Some of the scribes thought to themselves.
Man lowered through the roof to jesus.
The four men carried their friend up to the roof and made an opening in the roof.
Then jesus healed the man so that he could get up and walk.
In scripture we read of new songs new mercies a new creation a new heaven and earth new names and new wineskins.
20 seeing their faith jesus said to the man young man your sins are forgiven.
Praise the lord that he is the god of new things.
Since they were not able to bring him to jesus because of the crowd they removed the roof above where he was.
New living translation but they couldn t reach him because of the crowd.
The friends climbed up an outside staircase and dug a hole through the roof.
They lowered their friend down to the place where jesus was.
So they tore a hole in this man s roof and lowered him down to jesus.
And when they had broken through they lowered the mat on which the paralytic was lying.
Then they lowered the sick man on his mat down into the crowd right in front of jesus.
Luke 5 18 25new international version niv 18 some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat and tried to take him into the house to lay him before jesus 19 when they could not find a way to do this because of the crowd they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd right in front of jesus.
Allow enough wool so the man can be lowered.
They tried to take him inside to jesus 19 but they couldn t reach him because of the crowd.
When they could not find a way to do this because of the crowd they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd right in front of jesus.
But instead of giving healing the first thing jesus said was son thy sins be forgiven thee.
No man had ever been brought to jesus through a hole in a roof before either but it worked.
Who does he think he is.
Make two small holes in the roof.
Thread wool through holes in roof and tie.
So they went up to the roof and took off some tiles.
As far as they were concerned jesus may not ever pass that way again and they wanted to make sure this paralytic man had to chance to see him.
Tape 2 strips of wool on back of man.
Jesus was impressed by the faith of these men.
When they had made an opening they let the man down lying on his mat.
Holman christian standard bible.
So they went up to the roof and took off some tiles.
When they had broken a space big enough through the roof the four men let the man down through the roof.
When jesus saw their faith he told the paralyzed man that his sins were forgiven.
You and i have friends who need to come to jesus.
First jesus did what only god can do he forgave the man s sins.