Verses About The Man Let Down Through The Roof

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Verses about the man 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. To make a hole the men would have had to dig through the clay and remove some of the sticks. In addition to being forgiven of his sins notice verses 24 25 read 11 verse 26 says the people who witnessed this event spoke of how they had seen some strange things. An awning is not a roof and it is rolled up not broken up moreover the man was let down through the tiles which seems to indicate that the remaining tiles encased an opening through which he was lowered.

Jesus told the man to get up take your bed and go to your house that is so amazing. World english bible not finding a way to bring him in because of the multitude they went up to the housetop and let him down through the tiles with his cot into the midst before jesus. And jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic my son your sins are forgiven. And when they had dug an opening they let down the pallet on which the paralytic was lying.

Mark 2 3 5 and they came bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. Holman christian standard bible. So they made a hole in the roof right above the place where jesus was. They had come from every town in the countries of galilee and judea and from jerusalem.

Jesus death brought about a new covenant. So they made a hole in the roof above him and let the man down in front of everyone. This made for a hard clay roof. But when they could find no way of doing so because of the crowd they went up on the roof and let him down through the tiling bed and all into the midst in front of jesus.

When they had broken a space big enough in the roof the four men let their friend down through the roof right in front of jesus. 9 the sick man died before jesus went to the cross. King james version kjv previous verse. 10 this man was doubly blessed.

Probably the roof was so low that no ropes were needed to let the man down. When jesus saw their faith he told the man that his sins were forgiven. And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press they uncovered the roof where he was. The tiles were plates of burnt clay suitable for roofing rather than for building walls or parapets.

Good news translation because of the crowd however they could not get the man to him. And being unable to get to him because of the crowd they removed the roof above him.