Friends Lowered Him Through The Roof

18 some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat and tried to take him into the house to lay him before jesus.

Friends lowered him through the roof.

The friends climbed up an outside staircase and dug a hole through the roof. However the direction is not up and the situation is not out of control. 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. Because the friends could not get through the crowd they carried their friend to the roof and lowered him down to jesus.

Sometimes faith is not mentioned and doesn t appear to be an issue in his healing ministry. They lowered their friend down to the place where jesus was. Mark tells us that it happened in capernaum. 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.

Who wept at seeing the new temple that was built after the exiles return from babylon. 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. 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. Jesus words to the man surprised the pharisees and teachers of the law.

Their love concern effort and faith all cry out to jesus for help so jesus helps the man. This is a get your hands dirty digging through the roof kind of faith. It s a humorous story. Luke 5 18 25 new international version niv.

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. To help our friends find forgiveness we must bring them to jesus who has authority to forgive sins. They couldn t bring him to jesus because of the crowd so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Jesus was impressed by the faith of these men.

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. Rather than saying get up and walk jesus said your sins are forgiven the religious leaders kept quiet but jesus knew their thoughts. Where was jesus when a handicapped man s friends lowered him through the roof. Then they lowered the man on his mat right down in front of jesus.

They made an opening in the tiles and let the man down on his stretcher among the people. This time however jesus sees the faith of the men lowering their paralyzed friend. 20 when jesus saw their faith he said. What rich man sat in a pile of ashes.

Prices taxes and tempers can all go through the roof in mark 2 we see a man go through the roof.