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Salt and Light Crossword for Kids (Easy, Medium and Hard)

Free printable Salt and Light 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 5:13–16
Bible story: Salt and Light

These free Salt and Light crossword puzzles come in three levels, so every reader in your class can finish one. Every answer comes from the King James Bible (Matthew 5:13–16), 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 Salt and Light Sunday school lesson, with the maze and word search.

The Bible story

Jesus told those who heard Him, "Ye are the salt of the earth" and "Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid." Men do not light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick, and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. So Jesus said, "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." Read the whole story in Matthew 5:13–16 (KJV).

Memory verse: "Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid." (Matthew 5:14, 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:

Seeing the multitudes, Jesus went up into a ___. (Matthew 5:1)
"Ye are the salt of the ___." (Matthew 5:13)
"If the salt have lost his ___, wherewith shall it be salted?" (Matthew 5:13)
"Ye are the light of the ___." (Matthew 5:14)
Men do not put a candle under a ___. (Matthew 5:15)
It giveth light unto all that are in the ___. (Matthew 5:15)
"That they may see your good ___." (Matthew 5:16)
"Glorify your Father which is in ___." (Matthew 5:16)

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.

Frequently asked questions

What ages are these Salt and Light 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 Salt and Light crossword?

Every clue comes from Matthew 5:13–16 (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.