Friends Lowered Him Through The Roof

Luke 5 18 25 new international version niv.

Friends lowered him through the roof.

New living translation they couldn t bring him to jesus because of the crowd so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat right down in front of jesus. Jesus words to the man surprised the pharisees and teachers of the law. Jesus was impressed by the faith of these men.

Seeing their faith jesus said to the paralyzed man my child your sins are forgiven let s focus on the phrase dug a hole through the roof. They lowered him in front of jesus new american standard 1977 and not finding any way to bring him in because of the crowd they went up on the roof and let him down through the tiles with his stretcher right in the center in front of jesus. This is the message of the colorful story of the paralytic man whose friends lowered him through the roof as jesus spoke in a crowded house luke 5 17 26. They couldn t bring him to jesus because of the crowd so they dug a hole through the roof above his head.

Where was jesus when a handicapped man s friends lowered him through the roof. Since they could not get him to jesus because of the crowd they made an opening in the roof above jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on. The friends climbed up an outside staircase and dug a hole through the roof. Mark tells us that it happened in capernaum.

To help our friends find forgiveness we must bring them to jesus who has authority to forgive sins. This time however jesus sees the faith of the men lowering their paralyzed friend. Who wept at seeing the new temple that was built after the exiles return from babylon. Whose second husband phaltiel wept as he watched her return to her first husband david.

They lowered their friend down to the place where jesus was. Sometimes faith is not mentioned and doesn t appear to be an issue in his healing ministry. They made an opening in the tiles and let the man down on his stretcher among the people. Their love concern effort and faith all cry out to jesus for help so jesus helps the man.

Rather than saying get up and walk jesus said your sins are forgiven the religious leaders kept quiet but jesus knew their thoughts. 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. 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. Because the friends could not get through the crowd they carried their friend to the roof and lowered him down to jesus.

Prices taxes and tempers can all go through the roof in mark 2 we see a man go through the roof. 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. What rich man sat in a pile of ashes. 20 when jesus saw their faith he said.

However the direction is not up and the situation is not out of control.