They lowered their friend down to the place where jesus was.
Jesus heals the paralytic lowered through the roof.
The call of matthew.
2 and they brought to him a paralytic lying on a bed.
When the man s friends carried him to the house where jesus was staying they found the house to be packed with people wanting to hear jesus and be healed by him.
International standard version since they couldn t bring him to jesus because of the crowd they made an opening in the roof over the place where he was.
Your sins are forgiven 3 and some of the scribes said to themselves this fellowblasphemes 4 and jesus knowing their thoughts said why are you thinking evil in your hearts.
Jesus was impressed by the faith of these men.
Jesus heals a leper and creates much excitement.
According to luke 7 1 10 and matthew 8 5 this is also the place where jesus healed the servant of a roman centurion who had asked for his help.
Some of the key points we will study are.
Seeing their faith jesus said to the paralytic take courage son.
This week we will learn about the healing of a paralyzed man and how jesus has authority to forgive sin.
We will be reminded how important it is for us to bring our friends to jesus.
And when they had broken through they lowered the mat on which the paralytic was lying.
The story is found in both mark 2 and matthew 9.
Healing the paralytic let down through the roof in capernaum.
Jesus heals a paralytic at capernaum.
They dug through it and let down the mat on which the paralyzed man was lying.
Good friends bring people to jesus.