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And when they could not get him to a place in front of Jesus because of the throng, they dug through the roof above Him; and when they had [a]scooped out an opening, they let down the [[b]thickly padded] quilt or mat upon which the paralyzed man lay.

And when Jesus saw their faith [their confidence in God through Him], He said to the paralyzed man, Son, your sins are forgiven [you] and put away [that is, the [c]penalty is remitted, the sense of guilt removed, and you are made upright and in right standing with God].

Now some of the scribes were sitting there, holding a dialogue with themselves as they questioned in their hearts,

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 2:4 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
  2. Mark 2:4 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
  3. Mark 2:5 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.

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