Man Let Down Through The Roof Kjv

The tiles were plates of burnt clay suitable for roofing rather than for building walls or parapets.

Man let down through the roof kjv.

They had come from every town in the countries of galilee and judea and from jerusalem. King james version 1611 view 1611 bible scan being unable to get to him because of the crowd they removed the roof above him. 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. But instead of giving healing the first thing jesus said was son thy sins be forgiven thee.

And when they had dug an opening they let down the pallet on which the paralytic was lying. 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. In mark 2 we see a man go through the roof. However the direction is not up and the situation is not out of control.

The man is literally let down through the roof under the careful control of his concerned friends and into a situation controlled by the lord jesus christ. When they had made an opening they let the man down lying on his mat. New american standard version 1995. 5 when jesus saw their faith he said unto the sick of the palsy son thy sins be forgiven thee.

Holman christian standard bible. Good news translation because of the crowd however they could not get the man to him. So they made a hole in the roof right above the place where jesus was. So they tore a hole in this man s roof and lowered him down to jesus.

4 and when they could not come nigh unto him for the press they uncovered the roof where he was. They lowered their friend down to the place where jesus was. However the direction is not up and the situation is not out of control. 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.

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. 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. And when they had broken it up they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay. Jesus was impressed by the faith of these men.