Books of the Old Testament Bible Word Search Puzzle | BiblePuzzles.com - Free Printable

To solve this puzzle, we need to follow the instructions on the worksheet step-by-step.

Step 1: Find the books of the New Testament in the word search.
We look for the names listed on the right side inside the grid of letters. Here are the words found in the grid (reading horizontally or vertically):
* Row 1: MARK
* Row 2: LUKE (hidden as `l u k e` backwards? No, let's look closer. Row 2 is `h a e t j o g e s p u s t`. Wait, looking at Row 3: `h p v e m m a t t h e w s`. There is MATTHEW.
* Let's re-scan carefully based on standard word search patterns.
* Row 1: `m a r k` ... MARK is there.
* Row 3: `... m a t t h e w s` ... MATTHEWS (Matthew) is there.
* Row 4: `t h e s s a l o n i a n s` ... THESSALONIANS is there.
* Row 6: `... t i m o t h y`? No, Row 6 is `m l a u e s t t p i c u i`. Let's look for LUKE. Row 2 has `l` at the end? No. Let's look vertically.
* Actually, usually these puzzles leave specific leftover letters. Let's identify the words that are clearly printed horizontally first, as they are easiest to spot and remove.
* R1: MARK
* R3: MATTHEW (spelled `matthews`)
* R4: THESSALONIANS
* R9: HEBREWS (`h e b r e w s`)
* R10: COLOSSIANS (`c o l o s s i a n s`)
* R11: JAMES (`j a m e s`) - wait, R11 is `s n c a j a m e s m n e`. Yes, JAMES is there.

Let's look for others that might be vertical or harder to see, but often in these "leftover letter" puzzles, the unused letters spell out the message directly if you just cross out the obvious horizontal words. Let's try crossing out the horizontal words we found and see what remains.

Words found horizontally:
1. MARK (Row 1)
2. MATTHEW (Row 3)
3. THESSALONIANS (Row 4)
4. HEBREWS (Row 9)
5. COLOSSIANS (Row 10)
6. JAMES (Row 11)

Let's check the other rows for hidden horizontal words:
* Row 2: `h a e t j o g e s p u s t` -> No obvious book name.
* Row 5: `i i l t e n a s e l a j s` -> No.
* Row 6: `m l a u e s t t p i c u i` -> No.
* Row 7: `o e t a k r i i h p t d h` -> No.
* Row 8: `t m i s o e a t e p s e n` -> No.
* Row 12: `s n c a j a m e s m n e` -> We found James.

Wait, looking at the list on the right, we need to find: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Thessalonians, Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, Peter, Jude, Revelation.

Let's look vertically for the remaining common ones like JOHN, LUKE, ACTS, ROMANS.

* JOHN: Look at Column 4. `k, t, v, e, l, u, k, i, o, s, a, n`. No.
Look at Column 10. `e, s, h, n, a, c, h, n, s, n, o, e`. No.
Let's look at Row 8 again: `t m i s o e a t e p s e n`.

Actually, there is a simpler way. The instruction says: *"Use the left over letters to find the reason that John wrote the Gospel of John."* And then fill in the blanks for John 20:31.

The verse John 20:31 (CSB) reads:
*"But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name."*

Let's verify if the leftover letters from the grid spell this out.
The blanks in the image are:
"But these are written so that you may `_ _ _ _ _ _ _`" (7 letters) -> BELIEVE
"`_ _ _ _ _` is `_ _ _ _ _ _ _`" (5 letters, 7 letters) -> JESUS is MESSIAH (or CHRIST? Messiah is 7 letters. Christ is 6. The blank has 7 underscores).
"the `_ _ _ _` of `_ _ _ _`" (4 letters, 4 letters) -> SON of GOD? (3 and 3). Let's count the underscores in the image carefully.
Image: `the _ _ _ _ of _ _ _ _ ,` -> It looks like 4 underscores for both. Maybe SON and GOD with spaces? Or maybe CHILD? No, standard verse is Son of God. Let's look at the next part.
`and that by believing _ _ _ _` (4 letters) -> YOU
`have _ _ _ _ in _ _ _ _ _ _ .` (4 letters, 6 letters?) -> LIFE in NAME? (Name is 4).

Let's re-read the verse structure in the image specifically:
1. `may _ _ _ _ _ _ _` (7 blanks) -> BELIEVE
2. `_ _ _ _ _` (5 blanks) -> JESUS
3. `is _ _ _ _ _ _ _` (7 blanks) -> MESSIAH (Note: Some translations say "Christ", which is 6 letters. But "Messiah" fits 7. The CSB translation uses "Messiah").
4. `the _ _ _ _` (4 blanks) -> This is tricky. "Son" is 3. "God" is 3. Is it SON and GOD with a space? Or maybe HEIR? No. Let's look at the letters left in the grid to be sure.

Let's extract the leftover letters from the grid by crossing out the found words.
Found Words (Horizontal):
R1: M A R K (leaves `b r e l i e v e t`) -> BELIEVE is in Row 1! `b r e l i e v e`. The letters are B, E, L, I, E, V, E. That spells BELIEVE.
So the first blank is definitely BELIEVE.

R2: `h a e t j o g e s p u s t`. Are there words here?
Maybe JOHN is vertical?
Col 4: `k, t, v, e, l, u, k...`
Col 5: `b, j, m, s, t, e...`

Let's look at Row 1 again. `m a r k b r e l i e v e t`.
If we remove MARK, we have `b r e l i e v e t`.
The word BELIEVE is clearly there.

Let's look for JESUS.
Row 2: `h a e t j o g e s p u s t`.
Letters: J, E, S, U, S are present! `j` (5th), `e` (8th), `s` (9th), `u` (11th), `s` (12th).
So JESUS is likely the next word.

Let's look for MESSIAH.
Row 5: `i i l t e n a s e l a j s`.
Letters: M? No M.
Row 6: `m l a u e s t t p i c u i`. Has M.
Row 7: `o e t a k r i i h p t d h`.
Row 8: `t m i s o e a t e p s e n`.

Let's try finding MESSIAH vertically or elsewhere.
Actually, let's look at the remaining letters in Row 1 after removing MARK and BELIEVE.
R1 Leftover: `t` (last letter).

Let's look at the whole grid strategy again. Usually, the "leftover letters" are read in order (Left to Right, Top to Bottom).
Let's list every letter in the grid and cross out the book names.

Book Names to Find:
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Thessalonians, Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, Peter, Jude, Revelation.

Identified in Grid:
1. MARK (Row 1, cols 1-4)
2. MATTHEW (Row 3, cols 5-11, spelled MATTHEWS)
3. THESSALONIANS (Row 4, cols 1-13)
4. HEBREWS (Row 9, cols 2-8)
5. COLOSSIANS (Row 10, cols 1-10)
6. JAMES (Row 11, cols 5-9)

Are there others?
Look at Row 2: `h a e t j o g e s p u s t`.
Look at Row 5: `i i l t e n a s e l a j s`.
Look at Row 6: `m l a u e s t t p i c u i`.
Look at Row 7: `o e t a k r i i h p t d h`.
Look at Row 8: `t m i s o e a t e p s e n`.
Look at Row 12: `s n c a j a m e s m n e`. (James is here too? Or is the one in R11 different? R11 is `s n c a j a m e s m n e`. Wait, R11 in my previous scan was R12. Let's recount rows.)

Grid Rows:
1. `m a r k b r e l i e v e t`
2. `h a e t j o g e s p u s t`
3. `h p v e m m a t t h e w s`
4. `t h e s s a l o n i a n s`
5. `i i l t e n a s e l a j s`
6. `m l a u e s t t p i c u i`
7. `o e t a k r i i h p t d h`
8. `t m i s o e a t e p s e n`
9. `h o o g o d n u s i y o u`
10. `y n n m a i s s i a j y l`
11. `i h e b r e w s a n o f e`
12. `c o l o s s i a n s h h i`
13. `s n c a j a m e s m n e`

Okay, there are 13 rows.

Found Words:
* R1: MARK (1-4). Leftovers: `b r e l i e v e t`
* R3: MATTHEW (5-11, ignoring 's' at end? Or is it MATTHEWS? The list says Matthew. Usually puzzles accept the plural/s form if it's in the grid. Let's assume MATTHEW is the target. Letters 5-11 are `m a t t h e w`. The 's' at 12 is leftover? Or part of another word? Let's keep going.)
* R4: THESSALONIANS (1-13). Whole row used.
* R11: HEBREWS (2-8). `h e b r e w s`. Leftovers in R11: `i` (1), `a n o f e` (9-13).
* R12: COLOSSIANS (1-10). `c o l o s s i a n s`. Leftovers in R12: `h h i` (11-13).
* R13: JAMES (5-9). `j a m e s`. Leftovers in R13: `s n c a` (1-4), `m n e` (10-12). Note: R13 has 12 letters shown in my transcription? `s n c a j a m e s m n e`. That's 12. The grid is 13x13?
Let's check R1 length: `m a r k b r e l i e v e t` = 13 letters.
R13 length: `s n c a j a m e s m n e` = 12 letters? Let me look at the image again.
Image R13: `s n c a j a m e s m n e`. There is a box at the end. It looks like `s n c a j a m e s m n e [box]`. The last box might be empty or part of a vertical word.

Let's look for vertical words to clear up the grid.
* JOHN: Col 4? `k, t, v, e, l, u, k, i, o, s, a, n`. No.
Col 5? `b, j, m, s, t, e, k, i, g, m, e, s, j`. No.
Col 10? `e, s, h, n, a, c, h, n, s, n, o, n, e`. No.
How about JOHN backwards?

Let's look at LUKE.
R2 has `l`? No.
R6 has `l` at pos 2.
Col 2: `a, a, p, h, i, l, e, m, o, n, h, o, n`.
Col 3: `r, e, v, e, l, a, t, i, o, n, e, l, c`.

This manual extraction is prone to error without being able to highlight. However, the Bible verse is a fixed text. The puzzle asks to fill in the blanks for John 20:31.

The text provided in the puzzle footer is:
*"But these are written so that you may \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is \_\_\_\_\_\_\_, the \_\_\_\_\_\_ of \_\_\_\_\_\_, and that by believing \_\_\_\_\_\_ have \_\_\_\_\_\_ in \_\_\_\_\_\_."*

Let's match this to the Christian Standard Bible (CSB) version of John 20:31, which is cited in the corner.
CSB Text: "But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name."

Let's map the words to the blanks in the image:
1. `may _ _ _ _ _ _ _` (7 letters) -> believe
2. `_ _ _ _ _` (5 letters) -> that? No, the text in the image skips "that". It goes `may [blank] [blank] is`.
Wait, looking at the image text line 2: `_ _ _ _ _ _ _ is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ,`
The first blank on line 2 corresponds to the subject. In the verse: "...believe that Jesus is..."
The image has: `may [BELIEVE] [JESUS] is [MESSIAH]`?
Let's check the number of underscores.
Line 1 ends with `may _ _ _ _ _ _ _`. (7 underscores). Word: believe.
Line 2 starts with `_ _ _ _ _`. (5 underscores). Word: Jesus.
Then `is`.
Then `_ _ _ _ _ _ _`. (7 underscores). Word: Messiah. (Note: "Christ" is 6, "Messiah" is 7. CSB uses Messiah).
Then `, the`.
Then `_ _ _ _`. (4 underscores). Word: Son? (3 letters). Maybe Child? No. Maybe the blank includes a space? Or maybe it's Lord? No, verse says Son. Let's look closer at the image.
Image: `the _ _ _ _ of _ _ _ _ ,`
If the word is Son, it's 3 letters. If the blank is 4, maybe it's Son with a space? Or maybe the word is Heir? No.
Let's check the next blank: `of _ _ _ _`. Word: God (3 letters). Again, 4 underscores.

Let's re-read the CSB verse carefully: "the Son of God".
Is it possible the translation is slightly different or the puzzle counts spaces/punctuation?
Or maybe the word is Only? "the only begotten"? No.

Let's look at the next part:
`and that by believing _ _ _ _` (4 underscores).
Verse: "...by believing you may have..."
The word is you (3 letters). Blank is 4.

Next: `have _ _ _ _ in _ _ _ _ _ _ .`
Verse: "...have life in his name."
Word: life (4 letters). Matches 4 underscores.
Word: name (4 letters). But the blank has 6 underscores? `_ _ _ _ _ _`.

Let's reconsider the translation.
NIV: "...believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name."
KJV: "...believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name."

Let's look at the leftover letters in Row 1 again: `b r e l i e v e t`.
We established BELIEVE.

Let's look at Row 9: `h o o g o d n u s i y o u`.
Contains GOD (letters 4-6: `g o d`).
Contains YOU (letters 11-13: `y o u`).

Let's look at Row 10: `y n n m a i s s i a j y l`.
Contains MESSIAH? `m a i s s i a`. Close. M-A-S-S-I-A-H.
Letters: `m` (4), `a` (6), `i` (7), `s` (8), `s` (9), `i` (10), `a` (11). Missing H.
Where is H?

Let's look at Row 7: `o e t a k r i i h p t d h`.

Actually, I don't need to perfectly solve the word search grid to answer the question because the question asks to fill in the blanks of a specific Bible verse, which is a standard text. The word search is just the mechanism to "find" the letters, but the result is the verse itself.

The verse is John 20:31.
The blanks correspond to the key theological terms in that verse.

Blank 1: `may ________` -> believe
Blank 2: `________ is` -> Jesus
Blank 3: `is ________` -> Messiah (fits 7 letters)
Blank 4: `the ________ of` -> Son (fits 3 letters, blank has 4 lines? Let's assume it's Son)
Blank 5: `of ________` -> God (fits 3 letters, blank has 4 lines? Let's assume it's God)
Blank 6: `believing ________` -> you (fits 3 letters, blank has 4 lines? Let's assume it's You)
Blank 7: `have ________ in` -> life (fits 4 letters, blank has 4 lines. Perfect match.)
Blank 8: `in ________` -> name (fits 4 letters. The blank in the image looks like `_ _ _ _ _ _`? Let me look really closely at the last blank.
Image: `in _ _ _ _ _ _ ."`
It actually looks like 4 underscores followed by a period. Or maybe 5?
Let's check the CSB text again: "in his name."
The word "his" is missing from the blanks structure?
Structure: `have [life] in [name].`
The verse says "in his name".
Does the blank cover "his name"? 8 letters. No.
Does the blank cover "name"? 4 letters.

Let's look at the image's last line again:
`have _ _ _ _ in _ _ _ _ _ _ ."`
The first blank is definitely life (4 letters).
The second blank is after "in".
If the text is "in his name", and the blank is long, maybe it's his name? (8 chars with space).
Or maybe the translation used omits "his"?
Some translations: "...have life in his name."

Let's look at the leftover letters clue again.
Row 1 leftovers: `b e l i e v e` (Believe)
Row 9 leftovers: `g o d` (God), `y o u` (You)

Let's try to find JESUS.
Row 2: `j e s u s` is scattered? `j` (5), `e` (8), `s` (9), `u` (11), `s` (12). Yes.

Let's try to find MESSIAH.
Row 10: `m a i s s i a`. Needs H.
Row 7 ends in `h`.

Regardless of the grid mechanics, the educational goal is to complete the verse.

Final Answer Formulation:
The missing words are from John 20:31.
1. believe
2. Jesus
3. Messiah
4. Son
5. God
6. you
7. life
8. name (or "his name" depending on how the blank is interpreted, but "name" is the key noun). Given the visual length of the last blank seems longer than "life", and the verse includes "his", it's possible the last blank is his name. However, typically these puzzles focus on the main nouns. Let's look at the underscores count again.
Blank 7 (`have ____ in`): 4 underscores. life.
Blank 8 (`in ______ .`): Looks like 6 underscores. his name is 8 characters (with space). name is 4. names? No.
Wait, could the last word be Jesus? No.

Let's check the NKJV: "...have life in His name."
ESV: "...have life in his name."

If I must fill the blanks exactly as drawn:
`the _ _ _ _ of _ _ _ _` -> Son / God. (Underscores might just be approximate or include a trailing space).
`believing _ _ _ _` -> you.
`have _ _ _ _ in _ _ _ _ _ _` -> life in his name?

Let's provide the standard words for the verse.

Final Answer:
The completed sentence based on John 20:31 (CSB) is:

"But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name."

Filling in the specific blanks shown in the worksheet:
1. believe
2. Jesus
3. Messiah
4. Son
5. God
6. you
7. life
8. name (Note: The phrase is "in his name", but "name" is the final key word fitting the context of the puzzle's likely intent).