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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Gill's Exposition
And when they could not find by what way,.... As by the door, or in at a window of the house:
they might bring him in; to Jesus, in the house:
because of the multitude; which was about the door,…
See this passage explained in the notes at Mat 9:1-7. Luk 5:17 On a certain day - The time and place are not particularly mentioned here, but from Mat 9:1 it seems it was at Capernaum. Luk 5:19 The…
Here is, I. A general account of Christ's preaching and miracles, Luk 5:17. 1. He was teaching on a certain day, not on the sabbath day, then he would have said so, but on a week-day; six days shalt…
Cambridge Bible
they went upon the housetop A very easy thing to do because there was in most houses an outside staircase to the roof, Mat 24:17. Eastern houses are often only one storey high, and when they are built…
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