← Free resources · Find your next step
Adult Games & Activities · Free KJV learning
Six self-guided mysteries with optional hints, evidence, and explained answers.
Use the clues to identify a person, event, or image in Scripture. Read the linked KJV passage when you need help. Open the hint before the answer if you want a smaller nudge. This is an untimed reading activity with reveal panels; it does not calculate a score or save progress. Write a verse beside each solution.
1 · An invitation by the river
I listen while a visitor speaks. My work involves a valuable colour. After my response to the message, I urge the visitors to stay in my home. Who am I?
Optional hint · Mystery 1
The encounter takes place at Philippi. Read Acts 16:11–15 (KJV).
Reveal answer and evidence · Mystery 1
Lydia. Acts 16:14 identifies her as a seller of purple from Thyatira, a worshipper of God, and a listener whose heart the Lord opened. Verse 15 records her baptism with her household and her invitation. The passage does not name the household members or give their ages.
2 · A witness to kindness
People bring garments when someone they love has died. A disciple prays, speaks, and presents her alive. Which woman’s service do the garments help us remember?
Optional hint · Mystery 2
Her two names appear together in the account. Read Acts 9:36–43 (KJV).
Reveal answer and evidence · Mystery 2
Tabitha, also called Dorcas. Acts 9:36 describes her good works and almsdeeds. Widows show Peter the coats and garments she made. Peter prays before addressing her. The account points to the Lord’s work and its effect on those who hear, not to a reusable formula for commanding a miracle.
3 · An encourager who brings a teacher
I am sent to see what is happening in a growing community. I rejoice and encourage faithfulness, then travel to find Saul and bring him to teach. Who am I?
Optional hint · Mystery 3
The community is Antioch. Read Acts 11:19–26 (KJV).
Reveal answer and evidence · Mystery 3
Barnabas. The church in Jerusalem sends him to Antioch. He sees the grace of God, rejoices, and exhorts believers to cleave to the Lord. He goes to Tarsus to seek Saul and brings him to Antioch; they teach there for a year.
4 · A question turned around
A question asks who qualifies as my neighbour. A story ends by asking who acted as neighbour to a wounded man. What kind of response identifies the answer?
Optional hint · Mystery 4
Watch for practical care in Luke 10:25–37 (KJV).
Reveal answer and evidence · Mystery 4
Showing mercy. In verses 36–37 Jesus asks which person was neighbour to the injured man, and the lawyer identifies the one who showed mercy. The answer is expressed through care, not merely naming a preferred social group.
5 · A source of fruit
A branch cannot produce what it needs by cutting itself off from me. I explain this picture while teaching about abiding, love, and obedience. What image does Jesus use for Himself?
Optional hint · Mystery 5
Read the opening verses of John 15:1–17 (KJV).
Reveal answer and evidence · Mystery 5
The true vine. Jesus identifies Himself as the vine and His disciples as branches. His explanation connects abiding in Him with bearing fruit; the picture should stay attached to the teaching around it.
6 · A purpose at the end of an account
Many signs could have been recorded. These are written so readers may believe who Jesus is and have life through His name. Where is this purpose stated?
Optional hint · Mystery 6
Look near the end of John 20 (KJV).
Reveal answer and evidence · Mystery 6
John 20:30–31. The writer explains the selection of signs and names the intended response. Read the exact KJV wording before summarizing the purpose.
Finish with evidence
Choose one solution and explain which clue was decisive, which verse supports it, and what extra detail would have been an invention. Invite a partner to create one new clue using only facts from the same passage.
Reflection on paper
Passage and verse evidence · What I learned · A question to revisit · One practical response.
Use your browser’s Print command if you would like a paper copy. No account is needed; this page does not store personal responses.
Fell on Good Ground · Freely Received. Freely Shared.