Sick Man Lowered Through The Roof

When they couldn t get near jesus they went to the roof and uncovered the roof.

Sick man lowered through the roof.

So they went up to the roof and took off some tiles. Then they lowered the sick man on his mat down into the crowd right in front of jesus. There were four men carrying a man that was paralyzed. 20 seeing their faith jesus said to the man young man your sins are forgiven 21 but the pharisees and teachers of religious law said to themselves who does he think he is.

First jesus did what only god can do he forgave the man s sins. Someone that is crippled and disabled they wanted to get close to jesus but the house was so full of people that they couldn t get to him. Jesus was impressed by the faith of these men. But instead of giving healing the first thing jesus said was son thy sins be forgiven thee jesus saw in this man a much greater need than healing for his body.

English standard version but finding no way to bring him in because of the crowd they went up on the roof and let him down with his bed through the tiles into the midst before jesus. They lowered their friend down to the place where jesus was. The friends climbed up an outside staircase and dug a hole through the roof. Then jesus healed the man so that he could get up and walk.

Then they lowered the man on his mat right down in front of jesus. They couldn t bring him to jesus because of the crowd so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. So they went up to the roof and took off some tiles. Then they lowered the sick man on his mat down into the crowd right in front of jesus.