Luke 5:19

So they went up on the roof, and let him down through the tiling, with his bed, into the crowd, before Jesus.

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.

In Context

18And behold there came men carrying a paralytic on a bed; and they tried to bring him and lay him before Jesus, but they could not because of the crowd.

20When Jesus saw their faith, he said to him, "Man, your sins are forgiven you!"

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Cross References

Matthew 10:27"What I am telling you is in the darkness, do you speak in the light; and what is whispered in your ear, proclaim upon the housetops.

Mark 2:4When they could not get him near to Jesus because of the crowd, they removed the roof under which he stood, and after making an opening, they let down the cot on which the paralytic was lying.

Matthew Henry on Luke 5:18-27

Cure of a Paralytic. 17 And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judæa, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them. 18 And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him. 19 And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the… Read the whole commentary →

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