And mark writes that jesus looks at the men and sees their faith.
Jesus rip the roof off for the paralytic.
Through one of the most creative schemes ever their faith in jesus is made clear to everyone.
B it was noised that he was in the house.
These friends literally tore the tiles off the roof tore a hole in the roof and lowered the paralyzed man by a rope into the house.
4 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.
All of a sudden you start to hear some banging on the roof.
They ripped a roof off for pete s sake.
So when they had broken through they let down the bed on which the paralytic was lying.
Your sins are forgiven 3 and some of the scribes said to themselves this fellow blasphemes 4 and jesus knowing their thoughts said why are you thinking evil in your hearts.
I d guess anger because they are there to listen to jesus.
Imagine the people s responses.
Mark says some days which implies the lapse of a considerable interval.
Then he speaks to the paralytic.
They earned their.
Luke uses the general expression those days referring to the early portion of our lord s ministry in galilee.
C 17 and it came to pass on one of those days b when he entered again into capernaum after some days c that he was teaching.
2 and they brought to him a paralytic lying on a bed seeing their faith jesus said to the paralytic take courage son.
5 when jesus saw their faith he said to the paralytic son your sins are forgiven.
5 which is easier to say your sins are forgiven or to say get up.
When jesus saw their faith he said to the paralytic son your sins are forgiven you mark 2 3 5.
That s faith if i ve ever seen it.