Then they lowered the sick man on his mat down into the crowd right in front of jesus.
Man lowered through the roof to jesus.
Allow enough wool so the man can be lowered.
When jesus saw their faith he told the paralyzed man that his sins were forgiven.
No man had ever been brought to jesus through a hole in a roof before either but it worked.
So they went up to the roof and took off some tiles.
The friends climbed up an outside staircase and dug a hole through the roof.
Jesus was impressed by the faith of these men.
When they had made an opening they let the man down lying on his mat.
Luke 5 18 25new international version niv 18 some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat and tried to take him into the house to lay him before jesus 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.
They tried to take him inside to jesus 19 but they couldn t reach him because of the crowd.
20 seeing their faith jesus said to the man young man your sins are forgiven.
Then they lowered the man down through the roof to where jesus was.
Tape 2 strips of wool on back of man.
They lowered their friend down to the place where jesus was.
The four men carried their friend up to the roof and made an opening in the roof.
When they couldn t get near jesus they went to the roof and uncovered the roof.
Thread wool through holes in roof and tie.
So they went up to the roof and took off some tiles.
When jesus saw how much faith these four men had he not only healed the paralyzed man he even forgave him of all his sins.
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Some of the scribes thought to themselves.
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.
You and i have friends who need to come to jesus.
In scripture we read of new songs new mercies a new creation a new heaven and earth new names and new wineskins.
New living translation but they couldn t reach him because of the crowd.
When they had broken a space big enough through the roof the four men let the man down through the roof.
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.
Who does he think he is.
But instead of giving healing the first thing jesus said was son thy sins be forgiven thee.
Praise the lord that he is the god of new things.
And when they had broken through they lowered the mat on which the paralytic was lying.
So they tore a hole in this man s roof and lowered him down to jesus.
Make two small holes in the roof.