Luke uses the general expression those days referring to the early portion of our lord s ministry in galilee.
Jesus rip the roof off for the paralytic.
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.
All of a sudden you start to hear some banging on the roof.
I d guess anger because they are there to listen to jesus.
They earned their.
Mark says some days which implies the lapse of a considerable interval.
B it was noised that he was in the house.
Through one of the most creative schemes ever their faith in jesus is made clear to everyone.
It s time to rip the roof off our faith and get to jesus.
Then the roof begins to fall in on you.
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.
2 and they brought to him a paralytic lying on a bed seeing their faith jesus said to the paralytic take courage son.
That s faith if i ve ever seen it.
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.
The giant gap in the roof is a further reminder of their belief.
Imagine the people s responses.
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.
5 when jesus saw their faith he said to the paralytic son your sins are forgiven.
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.
They ripped a roof off for pete s sake.