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Peter and Cornelius Crossword for Kids (Easy, Medium and Hard)

Free printable Peter and Cornelius 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 10
Bible story: Peter and Cornelius

These free Peter and Cornelius crossword puzzles come in three levels, so every reader in your class can finish one. Every answer comes from the King James Bible (Acts 10), 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 Peter and Cornelius Bible story page, with the maze and word search.

The Bible story

Cornelius, a centurion in Caesarea, was a devout man, "one that feared God with all his house," who gave much alms and prayed to God alway. An angel of God told him to send to Joppa for Peter, and God gave Peter a vision of a sheet let down from heaven; Peter said, "God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean." While Peter preached Jesus in Cornelius's house, "the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word," and they heard them "speak with tongues, and magnify God." Then Peter "commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord." Read the whole story in Acts 10 (KJV).

Memory verse: "Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:" (Acts 10:34, 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:

There was a certain man in Caesarea called ___. (Acts 10:1)
Cornelius was a ___ of the band called the Italian band. (Acts 10:1)
He gave much ___ to the people, and prayed to God alway. (Acts 10:2)
"Send men to ___, and call for one Simon." (Acts 10:5)
Peter lodged with one Simon a ___. (Acts 10:6)
While Peter thought on the ___, the Spirit spoke to him. (Acts 10:19)
The morrow after, they entered into ___. (Acts 10:24)
He commanded them to be ___ in the name of the Lord. (Acts 10:48)

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.

Frequently asked questions

What ages are these Peter and Cornelius 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 Peter and Cornelius crossword?

Every clue comes from Acts 10 (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.