And because they could not come near unto him for the multitude, they uncovered the roof of the house where he was: and when they had broken it open, they [a]let down the [b]bed, wherein the sick of the palsy lay.

Now when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins are forgiven thee.

And there were certain of the Scribes sitting there, and [c]reasoning in their hearts,

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 2:4 They brake up the upper part of the house, which was plain, and let down the man that was sick of the palsy, into the lower part where Christ preached, for they could not otherwise come into his sight.
  2. Mark 2:4 The word signifieth the worst kind of bed, whereupon men used to lay down themselves at noontide, and such other times, to refresh themselves: we call it a couch.
  3. Mark 2:6 In their minds disputing upon that matter, on both sides.

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. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”(A)

Now some teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves,

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