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Joseph in Prison Crossword for Kids (Easy, Medium and Hard)

Free printable Joseph in Prison 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 40:1–23
Bible story: Joseph in Prison

These free Joseph in Prison crossword puzzles come in three levels, so every reader in your class can finish one. Every answer comes from the King James Bible (Genesis 40:1–23), 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 in Prison Sunday school lesson, with the maze and word search.

The Bible story

In prison, Joseph served the chief butler and the chief baker of the king of Egypt, and each of them dreamed a dream. Joseph asked, "Do not interpretations belong to God?" and told the butler that within three days Pharaoh would restore him unto his place, and he asked the butler to make mention of him unto Pharaoh. It came to pass as Joseph had interpreted, but "did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him." Read the whole story in Genesis 40:1–23 (KJV).

Memory verse: "And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you." (Genesis 40:8, 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 wroth against two of his officers. (Genesis 40:2)
The captain of the guard charged ___ with them, and he served them. (Genesis 40:4)
Joseph looked upon them in the morning, and they were ___. (Genesis 40:6)
In the vine were three ___. (Genesis 40:10)
"The three branches are three ___." (Genesis 40:12)
The chief baker had three white ___ on his head. (Genesis 40:16)
The third day was Pharaoh's ___. (Genesis 40:20)
Yet did not the chief butler ___ Joseph, but forgat him. (Genesis 40:23)

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 in Prison 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 in Prison crossword?

Every clue comes from Genesis 40:1–23 (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.