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Matthew 9 · Preschool

Jesus Has Compassion

Name Date

Color the picture. Point to Jesus, the man on his mat, the crowd and the sheep.

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them because they were harassed and scattered, like sheep without a shepherd.”

Matthew 9:36 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: Jesus cares about people. Ask: Who can you be kind to this week?

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Matthew 9 · Kindergarten

Jesus Cares

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

JESUS
HEAL
FOLLOW
CARE
Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest indeed is plentiful, but the laborers are few.

Matthew 9:37 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

MAT
SEE
MONEY
SHEEP

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw your favorite part of the story: Jesus Cares.

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Jesus asked Matthew to follow Him. How do you think Matthew felt?
  • How does Jesus forgive you?

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Matthew 9 · Grade 1

Follow Me, Matthew

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

FORGIVE
HEAL
FOLLOW
HARVEST
Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest indeed is plentiful, but the laborers are few.

Matthew 9:37 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Get up and walk!
Matthew was a tax collector.
Jesus raised the little girl.
The blind men could see.
The harvest is big.

Put the Story in Order

Write the number 1 to 5 in each circle to show the right order.

Get up and walk!

Matthew was a tax collector.

The blind men could see.

The harvest is big.

Jesus raised the little girl.

Draw your favorite part of the story: Jesus Cares.

Memory Verse

Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest indeed is plentiful, but the laborers are few.

Matthew 9:37 (WEB)

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Jesus asked Matthew to follow Him. How do you think Matthew felt?
  • Jesus is like a kind shepherd. How does Jesus care for you?
  • What would you like to say to God about this story?

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Matthew 9 · Grade 2

Get Up and Walk

Name Date

Read the Story

Some friends carried a man on a mat to Jesus. The man could not walk. Jesus said, "Your sins are forgiven."

Then Jesus told the man to get up, take his mat, and go home. The man got up and went home! The people praised God.

Jesus saw a man named Matthew. Matthew collected taxes. Jesus said, "Follow me." Matthew got up and followed Jesus.

Memory Verse

“As Jesus passed by from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax collection office. He said to him, “Follow me.” He got up and followed him.”

Matthew 9:9 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. How did the man get to Jesus?

  2. What did Jesus say first to the man?

    He collected taxesYour sins are forgivenHe got up and went home

  3. What did the man do when Jesus told him to get up?

  4. What was Matthew's job?

    He got up and went homeYour sins are forgivenHe collected taxes

  5. What did Matthew do when Jesus said, Follow me?

Word Search

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

JPMATTHEWEJWKILDDFSFORGIVEOUHHEALOILSKGRWJKCLHARVESTWOLRMDCAREWMATEMAMROOMMUAJCFJ
  • FORGIVE
  • HARVEST
  • MATTHEW
  • FOLLOW
  • JESUS
  • HEAL
  • CARE
  • MAT

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Jesus ate with people others left out. Who could you sit with?
  • What can you thank Jesus for today?

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Matthew 9 · Grade 3

The Great Physician

Name Date

Read the Story

People brought a paralyzed man to Jesus on a mat. Jesus saw their faith and said, "Son, cheer up! Your sins are forgiven you." Some teachers grumbled. So Jesus healed the man to show He has power to forgive sins. The man stood up and went home.

Jesus called Matthew, a tax collector, to follow Him. Many tax collectors and sinners came to eat with Jesus. The Pharisees complained. Jesus said that healthy people do not need a doctor, but sick people do. He came to call sinners to turn back to God.

A ruler's daughter had died, but Jesus took her by the hand and she got up. A woman who had been sick for twelve years touched His clothes, and she was healed because of her faith. Two blind men were given sight. Jesus saw the crowds and had compassion, because they were like sheep without a shepherd.

Memory Verse

When Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.

Matthew 9:12 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Why did Jesus heal the paralyzed man after forgiving him?

  2. Who came to eat with Jesus at Matthew's house?

  3. What did Jesus say about doctors?

  4. How long had the woman been sick?

  5. Why did Jesus have compassion on the crowds?

Put the Story in Order

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4
5

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Jesus ate with people others did not like. How can you be a friend to someone left out?
  • Who do you need to let off the hook?

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Matthew 9 · Grade 4

Friend of Sinners

Name Date

Read and Think

Jesus came back to His own town, and people brought Him a paralyzed man lying on a mat. Seeing their faith, Jesus said, "Son, cheer up! Your sins are forgiven you." Some scribes thought this was blasphemy, because only God can forgive sins. To show that He has authority on earth to forgive sins, Jesus told the man to get up, and he did.

Then Jesus saw Matthew sitting at the tax booth. Tax collectors were seen as traitors and cheats. Jesus said, "Follow me," and Matthew got up and followed. At dinner, many sinners ate with Jesus. When the Pharisees objected, Jesus quoted Hosea: God desires mercy, and not sacrifice. He came to call sinners to repentance.

Jesus kept showing mercy. He raised a ruler's daughter, healed a woman who touched the edge of His garment, and opened the eyes of two blind men who cried, "Have mercy on us, son of David!" Moved with compassion for the crowds, He told His disciples, "The harvest indeed is plentiful, but the laborers are few."

Show What You Know

  1. Why did the scribes think Jesus was speaking blasphemy?

  2. Why was it surprising that Jesus called Matthew?

  3. What did Jesus quote from Hosea, and what does it mean?

  4. What did Jesus ask His disciples to pray for?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

forgiveJesusGodMatthew
  1. came back to His own town, and people brought Him a paralyzed man lying on a mat.
  2. To show that He has authority on earth to sins, Jesus told the man to get up, and he did.
  3. Then Jesus saw sitting at the tax booth.
  4. When the Pharisees objected, Jesus quoted Hosea: desires mercy, and not sacrifice.

Think About It

  1. Matthew wrote this book! How do you think he felt remembering the day Jesus called him?

  2. Who are people others avoid? How could you show them Jesus' mercy?

Memory Verse

But you go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

Matthew 9:13 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Jesus said the workers are few. How can you pray and help in God's work?
  • Why do you think Jesus said He came for sinners, not for people who thought they were good?

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Matthew 9 · Grade 5

Mercy, Not Sacrifice

Name Date

Read and Think

Matthew 9 continues the King's miracles and also shows growing conflict. When Jesus forgives the paralyzed man, the scribes accuse Him of blasphemy. Jesus asks which is easier, to say "Your sins are forgiven" or "Get up, and walk." The healing, which anyone could see, proved the forgiveness, which no one could see. Jesus has authority that belongs only to God.

Next, Matthew tells his own story. A tax collector working for Rome was despised, yet Jesus called him and ate with sinners in his house. The Pharisees kept themselves separate from such people, but Jesus said, "Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do." He compared Himself to a bridegroom and His message to new wine that needs new wineskins.

The chapter is full of compassion. A ruler kneels for his dead daughter; a woman who had suffered for twelve years reaches for Jesus' garment; blind men cry for mercy. Jesus heals them all. Yet some Pharisees claimed He worked by the prince of demons. Jesus kept going through towns, teaching, preaching and healing, and seeing people "like sheep without a shepherd."

Show What You Know

  1. How did the healing prove Jesus could forgive sins?

  2. Why did the Pharisees object to Jesus eating with sinners?

  3. What did Jesus mean by the physician comparison?

  4. Name three people or groups Jesus healed or raised in this chapter.

  5. How did some Pharisees explain Jesus' miracles?

Crossword

43512

Across

  1. A tax collector who followed Jesus.
  2. How many years the woman had been sick.

Down

  1. Sick people need one, Jesus said (the Bible says physician).
  2. Jesus told the man his sins were ____.
  3. The crowds were like sheep without a ____.
  4. The man's friends carried him on this.

Think About It

  1. Jesus said He came for the sick, not the healthy. Why must we admit we need Him to receive His help?

  2. Jesus saw crowds with compassion. How could you look at people around you with His eyes?

Memory Verse

“But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them because they were harassed and scattered, like sheep without a shepherd.”

Matthew 9:36 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Jesus said the workers are few. How can you pray and help in God's work?
  • How can you show kindness to people others look down on?
  • What is one specific way you could live out this chapter this week?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.