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Joseph and Potiphar Crossword for Kids (Easy, Medium and Hard)

Free printable Joseph and Potiphar 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: Genesis 39:1–23
Bible story: Joseph and Potiphar

These free Joseph and Potiphar crossword puzzles come in three levels, so every reader in your class can finish one. Every answer comes from the King James Bible (Genesis 39:1–23), 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 Joseph and Potiphar Sunday school lesson, with the maze and word search.

The Bible story

Joseph was brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, bought him. "The LORD was with Joseph," and Potiphar made him overseer over his house. When his master's wife asked him day by day to do wrong, Joseph refused and said, "how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?" She blamed him, and his master put him into the prison; "But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy," and the keeper of the prison put all the prisoners into Joseph's hand. Read the whole story in Genesis 39:1–23 (KJV).

Memory verse: "There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?" (Genesis 39:9, 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:

___ was brought down to Egypt. (Genesis 39:1)
___, an officer of Pharaoh, bought Joseph. (Genesis 39:1)
The LORD was with Joseph, and he was a ___ man. (Genesis 39:2)
His master made him ___ over his house. (Genesis 39:4)
The LORD ___ the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake. (Genesis 39:5)
When his master's wife asked him to do wrong, he ___. (Genesis 39:8)
"How then can I do this great ___, and sin against God?" (Genesis 39:9)
God gave Joseph favour in the sight of the ___ of the prison. (Genesis 39:21)

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 Joseph and Potiphar 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 Joseph and Potiphar crossword?

Every clue comes from Genesis 39:1–23 (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.