Bring some of the best-known stories of the Bible to the coloring table with our collection of Bible coloring pages, featuring Noah’s Ark, Moses and the Ten Commandments, David and Goliath, Joseph and his colorful coat, Baby Jesus, the Wise Men, Palm Sunday, angels, the cross, and more.
These printable Christian coloring pages give children a creative way to become familiar with important biblical people, events, and symbols. A child can color animals walking toward Noah’s Ark, imagine the flames surrounding Moses and the burning bush, decorate Joseph’s special coat with brilliant colors, or add palm branches around Jesus entering Jerusalem.
The collection includes both Old Testament and New Testament scenes, along with simple faith-inspired pages such as Jesus Loves Me and I Love Jesus. They can be used for Sunday school, homeschool Bible lessons, church activities, family devotional time, holiday projects, or simply a peaceful afternoon of coloring.
Grab your crayons, markers, or colored pencils and choose a story to explore.
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This collection travels through many different parts of the Bible.
From the Old Testament, children can color Noah and the Ark, Moses at the burning bush, the Ten Commandments, Joseph and his coat, David facing Goliath, and David playing the harp.
New Testament and Christian-themed pages include Baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph, the Wise Men, Jesus feeding the 5,000, Palm Sunday, the Good Shepherd, angels, the cross, Jesus Loves Me, and I Love Jesus.
Because the illustrations cover so many stories, they can be colored individually or used together to create a homemade Bible storybook.
For more learning-focused printable activities, explore our Educational Coloring Pages & Activities.
🌈 Noah’s Ark Coloring Page
The story of Noah’s Ark is especially well suited to coloring because it brings together a huge boat, animals, water, clouds, and the rainbow associated with God’s covenant after the flood.
Children can color pairs of animals approaching or riding inside the ark. Give each creature its own colors and add waves beneath the boat.
If there is room around the picture, draw more animals such as:
- Elephants
- Giraffes
- Lions
- Zebras
- Birds
- Monkeys
- Sheep
A rainbow can make a beautiful finishing touch to a Noah’s Ark scene.
The story is found in Genesis 6–9, making the coloring page an easy visual companion when reading or retelling the account.
🔥 Moses and the Burning Bush
Another page depicts Moses and the burning bush, one of the defining scenes near the beginning of the Book of Exodus.
The story describes Moses encountering a bush that burned without being consumed and hearing God call him to lead the Israelites out of Egypt.
This scene offers some dramatic coloring possibilities.
Use orange, yellow, gold, and red throughout the flames, then surround the bush with earthier desert colors such as tan, brown, ochre, and muted green.
Children can also imagine the contrast between the fiery bush and the landscape around it.
After coloring, ask a simple question:
What did Moses do when he realized God was speaking to him?
The picture can provide an easy starting point for discussing the story in Exodus 3.
🪨 Moses and the Ten Commandments
The collection includes both Moses holding the tablets and a separate coloring page focusing on the Ten Commandments tablets themselves.
These pages can accompany the story of Moses at Mount Sinai and the giving of the commandments in Exodus.
Stone tablets do not have to be one flat gray. Try combining pale gray, charcoal, tan, brown, and cream to create a rocky texture.
Children can also draw a mountain landscape around Moses or add clouds in the background.
For older children, the coloring page can become a simple discussion activity. After reading the passage, talk about why rules and responsibilities matter in families, classrooms, and communities.
🌈 Joseph and His Colorful Coat
Few Bible coloring subjects seem more appropriate than Joseph and his special coat.
The story of Joseph begins in Genesis 37, where his father gives him a special robe. The familiar phrase “coat of many colors” comes from a traditional translation, while modern Bible translations vary in how they describe the garment.
For coloring purposes, however, there is no reason to hold back.
Try:
- Red
- Orange
- Yellow
- Green
- Blue
- Purple
- Pink
- Gold
Create stripes, patches, geometric patterns, or an entire rainbow.
Children can also add desert scenery or tents around Joseph if there is extra space.
The page is a natural starting point for exploring Joseph’s much longer story, which eventually takes him from betrayal by his brothers to a powerful position in Egypt.
🛡️ David and Goliath Coloring Page
The story of David and Goliath in 1 Samuel 17 is one of the best-known accounts in the Bible.
The coloring page can emphasize the dramatic visual difference between young David and the heavily armed Philistine warrior Goliath.
Color Goliath’s armor in bronze, brown, gray, or metallic-looking shades. David can wear simpler earth tones, while the surrounding hills and valley can use tan, green, and dusty brown.
Children may also notice David’s sling.
After coloring, talk about what made David willing to face an opponent who seemed far stronger than he was.
For younger children, the story can open a conversation about courage and trusting God when something feels overwhelming.
🎵 David Playing the Harp
David appears in another very different scene: playing the harp or lyre.
Before David became king, 1 Samuel describes him playing music for King Saul. The scene introduces another side of the same person who later faces Goliath.
This page can be colored with warm, peaceful shades.
Try golden brown for the instrument, cream and tan for clothing, and soft greens or blues in the background.
Children who enjoy music might also talk about instruments mentioned in the Bible or draw the instrument they themselves would choose to play.
Coloring this page beside the David and Goliath picture also shows that one biblical character can appear in very different kinds of stories.
👶 Baby Jesus Coloring Page
A Baby Jesus coloring page makes this collection useful during Advent and Christmas as well as throughout the year.
Use soft, warm colors for the scene. Cream, golden yellow, pale blue, brown, and muted green can create a peaceful Nativity palette.
Children can draw a star above the scene or add animals nearby.
The birth of Jesus is described in the Gospels, with the familiar manger and shepherd scenes appearing especially in Luke 2.
Pair this printable with our Holiday Coloring Pages when creating a larger Christmas activity collection.
💙 Mary and Joseph Coloring Page
The Mary and Joseph coloring page gives children another opportunity to explore the people at the center of the Nativity story.
Clothing can be colored in soft blues, reds, browns, creams, purples, or whatever colors the child chooses.
Rather than treating clothing colors as historically fixed, use them creatively. Biblical texts generally do not tell us what colors individual people were wearing in these scenes.
Kids can also add Bethlehem-inspired surroundings, stars, a road, or a stable depending on how they imagine the picture fitting into the wider Nativity story.
⭐ The Three Kings or Wise Men
Another printable features the figures commonly called the Three Kings or Three Wise Men.
The Gospel of Matthew describes Magi from the east who came seeking Jesus and brought gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Interestingly, Matthew does not specify that there were exactly three Magi or explicitly call them kings. The traditional number of three is closely associated with the three gifts.
That little distinction can make an interesting lesson for older children.
For coloring, however, the richly dressed visitors are wonderful subjects.
Use jewel tones such as:
- Royal blue
- Purple
- Crimson
- Emerald
- Gold
Add a bright star above them and perhaps camels or a distant landscape in the background.
🌴 Jesus on Palm Sunday
The Palm Sunday coloring page shows Jesus entering Jerusalem as people welcome him.
Palm branches are the obvious place to begin with color. Instead of using one green, combine emerald, olive, lime, sage, and darker forest shades.
Clothing can use warm reds, blues, purples, tans, and creams.
The scene is traditionally remembered on Palm Sunday at the beginning of Holy Week and is described in all four Gospels.
This page can pair especially well with our Coloring Pages of Easter.
🍞 Jesus Feeds the 5,000
The collection also includes a coloring page based on the story of Jesus feeding a large crowd with five loaves and two fish.
This miracle appears in all four canonical Gospels.
Children can color baskets, bread, fish, grass, clothing, and the surrounding crowd.
You can also turn the page into a counting activity:
How many loaves were there?
Five.
How many fish?
Two.
How many baskets of leftovers were gathered in John’s account?
Twelve.
Younger children can draw five little loaves and two fish on a separate sheet, while older children can read the story and compare how it is told in different Gospel accounts.
🐑 Jesus the Good Shepherd
The shepherd image has deep roots throughout the Bible.
Psalm 23 famously begins with the image of the Lord as shepherd, while in John 10 Jesus describes himself as the Good Shepherd.
That makes the shepherd coloring page a natural opportunity to talk about care, guidance, protection, and responsibility.
Color the sheep in white, cream, pale gray, tan, or brown, then create a green pasture around them.
Add:
- Hills
- Flowers
- Trees
- A stream
- Blue sky
Children can even draw a little path showing where the shepherd is leading the flock.
✝️ Christian Cross Coloring Page
The collection includes a cross draped with fabric, an image commonly used in Christian art and Easter displays.
The cross can be colored in brown, tan, gray, gold, or another color, while the draped cloth can become the brightest feature.
Try white or gold for an Easter-inspired look, or use red, purple, blue, or another meaningful color.
For younger children, the page can simply accompany conversations about why the cross is an important Christian symbol.
Older children can connect it with the events of Good Friday and Easter.
For another Easter-focused printable, visit our Angel Visits Mary at the Grave of Jesus Coloring Page.
👼 Angel Coloring Pages
Several pages feature angels, including a Christian archangel and an angel blowing a trumpet.
Angels appear throughout both the Old and New Testaments as messengers and servants of God. Different biblical scenes describe them in different ways, so artistic depictions have developed many traditions over the centuries.
That gives children plenty of freedom when coloring.
Robes can be:
- White
- Blue
- Gold
- Purple
- Pink
- Silver
Wings can stay pale or become rainbow-colored.
For the trumpet page, try gold or silver for the instrument and create a dramatic sky around the angel.
❤️ Jesus Loves Me Coloring Page
The Jesus Loves Me design is simpler than the narrative Bible scenes and works especially well for younger children.
Let kids decorate the words themselves.
Each letter could be a different color, or children can use repeating patterns such as:
Red → Yellow → Blue → Green
Add hearts, stars, flowers, crosses, or rainbow designs around the lettering.
This type of page can work as a Sunday school activity, church nursery printable, or simple take-home coloring sheet.
💕 I Love Jesus Coloring Page
The I Love Jesus coloring page provides another straightforward faith-themed activity.
Kids can use favorite colors rather than trying to make the picture historically realistic.
Try filling hearts with reds, pinks, purples, and gold, or create rainbow lettering.
The finished page can be displayed on a bedroom wall, classroom bulletin board, refrigerator, or Sunday school noticeboard.
For more uplifting printable designs, explore our Inspirational Coloring Pages.
🎨 Bible Coloring Ideas
Bible stories take place in many different settings, so there is no single palette that works for every page.
Try these ideas:
Desert Story
Tan, gold, brown, cream, dusty orange, and pale blue
Nativity
Navy, gold, cream, brown, red, and soft blue
Palm Sunday
Green, brown, cream, purple, red, and blue
Noah’s Ark
Brown, blue, green, plus every rainbow color
Royal Biblical Scene
Purple, crimson, emerald, royal blue, and gold
Peaceful Shepherd
Sage, sky blue, cream, tan, and soft green
Children can also choose colors purely because they like them. The goal of these pages is to engage with the stories creatively, not to establish the exact color of a robe or building that the biblical text does not specify.
🗺️ Old Testament or New Testament?
Because this collection includes stories from across the Bible, it can become a simple sorting activity.
Old Testament
- Noah’s Ark
- Joseph and his coat
- Moses and the burning bush
- Ten Commandments
- David and Goliath
- David playing the harp
New Testament
- Baby Jesus
- Mary and Joseph
- Wise Men
- Jesus the Good Shepherd
- Feeding the 5,000
- Palm Sunday
- Cross and Easter themes
Print several pages and ask children to separate them into the two groups.
Older kids can also find the book of the Bible where each story appears.
📚 Match the Picture to the Bible Book
Turn the coloring sheets into a Bible-navigation activity.
Write the story titles on small cards and match them with their books:
Noah’s Ark — Genesis
Joseph’s Coat — Genesis
Burning Bush — Exodus
Ten Commandments — Exodus
David and Goliath — 1 Samuel
David Playing Music — 1 Samuel
Wise Men — Matthew
Baby Jesus in the Manger — Luke
Feeding the 5,000 — Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
Palm Sunday — Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
Good Shepherd — John
Young children can work with only two or three stories at a time, while older students can look them up independently.
🔢 Bible Story Counting Activities
Several of these stories contain memorable numbers, making them easy to connect with math.
Children can count or draw:
- 2 fish in the feeding of the 5,000
- 5 loaves
- 10 Commandments
- 12 baskets of leftovers in John’s feeding account
- Animals entering Noah’s Ark
You can also create simple addition activities.
If there are two fish and five loaves, how many food items are pictured altogether?
A Bible coloring session can include small learning extensions without feeling like a formal worksheet.
✏️ Add a Bible Verse or Story Title
Once a page is colored, add a title at the top.
Examples include:
Noah’s Ark
David and Goliath
Moses and the Burning Bush
Jesus Feeds the 5,000
Palm Sunday
Older children can also copy a short verse or key phrase connected with the story.
This turns the finished coloring sheet into a simple Bible-study or memory-verse page.
📖 Retell the Story in Your Own Words
Coloring is especially useful when paired with storytelling.
After the picture is finished, ask the child to explain what is happening.
You might ask:
- Who is in the picture?
- Where are they?
- What happened before this moment?
- What happens next?
- What do you remember most about the story?
Children do not have to retell every detail perfectly.
The goal is to help them connect the image with the larger narrative rather than seeing the page only as a picture.
📝 Write a Caption
Younger children who are beginning to write can add one sentence beneath the finished page.
For example:
Noah built the ark.
David faced Goliath.
Moses saw the burning bush.
Jesus fed the crowd.
Older children can write a short paragraph summarizing the story.
This turns a coloring page into a simple reading-comprehension and writing activity.
🧩 Put Bible Stories in Order
Print several pages and use them for sequencing.
For example, with Moses:
- Moses encounters the burning bush.
- Moses leads the Israelites.
- Moses receives the commandments.
With Jesus:
- Baby Jesus
- Jesus teaches and performs miracles
- Palm Sunday
- Cross and Easter events
Children can place the pictures in approximate biblical order and talk about where they fit in the larger story.
📘 Create a Homemade Bible Storybook
One of the best ways to use this collection is to turn several finished pages into a personalized Bible coloring book.
Choose a group of stories, color each one, and write the story name underneath.
You might include:
- Noah’s Ark
- Joseph and His Coat
- Moses and the Burning Bush
- Ten Commandments
- David and Goliath
- David Playing the Harp
- Baby Jesus
- The Wise Men
- Jesus Feeds the 5,000
- Palm Sunday
Arrange the pages in order, add a homemade cover, and staple or bind them together.
Children will have a Bible storybook containing their own artwork.
🏫 Bible Coloring Pages for Sunday School
These printables are especially useful for Sunday school because teachers can choose a page that directly matches the week’s story.
They can work as:
- Lesson introductions
- Quiet coloring activities
- Story-review sheets
- Take-home pages
- Early-arrival activities
- Memory-verse projects
- Bulletin-board decorations
- Bible-story sequencing activities
A coloring page should not have to carry the whole lesson. It works best as a visual companion to reading, storytelling, discussion, music, crafts, or other age-appropriate activities.
🏠 Bible Coloring Pages for Homeschool
Homeschool families can use the collection in much the same way.
Choose the Bible passage first, read or retell the story, and then let children color the corresponding picture.
Older students might look up the passage themselves and add the book, chapter, and verse reference beneath the page.
You can also keep completed sheets in a binder divided into:
Old Testament
and
New Testament
Over time, the binder can grow into a personalized illustrated Bible-study notebook.
👨👩👧 Bible Coloring for Family Time
Bible coloring does not have to be reserved for classrooms.
Families can choose one story, read it together, and let children color while everyone talks about what happened.
You might ask just one or two questions rather than turning the activity into a quiz.
For example:
What part of the story surprised you?
Which person would you like to ask a question?
What do you think this story teaches?
The coloring itself can provide a relaxed setting for conversation.
🎄 Bible Coloring Pages for Christmas
The Baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Wise Men, angels, and shepherd-themed pages can all become part of a Christmas coloring collection.
Use navy, red, green, gold, cream, and warm brown for a traditional holiday palette.
Children can arrange several completed pages around a Nativity display or staple them together into a small Christmas storybook.
You can also combine the Bible-focused pages with other seasonal designs from our Holiday Coloring Pages.
🌿 Bible Coloring Pages for Easter
Palm Sunday, the cross, and angel imagery connect naturally with Easter and Holy Week.
Begin with the Palm Sunday scene, then use the cross coloring page as you move closer to Easter.
Our Angel Visits Mary at the Grave of Jesus Coloring Page can continue the story with the empty-tomb theme.
For a larger seasonal assortment, explore our Coloring Pages of Easter.
🖍️ Coloring Tips for Bible Pages
Crayons work particularly well for younger children and pages containing larger figures or simple lettering.
Colored pencils are useful for smaller details such as Joseph’s coat, David’s harp, animals on the ark, palm branches, and patterned robes.
When coloring desert scenes, use several earth tones rather than just brown. Tan, ochre, sand, rust, cream, muted green, and pale blue can create a warmer landscape.
For clothing, feel free to use brighter colors. Purple, red, blue, green, gold, and white can help different people stand out from one another.
There is rarely a need to claim a specific robe color as historically certain when the biblical text does not tell us.
✂️ Bible Coloring Page Crafts
Completed Bible coloring pages can be reused in many simple projects.
Try turning them into:
- Homemade Bible storybooks
- Sunday school displays
- Memory-verse pages
- Christmas decorations
- Easter projects
- Bookmarks
- Story sequencing cards
- Church bulletin-board art
- Bible notebooks
- Homemade cards
Children could also color several characters and cut them out for use as storytelling figures.
A finished page becomes much more memorable when it is used as part of another activity.
🙏 Quiet Coloring and Reflection
Some children enjoy coloring while listening to a Bible story being read aloud.
Because their hands are occupied with a calm activity, they may be happy to listen for longer than they would during a more formal lesson.
Older children and adults may also enjoy the quieter Christian designs as a creative activity alongside personal reading or reflection.
There is no need to rush.
A detailed page can be colored over several sessions while returning to the same story or theme.
🖨️ How to Use Your Bible Coloring Pages
Choose the Bible story or Christian design you want to explore and print the page.
Gather crayons, markers, colored pencils, or favorite art supplies. Regular printer paper works well for everyday coloring, while heavier paper can be useful for markers, paint, glue, or craft projects.
Then decide whether the coloring page will be a stand-alone activity or part of something larger.
You might pair it with a Bible reading, use it during Sunday school, add it to a homeschool notebook, turn it into a Christmas or Easter craft, or simply let children enjoy the story through color.
📖 Bring Bible Stories to Life Through Color
From Noah’s Ark and Joseph’s colorful coat to Moses, David and Goliath, Baby Jesus, the Wise Men, the Good Shepherd, Jesus feeding the 5,000, Palm Sunday, angels, and the cross, this Bible coloring collection brings together many familiar stories and symbols in one place.
Children can color the pictures, learn where the stories appear in the Bible, practice putting events in order, create a homemade Bible storybook, or simply enjoy a quiet creative activity connected with their faith.
Choose your favorite printable, gather your colors, and begin exploring the stories one page at a time.
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- Educational Coloring Pages & Activities
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- Coloring Pages of Easter
- Coloring Page: Angel Visits Mary at the Grave of Jesus
- Holiday Coloring Pages
- Religious Coloring Pages
📚 Sources
- Bible Gateway — Genesis 6–9: Noah and the Flood
- Bible Gateway — Genesis 37: Joseph and His Brothers
- Bible Gateway — Exodus 3: Moses and the Burning Bush
- Bible Gateway — Exodus 20: The Ten Commandments
- Bible Gateway — 1 Samuel 16: David Plays the Lyre
- Bible Gateway — 1 Samuel 17: David and Goliath
- Bible Gateway — Matthew 2: The Magi Visit Jesus
- Bible Gateway — Luke 2: The Birth of Jesus
- Bible Gateway — John 6: Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand
- Bible Gateway — John 10: The Good Shepherd
- Bible Gateway — Matthew 21: Jesus Enters Jerusalem
