Paralytic Lowered Through The Roof

Healing the paralytic.

Paralytic lowered through the roof.

It has been suggested the greek for clay tile might have also meant packed clay. In matthew 9 1 the town is referred to only as his own city and the narrative in matthew 9 2 7 does not mention the. So they tore a hole in this man s roof and lowered him down to jesus. As late as the early 20th century some of the roofs in tiberias were of packed clay.

Many roofs of the galilean villages were overlain with packed clay. Jesus saw the faith of the four men and said to the paralyzed man friend your sins are forgiven. Capernaum is also the location of the healing of the paralytic lowered by friends through the roof to reach jesus as reported in mark 2 1 12 and luke 5 17 26. Healing the paralytic let down through the roof in capernaum.

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. Berean literal bible and not being able to come near to him on account of the crowd they removed the roof where he was and having broken it up 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. 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.

Since they were unable to get to jesus through the crowd they uncovered the roof above him made an opening and lowered the paralytic on his mat. Seeing their faith jesus said to the paralytic take courage son. But the language is strongly against such a construction. They lowered their friend down to the place where jesus was.

First jesus did what only god can do he forgave the man s sins. 2 and they brought to him a paralytic lying on a bed. Roof and outside stairs leading up to the roof. 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.

The account of the healing of the paralyzed man in mark 2 1 12 contains a number of lessons for growing christians. Jesus was impressed by the faith of these men. 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. But instead of giving healing the first thing jesus said was son thy sins be forgiven thee.

The gospel writer luke reported a paralytic man was lowered through the tiled roof.