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Matthew 9 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Jesus Forgives, Heals and Calls Matthew

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 Has Compassion

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

KindergartenJesus Cares

MAT → picture 4SEE → picture 3MONEY → picture 1SHEEP → picture 2

Grade 1Follow Me, Matthew

Get up and walk! → picture 3Matthew was a tax collector. → picture 4Jesus raised the little girl. → picture 5The blind men could see. → picture 2The harvest is big. → picture 1

Order:

1. Get up and walk!2. Matthew was a tax collector.3. Jesus raised the little girl.4. The blind men could see.5. The harvest is big.

Grade 2Get Up and Walk

  1. How did the man get to Jesus? His friends carried him on a mat.
  2. What did Jesus say first to the man? Your sins are forgiven. (circle)
  3. What did the man do when Jesus told him to get up? He got up and went home.
  4. What was Matthew's job? He collected taxes. (circle)
  5. What did Matthew do when Jesus said, Follow me? He got up and followed Jesus.
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Grade 3The Great Physician

  1. Why did Jesus heal the paralyzed man after forgiving him? To show He has power (authority) to forgive sins
  2. Who came to eat with Jesus at Matthew's house? Tax collectors and sinners
  3. What did Jesus say about doctors? Healthy people do not need a doctor, but sick people do.
  4. How long had the woman been sick? Twelve years
  5. Why did Jesus have compassion on the crowds? They were like sheep without a shepherd.
1: Get up and walk!2: Matthew was a tax collector.3: Jesus raised the little girl.4: The blind men could see.5: The harvest is big.

Grade 4Friend of Sinners

  1. Why did the scribes think Jesus was speaking blasphemy? Because only God can forgive sins, and Jesus said the man's sins were forgiven.
  2. Why was it surprising that Jesus called Matthew? Tax collectors were seen as traitors and cheats.
  3. What did Jesus quote from Hosea, and what does it mean? God desires mercy, not sacrifice: God wants a merciful heart, not just religious rituals.
  4. What did Jesus ask His disciples to pray for? That the Lord of the harvest would send out laborers into His harvest.

Word bank: 1. Jesus; 2. forgive; 3. Matthew; 4. God

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

Grade 5Mercy, Not Sacrifice

  1. How did the healing prove Jesus could forgive sins? Healing could be seen; it showed Jesus had the authority that only God has, including authority to forgive sins, which cannot be seen.
  2. Why did the Pharisees object to Jesus eating with sinners? They kept separate from sinners and thought Jesus should too.
  3. What did Jesus mean by the physician comparison? He came for those who know they are spiritually sick (sinners), not those who think they are healthy.
  4. Name three people or groups Jesus healed or raised in this chapter. Any three: the paralyzed man, the ruler's daughter, the woman who had been bleeding for twelve years, two blind men, a man who could not speak
  5. How did some Pharisees explain Jesus' miracles? They said He cast out demons by the prince of demons.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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