Read jesus heals a paralytic at capernaum.
Jesus paralytic roof modern.
And jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic my son your sins are forgiven.
Stein states the possibility that it is jesus own home.
Study the bible online using commentary on jesus heals a paralytic at capernaum.
The faith that jesus saw was faith that he was able and willing.
That is the faith of the people who brought the paralytic to him.
Jesus stands in stark contrast to modern faith healers.
The text says that jesus observed their faith not his faith.
And when they had dug an opening they let down the pallet on which the paralytic was lying.
And being unable to get to him because of the crowd they removed the roof above him.
Mark 2 3 4 jesus knows what s in our hearts mark 2 6 8 jesus has the power to heal and forgive sin.
Whether the paralytic had faith or not we cannot know.
Then some people appeared bringing him a paralytic stretched out on a bed.
We will be reminded how important it is for us to bring our friends to jesus.
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.
Berean literal bible and not being able to come near to him on account of the crowd they removed the roof where he was and having broken it up they let down the pallet on which the paralytic was.
Since then and even in modern times mistaken priests have presumed to speak forgiveness.
While both follow this majority opinion j.
Some of the key points we will study are.
Like modern readers who read the present account in light of the markan.
This is why jesus pardoned the paralytic s sin luke 5 20.
B they uncovered the roof where he was.
In john 5 14 jesus warned the paralytic at the pool of bethesda whom he healed not to continue in sin and prevent something worse from happening to him.
Commentary using the fourfold gospel.
2 and they brought to him a paralytic lying on a bed seeing their faith jesus said to the paralytic take courage son.
Jesus got in the boat crossed the water and came to his own town.
Good friends bring people to jesus.
Such power resides in jesus alone.
5 which is easier to say your sins are forgiven or to say get up.
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.
Marcus allows that en oikÅ could simply mean in a house and r.
The story is found in both mark 2 and matthew 9.
Seeing their faith jesus said to the paralytic courage my child your sins are forgiven and at this some scribes said to themselves this man is blaspheming.
Jesus noticed the paralytic s need for spiritual healing as well as physical healing something no one else knew.