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Widow's Offering Crossword for Kids (Easy, Medium and Hard)

Free printable Widow's Offering 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: Mark 12:41–44
Bible story: The Widow's Offering

These free Widow's Offering crossword puzzles come in three levels, so every reader in your class can finish one. Every answer comes from the King James Bible (Mark 12:41–44), 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 Widow's Offering Sunday school lesson, with the maze and word search.

The Bible story

Jesus sat over against the treasury and beheld how the people cast money into it, and many that were rich cast in much. Then a certain poor widow threw in two mites, which make a farthing. Jesus called His disciples and said, "this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury," for they gave "of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living." Read the whole story in Mark 12:41–44 (KJV).

Memory verse: "And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:" (Mark 12:43, 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:

Jesus sat over against the ___. (Mark 12:41)
Jesus ___ how the people cast money into the treasury. (Mark 12:41)
The poor widow ___ in two mites. (Mark 12:42)
She threw in two ___, which make a farthing. (Mark 12:42)
Two mites make a ___. (Mark 12:42)
Jesus called unto him his ___. (Mark 12:43)
"This poor widow hath cast ___ in, than all they." (Mark 12:43)
She did cast in all that she had, even all her ___. (Mark 12:44)

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 The Widow's Offering 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 The Widow's Offering crossword?

Every clue comes from Mark 12:41–44 (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.