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Matthew 4 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Jesus Is Tempted and Calls Fishermen

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.

PreschoolFollow Me!

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

KindergartenFishers of People

FISH → picture 3BOAT → picture 4NET → picture 2JESUS → picture 1

Grade 1Jesus Says, Follow Me

Jesus was tempted in the wilderness. → picture 3Jesus answered with God's Word. → picture 4Jesus walked by the sea. → picture 5The fishermen left their nets. → picture 1Crowds came to be healed. → picture 2

Order:

1. Jesus was tempted in the wilderness.2. Jesus answered with God's Word.3. Jesus walked by the sea.4. The fishermen left their nets.5. Crowds came to be healed.

Grade 2Follow Me

  1. Who tried to get Jesus to do wrong? The devil
  2. How did Jesus answer the devil? With words from the Bible (God's Word)
  3. What were Peter and Andrew doing? Fishing with a net
  4. What did Jesus ask them to do? Follow Him (and become fishers for men)
  5. What did Peter and Andrew do right away? They left their nets and followed Jesus.
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Grade 3Jesus Wins Over Temptation

  1. How long did Jesus fast in the wilderness? Forty days
  2. What did the devil want Jesus to turn stones into? Bread
  3. What did Jesus use to answer each temptation? Scripture (God's Word)
  4. Who came to serve Jesus after the devil left? Angels
  5. Name two things Jesus did as He went around Galilee. Taught, preached the good news, healed sickness (any two)
1: Jesus was tempted in the wilderness.2: Jesus answered with God's Word.3: Jesus walked by the sea.4: The fishermen left their nets.5: Crowds came to be healed.

Grade 4Armed With the Word

  1. What were the three temptations? Turn stones into bread; throw Himself down from the temple; bow to the devil to get all the kingdoms of the world.
  2. What phrase did Jesus use each time He answered? It is written
  3. What did the devil do with Scripture in the second temptation? He twisted it (quoted it wrongly to tempt Jesus).
  4. How did the four fishermen respond to Jesus' call? They immediately left their nets (and boat and father) and followed Him.

Word bank: 1. Jesus; 2. devil; 3. light; 4. boat

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

Grade 5The Faithful Son in the Wilderness

  1. How does Jesus' forty days in the wilderness connect to Israel's history? Israel was tested forty years in the wilderness and failed; Jesus was tested forty days and remained faithful.
  2. Which Old Testament book did Jesus quote in all three answers? Deuteronomy
  3. What did each temptation try to get Jesus to do? Trust Himself instead of the Father, test God, and take power without the cross by worshiping Satan.
  4. How did the devil misuse Scripture? He quoted a psalm out of context to tempt Jesus to test God.
  5. What prophecy did Jesus fulfill by preaching in Galilee? Isaiah's words that people sitting in darkness saw a great light.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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