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Garden of Gethsemane Crossword for Kids (Easy, Medium and Hard)

Free printable Garden of Gethsemane 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: Matthew 26:36–46
Bible story: The Garden of Gethsemane

These free Garden of Gethsemane crossword puzzles come in three levels, so every reader in your class can finish one. Every answer comes from the King James Bible (Matthew 26:36–46), 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 The Garden of Gethsemane Sunday school lesson, with the maze and word search.

The Bible story

Jesus came with His disciples "unto a place called Gethsemane," took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee with Him, went a little further, fell on His face and prayed, "O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt." He came and found the disciples asleep and told Peter, "Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation," and He prayed the second time and the third time. Then He said, "Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me." Read the whole story in Matthew 26:36–46 (KJV).

Memory verse: "Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." (Matthew 26:41, 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:

Jesus came with them unto a place called ___. (Matthew 26:36)
He took with him Peter and the two sons of ___. (Matthew 26:37)
"My soul is exceeding ___." (Matthew 26:38)
He went a little further, and fell on his ___, and prayed. (Matthew 26:39)
"O my ___, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me." (Matthew 26:39)
"Watch and pray, that ye enter not into ___." (Matthew 26:41)
He went away again the ___ time, and prayed. (Matthew 26:42)
"___, let us be going." (Matthew 26:46)

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 The Garden of Gethsemane 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 The Garden of Gethsemane crossword?

Every clue comes from Matthew 26:36–46 (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.