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Matthew 27 · Grade 2

Jesus Gave His Life

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Read the Story

Some leaders did not like Jesus. They took Him to a ruler named Pilate. Pilate let them put Jesus on a cross.

Jesus died on the cross. He did this because He loves us. He took the punishment for our sins.

A soldier saw what happened. He said, "Truly this was the Son of God." Kind friends put Jesus' body in a tomb. But this is not the end of the story!

Memory Verse

Now the centurion and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that were done, were terrified, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”

Matthew 27:54 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

  1. Who did the leaders take Jesus to?

    On a crossPilateIn a tomb

  2. Where did Jesus die?

    PilateIn a tombOn a cross

  3. Why did Jesus die for us?

  4. What did the soldier say?

  5. Where did Jesus' friends put His body?

    On a crossIn a tombPilate

Word Search

Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.

RFKBNGTCGJBHPKVEILUEAFFMWNLJMTRCROSSBSPOAEHTLCSONMBEEOGODKMBBGVOPILATEAEAKBAJOEFS
  • BARABBAS
  • PILATE
  • CROSS
  • LOVE
  • TOMB
  • VEIL
  • SON
  • GOD

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for this Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you thank Jesus for what He did for you?
  • The soldier said, Truly this was the Son of God. Why do you think he said that?

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