

Grade 1On the Mountain

Jesus went up a high mountain. → picture 2His face shone like the sun. → picture 4God spoke from a bright cloud. → picture 5Faith like a tiny seed → picture 3A coin in a fish's mouth → picture 1

Grade 2Jesus Shines Like the Sun

  1. Who went up the mountain with Jesus? Peter, James and John (circle)
  2. What did Jesus' face shine like? The sun (circle)
  3. Who came and talked with Jesus? Moses and Elijah (circle)
  4. What did God say to do? Listen to Jesus (circle)
  5. What did Jesus say to His friends? Don't be afraid. (circle)
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Grade 3Glory on the Mountain

  1. What does transfigured mean? Changed so that the disciples could see Jesus' glory
  2. Who appeared and talked with Jesus? Moses and Elijah
  3. What did the voice from the cloud say? This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.
  4. What did Jesus say about faith like a mustard seed? Nothing would be impossible for them.
  5. Where did Peter find the coin for the temple tax? In a fish's mouth
1: Jesus went up a high mountain.2: His face shone like the sun.3: God spoke from a bright cloud.4: Faith like a tiny seed5: A coin in a fish's mouth

Grade 4A Glimpse of Glory

  1. Who appeared with Jesus, and whom do they represent? Moses (the Law) and Elijah (the prophets)
  2. What did the Father command the disciples? Listen to Jesus, His beloved Son.
  3. What did the disciples see when they looked up? Only Jesus
  4. Why could the disciples not heal the boy, according to Jesus? Because of their little faith (unbelief)

Word bank: 1. shone; 2. Moses; 3. son; 4. Jesus

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

Grade 5Listen to Him

  1. What did the transfiguration reveal to the disciples? Jesus' hidden divine glory, a preview before His suffering
  2. What does the presence of Moses and Elijah suggest? The Law and the Prophets (all Scripture) point to Jesus.
  3. What did Jesus say about Elijah coming first? Elijah had already come in John the Baptist, and the Son of Man would also suffer.
  4. Why is small faith enough, according to Jesus' teaching? Because faith trusts the great God, whose power does the work.
  5. Why did Jesus pay the temple tax? To avoid causing offense, even though as God's Son He was free from it
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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