Rich Man and Lazarus Crossword for Kids (Easy, Medium and Hard)

These free Rich Man and Lazarus crossword puzzles come in three levels, so every reader in your class can finish one. Every answer comes from the King James Bible (Luke 16:19–31), 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 Rich Man and Lazarus Sunday school lesson, with the maze and word search.

The Bible story

Jesus told of a certain rich man, "clothed in purple and fine linen," and a beggar named Lazarus who was laid at his gate, "desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table." When the beggar died, he "was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom" and was comforted, but the rich man was in torment, and a great gulf was fixed between them. The rich man asked Abraham to send Lazarus to testify unto his five brethren, and Abraham said, "They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them." Read the whole story in Luke 16:19–31 (KJV).

Memory verse: "And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead." (Luke 16:31, 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:

• The rich man was clothed in purple and fine ___. (Luke 16:19)
• There was a certain ___ named Lazarus. (Luke 16:20)
• There was a certain beggar named ___. (Luke 16:20)
• The crumbs fell from the rich man's ___. (Luke 16:21)
• The angels carried the beggar into ___'s bosom. (Luke 16:22)
• Abraham said of Lazarus, "now he is ___." (Luke 16:25)
• The rich man said, "I have ___ brethren." (Luke 16:28)
• "They have ___ and the prophets; let them hear them." (Luke 16:29)

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.