Peter Raises Dorcas (tabitha) Crossword (Easy, Medium and Hard)

These free Peter Raises Dorcas (Tabitha) crossword puzzles come in three levels, so every reader in your class can finish one. Every answer comes from the King James Bible (Acts 9:36–43), 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 Raises Dorcas (Tabitha) Bible story page, with the maze and word search.

The Bible story

At Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha, called Dorcas, who was "full of good works and almsdeeds which she did." She was sick, and died, and the disciples sent two men to Lydda for Peter. All the widows stood by him weeping, "shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made." Peter put them all forth, kneeled down, and prayed, and said, "Tabitha, arise"; she opened her eyes and sat up, and "many believed in the Lord." Read the whole story in Acts 9:36–43 (KJV).

Memory verse: "Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did." (Acts 9:36, 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 at Joppa a certain disciple named ___. (Acts 9:36)
• Tabitha, which by interpretation is called ___. (Acts 9:36)
• ___ was nigh to Joppa. (Acts 9:38)
• All the ___ stood by him weeping. (Acts 9:39)
• They were shewing the coats and ___ which Dorcas made. (Acts 9:39)
• Peter turned to the body and said, "Tabitha, ___." (Acts 9:40)
• He called the saints and widows, and presented her ___. (Acts 9:41)
• It was known throughout all Joppa; and many ___ in the Lord. (Acts 9:42)

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.