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New Testament coloring pages — Matthew through Revelation

The New Testament is 27 books, written across roughly 60 years (mid-first century through end of first century), centered on Jesus of Nazareth — his life, his teaching, his death, his resurrection, and the church he founded. For Sunday school, this is the half kids gravitate to: the parables are story-friendly, the miracles are visually compelling, the gospel narratives have clear emotional arcs.

This New Testament section holds every page on the site depicting a scene, character, or theme from Matthew through Revelation. Organized by Bible book in canonical order, age-tagged from preschool through adult, with bundles aligned to the standard Sunday school curriculum used by major Christian publishers.

The five sections of the New Testament

1. The Gospels — Matthew, Mark, Luke, John

Four accounts of the life of Jesus, each emphasizing different aspects of his identity. Matthew presents Jesus as the Messianic King fulfilling Hebrew prophecy. Mark emphasizes Jesus as the suffering Servant in immediate, urgent prose. Luke focuses on Jesus' compassion for outsiders. John presents the eternal Word made flesh.

Pages in this section:

• The birth of Jesus — see our Christmas section for the full nativity narrative
• The baptism of Jesus — John the Baptist at the Jordan, the dove descending
• The temptation in the wilderness — Jesus and the tempter, 40 days
• The calling of the disciples — fishermen on the shore, "Follow me"
• The Sermon on the Mount — Matthew 5–7, the Beatitudes
• The miracles of Jesus — see our miracles section — water to wine, walking on water, feeding the 5000, raising Lazarus
• The parables — see our parables section — 40 parables across the synoptic gospels
• The Transfiguration — Jesus glowing on the mountain with Moses and Elijah
• Palm Sunday through Resurrection — see our Easter section

2. Acts — the history of the early church

One book, Luke's continuation of his gospel, covering Pentecost through Paul's imprisonment in Rome. The story of how the gospel spread from Jerusalem outward.

Pages in this section:

• Pentecost — the tongues of fire, the disciples preaching
• The early church — Acts 2:42-47, the believers sharing
• Peter and the lame man at the temple gate — Acts 3
• The conversion of Saul — the Damascus road, the light, the voice
• Peter's vision and Cornelius — Acts 10, the gospel to the Gentiles
• Paul's missionary journeys — three journeys, geographic visualization
• Paul's shipwreck on Malta — Acts 27
• Paul in Rome — house arrest, writing the prison epistles

3. Pauline Epistles — Romans through Philemon

Thirteen letters from Paul (or attributed to Paul). Some are to churches (Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Thessalonians), some are pastoral (1-2 Timothy, Titus), one is personal (Philemon).

Pages in this section:

• Romans 8 visualizations — "more than conquerors," "nothing can separate"
• 1 Corinthians 13 love chapter — wedding-popular verses
• Galatians 5 Fruits of the Spirit — the 9 fruits
• Ephesians 6 Armor of God — the full battle armor
• Philippians 4:6-7 — "Do not be anxious about anything"
• Philemon — Onesimus and the runaway slave letter

4. General Epistles — Hebrews through Jude

Eight letters from various authors (Hebrews is anonymous; James from Jesus' brother; 1-2 Peter; 1-2-3 John; Jude).

Pages in this section:

• Hebrews 11 — the hall of faith — illustrated faith heroes
• James 1 — count it pure joy — endurance through trials
• 1 Peter 5:7 — cast your anxiety — the rocks of faith
• 1 John 4 — God is love — the central theme

5. Revelation — apocalyptic vision

One book, John's vision on the island of Patmos. Imagery-rich and theologically dense, requiring careful age-appropriate handling.

Pages in this section:

• The throne room (Revelation 4–5) — the Lamb on the throne, the four living creatures
• The seven churches (Revelation 2–3) — symbolic representations
• The new Jerusalem (Revelation 21) — the holy city descending, the river of life
• The Lamb of God — symbolic adult-only meditative pages

Why we publish more New Testament than Old Testament pages

About 60% of our Bible coloring page catalog is New Testament, 40% Old Testament. The reasons:

1. Sunday school spends more time here

Most curricula give the New Testament more weeks per year than the Old Testament, particularly the gospels. Our publishing reflects this demand.

2. The narrative is more visually compelling for kids

The gospels are full of identifiable scenes with clear central figures: Jesus and the children, Jesus calming the storm, the Good Samaritan, the empty tomb. Kids respond strongly to these.

3. The character set is smaller and more focal

Old Testament has hundreds of characters; New Testament focuses on Jesus and 12–20 disciples plus a few major figures (Mary, John the Baptist, Paul). Concentration makes for stronger character recognition.

4. The theological themes are immediately accessible

"God loves you," "Jesus died for you," "the Holy Spirit lives in you" — these New Testament themes translate quickly to kids' devotional language. Old Testament themes (covenant, exile, the Day of the Lord) need more scaffolding to land.

Sunday school workflow for New Testament teaching

A typical Sunday school year covering the New Testament might unfold:

September — Jesus' birth and early ministry (4 weeks)

Week 1: The Annunciation. Week 2: The Nativity. Week 3: The presentation in the temple. Week 4: Jesus in the temple at age 12.

October — Jesus' Galilean ministry (4 weeks)

Week 5: The baptism of Jesus. Week 6: Calling the first disciples. Week 7: The Sermon on the Mount. Week 8: The Lord's Prayer.

November — Miracles and parables (4 weeks)

Week 9: Jesus calms the storm. Week 10: Feeding the 5000. Week 11: The Good Samaritan. Week 12: The Prodigal Son.

December — Advent and Christmas (5 weeks)

See Christmas Bible coloring pages.

January — Late ministry (4 weeks)

Week 13: Jesus and Zacchaeus. Week 14: Mary and Martha. Week 15: Jesus and the children. Week 16: The Transfiguration.

February — Final week leading to Easter (4 weeks)

Week 17: Triumphal entry. Week 18: Cleansing the temple. Week 19: The Last Supper. Week 20: Gethsemane.

March — Easter rotation

See Easter Bible coloring pages.

April — Resurrection appearances (4 weeks)

Week 21: Mary Magdalene at the tomb. Week 22: The road to Emmaus. Week 23: Doubting Thomas. Week 24: Jesus reinstates Peter.

May — Acts and the early church (4 weeks)

Week 25: The Ascension. Week 26: Pentecost. Week 27: The conversion of Paul. Week 28: Paul's missionary journeys.

This 28-Sunday New Testament sweep parallels the Old Testament sweep, giving alternating years' worth of curriculum.

What kids 5–10 respond to in New Testament pages

Patterns I noticed running children's ministry:

• Jesus blessing children (Matthew 19:14) — the page kids ask for most
• The Good Shepherd (John 10) — sheep imagery, comfort theme
• The feeding of the 5000 (Matthew 14) — the miracle they remember
• Zacchaeus in the tree (Luke 19) — short character, climbs to see Jesus, kids identify
• The Prodigal Son returning (Luke 15) — the embrace, forgiveness
• The empty tomb — happy ending, Easter Sunday peak engagement

What tends to require more teaching:

• The Transfiguration — hard to picture
• The Olivet Discourse (Matthew 24–25) — apocalyptic, abstract
• The high-priestly prayer (John 17) — verbal-only
• Most Pauline theology — abstract, requires older students

This is why our kids' tier focuses on the gospel narratives and concrete parables, while the Pauline epistles get fuller treatment in the teen and adult tiers.

Editorial standards for New Testament content

Standard editorial policy applies. New Testament-specific notes:

Jesus' physical depiction

Across all pages, Jesus is depicted with Middle Eastern features consistent with first-century Galilean Jews — dark hair, olive skin, brown eyes. We don't use the European-Renaissance idealization (long flowing hair, fair complexion) that dominates Western Christian art history. This is editorial policy, not a denominational stance.

Synoptic vs Johannine emphasis

The four gospels are treated as complementary, not competing. Where Matthew and Luke differ on the order of events, we follow Matthew for Jewish-Christian context, Luke for Gentile-Christian context. The Gospel of John gets distinct treatment for its theological "I am" sayings.

Pauline vs Petrine authorship

We use traditional attribution (Paul for the 13 Pauline letters, including the disputed Pastorals) in Sunday school and kids' content. Adult notes acknowledge modern scholarly debates about authorship of Hebrews, the Pastorals, and 2 Peter.

What's coming next for New Testament content

Publishing priorities over the next 90 days:

• All 40 parables for kids — currently 12 published
• All 35 recorded miracles of Jesus for kids — currently 8 published
• The Pauline epistles deep-dive — chapter-by-chapter for Romans, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians
• Acts illustrated chapter-by-chapter — full coverage of the early church
• The seven churches of Revelation — adult contemplative bundle

If your church or family is starting a New Testament study and wants a specific passage covered, email us.

— Sarah Mitchell, Christian Education Editor