Catechism for Young Children · Question 33 of 145
What befell our first parents when they had sinned?
A.Instead of being holy and happy, they became sinful and miserable.
What does this answer mean?
When they sinned, Adam and Eve became sinful and miserable instead of holy and happy. The answer deliberately echoes question 21. Sin took away the good condition God had given them. Learning questions 21 and 33 together shows the before and after of the fall.
What can we ask our children?
- What happened to Adam and Eve when they sinned?
- What words changed from question 21?
- How does sin make people miserable?
Can I print this question?
Yes. Every printable here is free for home, church and co-op use. Press Print on any of these pages for a clean sheet.
- Memory card for question 33 (fold-over card, question on the front)
- Copywork page for question 33 (trace, then copy)
- Memory cards for questions 31 to 40
- Copywork for questions 31 to 40
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Text: Catechism for Young Children: Being an Introduction to the Shorter Catechism, Presbyterian Board of Publication (copyright entered 1840). Public domain (1840).
Checked against a second edition on November 15, 2026. Explanation and questions by Household Theology Press. Last updated November 15, 2026.