Let Down Thru Roof

Prebendary of chicester cathedral and rector of woolbeding sussex on the paralytic let down through the roof.

Let down thru roof.

People inside the house could reach up and take him as those outside let him down. Harold copping jesus heals the paralytic mark 2 4 and not being able to come near to him because of the multitude they uncovered the roof where he was and having broken it up they let down the couch on which the paralytic was lying 5 and jesus having seen their faith saith to the paralytic child thy sins have been forgiven thee ylt. 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. And when they had broken it up they let down the bed on which the sick with the palsy lay.

Homily on the paralytic let down through the roof. Luke 5 17 26 new life version nlv jesus heals a man let down through the roof of a house 17 on one of the days while jesus was teaching some proud religious law keepers and teachers of the law were sitting by him. And when jesus saw their faith he said to the paralytic son your sins are forgiven. They had come from every town in the countries of galilee and judea and from jerusalem.

To make a hole the men would have had to dig through the clay and remove some of the sticks. They dug through it and let down the mat on which the paralyzed man was lying. To help us understand these lessons however let s consider the background for this miracle. And concerning the equality of the divine father and the son.

Probably the roof was so low that no ropes were needed to let the man down. Net bible when they were not able to bring him in because of the crowd they removed the roof above jesus. 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. Darby bible and when they could not come nigh to him by reason of the crowd they uncovered the roof where he was.

New heart english bible not finding a way to bring him in because of the crowd they went up to the housetop and let him down through the tiles with his cot into the midst before jesus. But since they found no way to carry him in because of the crowd they went up on the roof and let him down on the stretcher through the roof tiles right in front of jesus. The account of the healing of the paralyzed man in mark 2 1 12 contains a number of lessons for growing christians.