So they tore a hole in this man s roof and lowered him down to jesus.
Sick man lowered through the roof.
They lowered their friend down to the place where jesus was.
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.
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.
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.
English standard version and when they could not get near him because of the crowd they removed the roof above him and when they had made an opening they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay.
Jesus was impressed by the faith of these men.
There were four men carrying a man that was paralyzed.
First jesus did what only god can do he forgave the man s sins.
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.
Thank god jesus is not only the healer but he is our redeemer.
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 man on his mat right down in front of jesus.
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.