Something for the Young at Heart

This month we are continuing a series of studies written by my children. In order to maintain the flow of the study, this crossword puzzle is not split into Across and Down sections—Across or Down is indicated at the end of each line. (The KJV is required.)

Love – by Rebekah Beachy

› “Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his ____ for his friends.” John 15:13—17 Down

› “You shall not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall ____ your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.” Leviticus 19:18—13 Across

› “And showing mercy to thousands of them that love me and keep my ____.” Deuteronomy 5:10—6 Across

› “And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your ____, and with all your might.” Deuteronomy 6:5—7 Down

› “Know therefore that the Lord your God, he is God, the ____ God, which keeps covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations.” Deuteronomy 7:9— 3_Across

› “Therefore you shall love the Lord your God, and ____ his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, always.” Deuteronomy 11:1—15 Across

› “But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the Lord charged you, to love the Lord your God, and to ____ in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to hold to him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.” Joshua 22:5—5 Down

› “Take good ____ therefore to yourselves, that you love the Lord your God.” Joshua 23:11— 10_Across

› “I will love you, O Lord, my ____.” Psalms 18:1—2 Down

› “Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that ____ right.” Proverbs 16:13—19 Across

› “Love not ____, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.” Proverbs 20:13—16 Across

› “You have heard that it has been said, You shall love your neighbor, and ____ your enemy.” Matthew 5:43—1 Down

› “But I say unto you, Love your ____, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.” Matthew 5:44—11 Down

› “No man can serve two ____: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.” Matthew 6:24—14 Down

› “Honor your father and your mother: and, You shall love your ____ as yourself.” Matthew 19:19—8 Down

› “And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your ____, and with all your strength: this is the first commandment.” Mark 12:30—9 Down

› “And the second is like, namely this, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” There is none other commandment ____ than these.” Mark 12:31—12 Across

› “Therefore does my ____ love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.” John 10:17— 18_Across

› “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you: ____ you in my love.” John 15:9—6 Down

› “If you keep my commandments, you shall ____ in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and ____ in his love.” John 15:10 (1 word)—4 Down

 Answers

Note: If you or your children would like to participate in preparing Crossword Bible studies, send us a Bible study in the format above, with one word missing and replaced with a blank ____. Put the missing word at the beginning of the paragraph followed by a colon: (Make sure that you do not use the same word twice). Make sure each verse is relevant to the study and provide approximately 20 verses). If you send this to us we may be able to include it in an upcoming issue of Present Truth.