But the language is strongly against such a construction.
Lowering the paralytic through the roof.
2 and many were gathered together so that there was no longer room not even near the door.
Jesus was living in capernaum and teaching the people there and on one occasion the people gathered in such large numbers that there was no room left inside the house where he was teaching not even outside the door.
An awning is not a roof and it is rolled up not broken up moreover the man was let down through the tiles which seems to indicate that the remaining tiles encased an opening through which he was lowered.
And when they had.
4 being unable to get to him because of the crowd they removed the roof above him.
Jesus was impressed by the faith of these men.
1 when he had come back to capernaum several days afterward it was heard that he was at home.
Healing the paralytic at capernaum is one of the miracles of jesus in the gospels in matthew 9 1 8 mark 2 1 12 and luke 5 17 26.
Paralytic s friends couldn t get to jesus because of the.
4 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.
5 when jesus saw their faith he said to the paralytic son your sins are forgiven.
The friends climbed up an outside staircase and dug a hole through the roof.
They lowered their friend down to the place where jesus was.
And he was speaking the word to them.
House was full mk 2 2.
House in capernaum key repetitions.
Then jesus healed the man so that he could get up and walk.
Luke 5 17 26 structure key persons.
First jesus did what only god can do he forgave the man s sins.