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