Rhoda and Peter in Prison Crossword (Easy, Medium and Hard)

These free Rhoda and Peter 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 (Acts 12:1–17), 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 Rhoda and Peter in Prison Sunday school lesson, with the maze and word search.

The Bible story

Herod the king put Peter in prison, "but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him." That night the angel of the Lord came, a light shined in the prison, Peter's chains fell off from his hands, and the iron gate opened "of his own accord." Peter came to the house of Mary the mother of John Mark, where many were gathered together praying, and knocked at the door of the gate. A damsel named Rhoda knew Peter's voice and for gladness ran in without opening the gate; they said, "Thou art mad," but when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished. Read the whole story in Acts 12:1–17 (KJV).

Memory verse: "Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him." (Acts 12:5, 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 king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church. (Acts 12:1)
• He proceeded further to take ___ also. (Acts 12:3)
• ___ was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him. (Acts 12:5)
• Peter was sleeping between two ___. (Acts 12:6)
• "Gird thyself, and bind on thy ___." (Acts 12:8)
• Peter ___ at the door of the gate. (Acts 12:13)
• She opened not the gate for ___, but ran in. (Acts 12:14)
• When they had opened the door, and saw him, they were ___. (Acts 12:16)

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.