KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Luke 5:19
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
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 midst before Jesus.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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,
Surrounding context — Luke 5
16 And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.
17 And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was [present] to heal them.
18 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.
19 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.
20 And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
22 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
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καὶG2532 · kaiandμὴG3361 · mēnotεὑρόντεςG2147 · ehuriskōto find/meetποίαςG4169 · poioswhat?εἰσενέγκωσινG1533 · eispherōto bring inαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heδιὰG1223 · diathrough/because ofτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoὄχλον,G3793 · ochloscrowdἀναβάντεςG305 · anabainōto ascendἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoδῶμαG1430 · dōmahousetopδιὰG1223 · diathrough/because ofτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoκεράμωνG2766 · keramosclay roof tileκαθῆκανG2524 · kathiēmito lowerαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heσὺνG4862 · sunwithτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoκλινιδίῳG2826 · klinidionbedεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoμέσονG3319 · mesosmidstἔμπροσθενG1715 · emprosthenbeforeτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸησοῦ.G2424 · IēsousJesus
Cross-references
Mark 2:4And 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.Matthew 10:27What I tell you in darkness, [that] speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, [that] preach ye upon the housetops.Matthew 24:17Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:2 Samuel 11:2And 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.Deuteronomy 22:8When 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.Jeremiah 19:13And 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.
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