Imagine the people s responses.
Friends tore the roof off to get to jesys.
I d guess anger because they are there to listen to jesus.
It was a real commitment to dig into some stranger s roof and make a man sized hole in it.
Treasury of scripture and when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude they went on the housetop and let him down through the tiling with his couch into.
And when they could not get near him because of the crowd they removed the roof above him and when they had made an opening they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay.
Berean study bible 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.
Such was their love for their friend and confidence in jesus power and willingness to help that they would interrupt his discussions with the local theologians.
Suddenly a group of men tried to bring a friend of theirs into the meeting to get him close to jesus.
A paralyzed man s friends carried him to jesus for healing but they couldn t get through the crowds into the house where he was teaching.
They were going to get their friend to jesus.
But they didn t give up.
These friends were not going to be denied.
His friends found that they could not get him into the crowded house.
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.
This might have stopped them faith series.
He was paralyzed and had to be carried on his bed.