You and i have friends who need to come to jesus.
The man lowered through the roof bible story.
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 how much faith these four men had he not only healed the paralyzed man he even forgave him of all his sins.
Then they lowered the man down through the roof to where jesus was.
When jesus saw their faith he told the paralyzed man that his sins were forgiven.
So they went up to the roof and took off some tiles.
The four men tried to take the paralyzed man into the house to lay him before jesus.
The four men carried their friend up to the roof and made an opening in the roof.
The house had a flat roof and outside stairs leading up to the roof.
A paralyzed man on a bedroll.
Make two small holes in the roof.
They couldn t get past the crowd at the door.
Cut out the house and man on mat.
English standard version but finding no way to bring him in because of the crowd they went up on the roof and let him down with his bed through the tiles into the midst before jesus.
Tape 2 strips of wool on back of man.
Thread wool through holes in roof and tie.
Only god can forgive people of their sins.
Glue flaps on house to make 3d.
Allow enough wool so the man can be lowered.
Some of the scribes thought to themselves.
The friends climbed up an outside staircase and dug a hole through the roof.
When the man s friends carried him to the house where jesus was staying they found the house to be packed with people wanting to hear jesus and be healed by him.
Then they lowered the sick man on his mat down into the crowd right in front of jesus.
Who does he think he is.