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Barnabas Crossword for Kids (Easy, Medium and Hard)

Free printable Barnabas crossword in three levels for Sunday school, from easy with a word box to hard with Bible look-ups. Answer keys included.

Grades K–5 · Medium

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Ages: Early Elementary (K–2), Upper Elementary (3–5)
Difficulty: Medium
Time: 10–20 minutes
Scripture: Acts 4:36–37; Acts 9:26–31; Acts 11:22–26
Bible story: Barnabas

These free Barnabas crossword puzzles come in three levels, so every reader in your class can finish one. Every answer comes from the King James Bible (Acts 4:36–37; Acts 9:26–31; Acts 11:22–26), and each level downloads with or without an answer key.

Easy (ages 5–7): short answers, simple clues and a word box to pick from.
Medium (grades K–2): more words and no word box.
Hard (grades 3–5): kids look up each verse in their Bible to find the answer.

Use them after the Barnabas Bible story page, with the maze and word search.

The Bible story

Joses, whom the apostles surnamed Barnabas, "The son of consolation," sold his land and laid the money at the apostles' feet. When Saul came to Jerusalem, the disciples "were all afraid of him," but Barnabas took him, brought him to the apostles, and told how Saul had seen the Lord in the way and had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus. Later the church sent Barnabas to Antioch, for "he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith," and he brought Saul to Antioch, where the disciples were called Christians first. Read the whole story in Acts 4:36–37; Acts 9:26–31; Acts 11:22–26 (KJV).

Memory verse: "For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord." (Acts 11:24, KJV). It is printed on every level.

The clues

The easy crossword has 6 answers and a word box to pick from. The medium crossword has 8 clues like these:

The apostles surnamed Joses ___. (Acts 4:36)
He was a Levite, of the country of ___. (Acts 4:36)
Barnabas was a ___, of the country of Cyprus. (Acts 4:36)
Barnabas took Saul, and brought him to the ___. (Acts 9:27)
Saul had preached boldly at ___ in the name of Jesus. (Acts 9:27)
The church sent forth Barnabas as far as ___. (Acts 11:22)
Then departed Barnabas to ___, for to seek Saul. (Acts 11:25)
The disciples were called ___ first in Antioch. (Acts 11:26)

The hard crossword has 11 clues, each with its verse printed after it, so kids find the answers in their own Bible.

Answer keys

Each level downloads two ways: the puzzle on its own, or with a second page that shows the answer (the filled grid with each answer's verse). Print the key for helpers, or let kids check their own work.

More for Barnabas: Barnabas Sunday school lesson.

Frequently asked questions

What ages are these Barnabas crosswords for?

The easy crossword (with a word box) is for ages 5–7, the medium one for kindergarten to 2nd grade readers, and the hard one for 3rd to 5th grade. Each level downloads with or without an answer key.

Are the answers from the Bible?

Yes. Every answer comes from the King James Bible, and the answer key gives the verse for each one.

Are these crosswords free?

Yes. Print as many as you need for your church, school or home. Please don't resell them.

What Bible verses are in the Barnabas crossword?

Every clue comes from Acts 4:36–37; Acts 9:26–31; Acts 11:22–26 (KJV), and the answer key gives the verse for each answer. The hard level prints the verse after every clue so kids can look it up.