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So they went up to the roof and took off some tiles. Then they lowered the sick man on his mat down into the crowd, right in front of Jesus. <a href="/esv/luke/5.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/bsb/luke/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> but they could not find a way through the crowd. So 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. <a href="/blb/luke/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And not having found what way they should bring him in, on account of the crowd, having gone up on the housetop, they let him down with the mat through the tiles, into the midst before Jesus. <a href="/kjv/luke/5.htm">King James Bible</a> And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus. <a href="/nkjv/luke/5.htm">New King James Version</a> And when they could not find how they might bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the housetop and let him down with his bed through the tiling into the midst before Jesus. <a href="/nasb_/luke/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But when they did not find any way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down through the tiles with his stretcher, into the middle of the crowd, in front of Jesus. <a href="/nasb/luke/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> But not finding any way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down through the tiles with his stretcher, into the middle of the crowd, in front of Jesus. <a href="/nasb77/luke/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And not finding any way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down through the tiles with his stretcher, right in the center, in front of Jesus. <a href="/lsb/luke/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But not finding any way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down through the tiles with his stretcher, into the middle of the crowd, in front of Jesus. <a href="/amp/luke/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But finding no way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof [and removed some tiles to make an opening] and lowered him through the tiles with his stretcher, into the middle of the crowd, in front of Jesus. <a href="/csb/luke/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Since they could not find a way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on the stretcher through the roof tiles into the middle of the crowd before Jesus. <a href="/hcsb/luke/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Since they could not find a way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on the mat through the roof tiles into the middle of the crowd before Jesus. <a href="/asv/luke/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> And not finding by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went up to the housetop, and let him down through the tiles with his couch into the midst before Jesus. <a href="/cev/luke/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But because of the crowd, they could not get him to Jesus. So they went up on the roof, where they removed some tiles and let the mat down in the middle of the room. <a href="/erv/luke/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> And not finding by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went up to the housetop, and let him down through the tiles with his couch into the midst before Jesus. <a href="/gwt/luke/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> But they could not find a way to get him into the house because of the crowd. So they went up on the roof. They made an opening in the tiles and let the man down on his stretcher among the people. (They lowered him in front of Jesus.) <a href="/gnt/luke/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> Because of the crowd, however, they could find no way to take him in. So they carried him up on the roof, made an opening in the tiles, and let him down on his bed into the middle of the group in front of Jesus. <a href="/isv/luke/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> When they couldn't find a way to get him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down on his stretcher through the tiles into the middle of the room, right in front of Jesus. <a href="/msb/luke/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> but they could not find a way through the crowd. So 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. <a href="/net/luke/5.htm">NET Bible</a> But since they found no way to carry him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down on the stretcher through the roof tiles right in front of Jesus. <a href="/nheb/luke/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Not finding a way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up to the housetop, and let him down through the tiles with his cot into the midst before Jesus. <a href="/wbt/luke/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in, because of the multitude, they went upon the house-top, and let him down through the tiling with his couch, into the midst before Jesus. <a href="/wey/luke/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> But when they could find no way of doing so because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down through the tiling--bed and all--into the midst, in front of Jesus. <a href="/web/luke/5.htm">World English Bible</a> Not finding a way to bring him in because of the multitude, they went up to the housetop and let him down through the tiles with his cot into the middle before Jesus. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/luke/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and having not found by what way they may bring him in because of the multitude, having gone up on the housetop, through the tiles they let him down with the little bed, into the midst before Jesus, <a href="/blb/luke/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And not having found what way they should bring him in, on account of the crowd, having gone up on the housetop, they let him down with the mat through the tiles, into the midst before Jesus. <a href="/ylt/luke/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and not having found by what way they may bring him in because of the multitude, having gone up on the house-top, through the tiles they let him down, with the little couch, into the midst before Jesus, <a href="/slt/luke/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And not finding how they might bring him in, for the crowd, having ascended upon the house, they put him down through the tiles, with the small couch, in the midst before Jesus.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/luke/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in, because of the multitude, they went up upon the roof, and let him down through the tiles with his bed into the midst before Jesus. <a href="/cpdv/luke/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And not finding a way by which they might bring him in, because of the crowd, they climbed up to the roof, and they let him down through the roof tiles with his bed, into their midst, in front of Jesus. <a href="/nabre/luke/5.htm">New American Bible</a> But not finding a way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on the stretcher through the tiles into the middle in front of Jesus. <a href="/nrsvce/luke/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> 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 middle of the crowd in front of Jesus.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/luke/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And when they found they were not able to carry him in, because of many people, they went up on the roof, and they lowered him down on his quilt-bed from the ceiling into the midst before Jesus. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And when they found no way to bring him in because of the crowd of people, they went up by themselves to the roof and lowered him with the pallet from the tiles into the center, in front of Yeshua.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/luke/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And finding no way by which they could bring him in, because of the multitude, they went up on the top of the house, and, through the tiling, let him down, with his bed, into the midst before Jesus. <a href="/godbey/luke/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And not having found by what way they may bring him in on account of the crowd, going upon the house, they let him down through the tiles along with the bed in their midst in the presence of Jesus. <a href="/haweis/luke/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And not discovering by what means they could introduce him, because of the crowd, they went up to the roof, and through the tiling let him down with his little couch into the midst, before Jesus. <a href="/mace/luke/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a> but when they found it impracticable to bring him in through the crowd, they went up the gallery to the leads, and let him down through the ceiling in his bed among the company, where Jesus was, <a href="/wey/luke/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> But when they could find no way of doing so because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down through the tiling--bed and all--into the midst, in front of Jesus. <a href="/worrell/luke/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And, not finding by what means they might bring him in because of the multitude, having gone up on the housetop, they let him down through the tiles with the couch, into the midst, before Jesus. <a href="/worsley/luke/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> but when they could not find what way to bring him in because of the croud, they went up on the battlements of the house, and let him down from the roof with his couch, into the midst before Jesus, <a href="/parallel/luke/5-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=1884" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/luke/5.htm">Jesus Heals a Paralytic</a> …18Just then some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They tried to bring him inside to set him before Jesus, 19<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">but</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/2147.htm" title="2147: heurontes (V-APA-NMP) -- A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.">they could not find</a> <a href="/greek/4169.htm" title="4169: poias (IPro-GFS) -- Of what sort. From the base of pou and hoios; individualizing interrogative what sort of, or which one.">a way</a> <a href="/greek/1533.htm" title="1533: eisenenkōsin (V-ASA-3P) -- To lead into, bring in, announce. From eis and phero; to carry inward."></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: dia (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">through</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3793.htm" title="3793: ochlon (N-AMS) -- From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot.">crowd.</a> <a href="/greek/305.htm" title="305: anabantes (V-APA-NMP) -- To go up, mount, ascend; of things: I rise, spring up, come up. From ana and the base of basis; to go up.">So they went up</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">on</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1430.htm" title="1430: dōma (N-ANS) -- The roof (of a house), the top of the house. From demo; properly, an edifice, i.e. a roof.">roof</a> <a href="/greek/2524.htm" title="2524: kathēkan (V-AIA-3P) -- To send, let down, lower. From kata; and hiemi; to lower.">and lowered</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">him</a> <a href="/greek/4862.htm" title="4862: syn (Prep) -- With. A primary preposition denoting union; with or together.">on</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">his</a> <a href="/greek/2826.htm" title="2826: klinidiō (N-DNS) -- A couch or litter of a sick person. Neuter of a presumed derivative of kline; a pallet or little couch.">mat</a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: dia (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">through</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2766.htm" title="2766: keramōn (N-GMP) -- A tile; practically: the roof. Probably from the base of kerannumi; earthenware, i.e. A tile.">tiles</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">into</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3319.htm" title="3319: meson (Adj-ANS) -- Middle, in the middle, between, in the midst of. From meta; middle (neuter) noun).">middle of the crowd,</a> <a href="/greek/1715.htm" title="1715: emprosthen (Prep) -- From en and pros; in front of (literally or figuratively) or time).">right in front of</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsou (N-GMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus.</a> 20When Jesus saw their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/mark/2-4.htm">Mark 2:4</a> 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. <a href="/matthew/9-2.htm">Matthew 9:2</a> Just then some men brought to Him a paralytic lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.” <a href="/john/5-8.htm">John 5:8-9</a> Then Jesus told him, “Get up, pick up your mat, and walk.” / Immediately the man was made well, and he picked up his mat and began to walk. Now this happened on the Sabbath day, <a href="/acts/9-33.htm">Acts 9:33-34</a> There he found a man named Aeneas who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years. / “Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and put away your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up, <a href="/matthew/12-13.htm">Matthew 12:13</a> Then Jesus said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored to full use, just like the other. <a href="/mark/3-3.htm">Mark 3:3-5</a> Then Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, “Stand up among us.” / And He asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” But they were silent. / Jesus looked around at them with anger and sorrow at their hardness of heart. Then He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored. <a href="/john/9-6.htm">John 9:6-7</a> When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes. / Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing. <a href="/acts/3-6.htm">Acts 3:6-8</a> But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!” / Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong. / He sprang to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and leaping and praising God. <a href="/2_kings/1-2.htm">2 Kings 1:2</a> Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers and instructed them: “Go inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this injury.” <a href="/2_kings/5-10.htm">2 Kings 5:10-14</a> Then Elisha sent him a messenger, who said, “Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored, and you will be clean.” / But Naaman went away angry, saying, “I thought that he would surely come out, stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the spot to cure my leprosy. / Are not the Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not have washed in them and been cleansed?” So he turned and went away in a rage. ... <a href="/1_kings/17-21.htm">1 Kings 17:21-22</a> Then he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, please let this boy’s life return to him!” / And the LORD listened to the voice of Elijah, and the child’s life returned to him, and he lived. <a href="/2_kings/4-32.htm">2 Kings 4:32-35</a> When Elisha reached the house, there was the boy lying dead on his bed. / So he went in, closed the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the LORD. / Then Elisha got on the bed and lay on the boy, mouth to mouth, eye to eye, and hand to hand. As he stretched himself out over him, the boy’s body became warm. ... <a href="/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5-6</a> Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. / Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert. <a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4</a> Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. <a href="/psalms/103-3.htm">Psalm 103:3</a> He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went on the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the middle before Jesus.they went.<a href="/mark/2-4.htm">Mark 2:4</a> And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.housetop.<a href="/deuteronomy/22-8.htm">Deuteronomy 22:8</a> When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thine house, if any man fall from thence.<a href="/2_samuel/11-2.htm">2 Samuel 11:2</a> And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.<a href="/jeremiah/19-13.htm">Jeremiah 19:13</a> And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be defiled as the place of Tophet, because of all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink offerings unto other gods.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/3-19.htm">Account</a> <a href="/luke/5-18.htm">Carrying</a> <a href="/luke/5-18.htm">Cot</a> <a href="/mark/7-30.htm">Couch</a> <a href="/luke/5-4.htm">Crowd</a> <a href="/luke/4-43.htm">Find</a> <a href="/mark/14-55.htm">Finding</a> <a href="/luke/5-18.htm">Front</a> <a href="/luke/5-18.htm">House</a> <a href="/mark/13-15.htm">Housetop</a> <a href="/mark/13-15.htm">House-Top</a> <a href="/luke/5-18.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-25.htm">Lowered</a> <a href="/mark/12-37.htm">Mass</a> <a href="/luke/5-18.htm">Mat</a> <a href="/luke/4-35.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/luke/4-35.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/luke/5-6.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/luke/5-18.htm">Palsied</a> <a href="/luke/3-13.htm">Party</a> <a href="/luke/4-10.htm">Roof</a> <a href="/luke/7-14.htm">Stretcher</a> <a href="/luke/5-20.htm">Tiling</a> <a href="/luke/4-33.htm">Top</a> <a href="/luke/5-14.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/6-22.htm">Account</a> <a href="/luke/7-14.htm">Carrying</a> <a href="/luke/5-24.htm">Cot</a> <a href="/luke/5-24.htm">Couch</a> <a href="/luke/5-20.htm">Crowd</a> <a href="/luke/5-20.htm">Find</a> <a href="/luke/11-24.htm">Finding</a> <a href="/luke/5-20.htm">Front</a> <a href="/luke/5-24.htm">House</a> <a href="/luke/17-31.htm">Housetop</a> <a href="/luke/17-31.htm">House-Top</a> <a href="/luke/5-20.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/acts/10-11.htm">Lowered</a> <a href="/luke/13-2.htm">Mass</a> <a href="/john/5-8.htm">Mat</a> <a href="/luke/6-8.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/luke/5-20.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/luke/5-29.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/acts/9-33.htm">Palsied</a> <a href="/luke/5-30.htm">Party</a> <a href="/luke/5-20.htm">Roof</a> <a href="/luke/5-24.htm">Stretcher</a> <a href="/luke/5-20.htm">Tiling</a> <a href="/luke/8-28.htm">Top</a> <a href="/luke/5-20.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 5</div>1. <a href="/luke/5-1.htm">Jesus teaches the people out of Peter's ship;</a> 4. <a href="/luke/5-4.htm">shows how he will make them fishers of men;</a> 12. <a href="/luke/5-12.htm">cleanses the leper;</a> 16. <a href="/luke/5-16.htm">prays in the desert;</a> 17. <a href="/luke/5-17.htm">heals a paralytic;</a> 27. <a href="/luke/5-27.htm">calls Matthew the tax collector;</a> 29. <a href="/luke/5-29.htm">eats with sinners, as being the physician of souls;</a> 33. <a href="/luke/5-33.htm">foretells the fasting and afflictions of the apostles after his ascension;</a> 36. <a href="/luke/5-36.htm">and illustrates the matter by the parable of patches.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The crowd surrounding Jesus was often large, as His teachings and miracles attracted many people. This reflects the growing popularity of Jesus' ministry in Galilee. The inability to reach Jesus due to the crowd highlights the desperation and determination of those seeking His healing power. This scene is reminiscent of the pressing crowds in other parts of the Gospels, such as when the woman with the issue of blood touched Jesus' garment (<a href="/mark/5-24.htm">Mark 5:24-34</a>). It underscores the theme of faith and persistence in overcoming obstacles to reach Christ.So they went up on the roof In first-century Palestine, houses typically had flat roofs made of wooden beams covered with branches and clay. These roofs were accessible by an external staircase or ladder. The decision to go up on the roof demonstrates the friends' resourcefulness and determination. This act of faith is significant, as it shows their belief in Jesus' ability to heal and their willingness to take unconventional steps to bring their friend to Him.and lowered him on his mat through the tiles The mention of "tiles" suggests a more permanent and possibly wealthier home, as not all roofs would have been tiled. This detail provides insight into the architectural practices of the time. The act of lowering the man through the roof is a vivid demonstration of faith and urgency. It also symbolizes the breaking of barriers to reach Jesus, both physically and spiritually. This act can be seen as a type of intercession, where the friends' faith and actions bring the paralytic into the presence of Christ.into the middle of the crowd The placement of the paralytic in the midst of the crowd emphasizes the public nature of Jesus' ministry and the communal aspect of His miracles. It also sets the stage for the miracle to be witnessed by many, including skeptics and religious leaders. This public setting is crucial for the subsequent teaching moment, where Jesus not only heals physically but also addresses spiritual needs.right in front of Jesus. Positioning the paralytic directly before Jesus signifies the centrality of Christ in the narrative. It highlights Jesus as the focal point of faith and healing. This moment foreshadows the authority of Jesus to forgive sins, which He demonstrates in the following verses. The direct encounter with Jesus is a powerful image of divine grace and the accessibility of Christ to those who seek Him with faith. This scene also prefigures the ultimate act of salvation, where Jesus becomes the mediator between God and humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> Central figure in the account, known for His teaching and healing ministry. In this passage, He is inside a house, surrounded by a crowd eager to hear Him. 2. <a href="/topical/p/paralytic_man.htm">Paralytic Man</a> The man who is unable to walk and is brought to Jesus by his friends. His condition represents physical and spiritual need. 3. <a href="/topical/f/friends_of_the_paralytic.htm">Friends of the Paralytic</a> These are the individuals who demonstrate faith and determination by bringing their friend to Jesus, even going so far as to lower him through the roof. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_crowd.htm">The Crowd</a> A large group of people gathered to hear Jesus teach. Their presence creates an obstacle for the paralytic and his friends. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_house.htm">The House</a> The setting of the event, likely a typical first-century Palestinian home with a flat roof, which the friends use to access Jesus.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a> The friends' determination to bring the paralytic to Jesus illustrates that true faith often requires action. We are called to actively seek Jesus, even when faced with obstacles. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_support.htm">Community and Support</a> The account highlights the importance of community and supporting one another in faith. We should strive to be like the friends, helping others come to Jesus. <a href="/topical/o/overcoming_obstacles.htm">Overcoming Obstacles</a> The friends' creative solution to reach Jesus teaches us to persevere in our spiritual journey, finding ways to overcome barriers that hinder our relationship with Christ. <a href="/topical/j/jesus'_authority_and_compassion.htm">Jesus' Authority and Compassion</a> Jesus' response to the paralytic demonstrates His authority to heal and forgive, reminding us of His power and compassion in our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 5</a> <a href="/q/who_is_jesus_to_me_personally.htm">What does the Bible say about Jesus' visions?</a> <a href="/q/what_were_jesus'_last_words.htm">According to the gospels, what were the last words of Jesus before he died? Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit! (Luke 23:46) 'It is finished' (John 19:30)</a> <a href="/q/luke_5_17-26__is_the_healing_plausible.htm">In Luke 5:17-26, what evidence supports the sudden physical restoration of a paralyzed man, and how scientifically plausible is this miracle?</a> <a href="/q/what_was_the_cause_of_isaiah's_death.htm">What does it mean to emulate Jesus?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) With his couch.--The Greek word is the diminutive of the word translated "bed" in <a href="/luke/5-18.htm" title="And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.">Luke 5:18</a>, and is used, apparently, as St. Mark uses the Latin grabatum, to show how it was that the process described was possible. <a href="/commentaries/luke/5-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>but καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. they could not find εὑρόντες (heurontes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2147.htm">Strong's 2147: </a> A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find. a way ποίας (poias) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4169.htm">Strong's 4169: </a> Of what sort. From the base of pou and hoios; individualizing interrogative what sort of, or which one. through διὰ (dia) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. crowd. ὄχλον (ochlon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3793.htm">Strong's 3793: </a> From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot. So they went up ἀναβάντες (anabantes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_305.htm">Strong's 305: </a> To go up, mount, ascend; of things: I rise, spring up, come up. From ana and the base of basis; to go up. on ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. roof δῶμα (dōma) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1430.htm">Strong's 1430: </a> The roof (of a house), the top of the house. From demo; properly, an edifice, i.e. a roof. and lowered καθῆκαν (kathēkan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2524.htm">Strong's 2524: </a> To send, let down, lower. From kata; and hiemi; to lower. him αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. on σὺν (syn) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_4862.htm">Strong's 4862: </a> With. A primary preposition denoting union; with or together. [his] τῷ (tō) Article - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. mat κλινιδίῳ (klinidiō) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2826.htm">Strong's 2826: </a> A couch or litter of a sick person. Neuter of a presumed derivative of kline; a pallet or little couch. through διὰ (dia) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. the τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. tiles κεράμων (keramōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2766.htm">Strong's 2766: </a> A tile; practically: the roof. Probably from the base of kerannumi; earthenware, i.e. A tile. into εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. middle [of the crowd], μέσον (meson) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3319.htm">Strong's 3319: </a> Middle, in the middle, between, in the midst of. From meta; middle (neuter) noun). right in front of ἔμπροσθεν (emprosthen) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1715.htm">Strong's 1715: </a> From en and pros; in front of (literally or figuratively) or time). Jesus. Ἰησοῦ (Iēsou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/5-19.htm">Luke 5:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/luke/5-19.htm">Luke 5:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/luke/5-19.htm">Luke 5:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/luke/5-19.htm">Luke 5:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/luke/5-19.htm">Luke 5:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/5-19.htm">Luke 5:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/5-19.htm">Luke 5:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/5-19.htm">Luke 5:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/luke/5-19.htm">Luke 5:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/luke/5-19.htm">Luke 5:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/luke/5-19.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 5:19 Not finding a way to bring him (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/5-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 5:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 5:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/5-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 5:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 5:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>