And 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.
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Gill's Exposition
When Jesus saw their faith,.... The faith of the sick man, and his friends, who seemed confident, that could they get at Christ, a cure would be wrought: the faith of the one appears in suffering…
See this miracle explained in Mat 9:2-8. Palsy - See the notes at Mat 4:24. Borne of four - Carried upon a couch Mat 9:2 by four men. Mar 2:4 The press - The crowd, the multitude of people. Jesus was…
Adam Clarke
They uncovered the roof - The houses in the east are generally made flat-roofed, that the inhabitants may have the benefit of taking the air on them; they are also furnished with battlements round…
Christ, having been for some time preaching about in the country, here returns to Capernaum his head-quarters, and makes his appearance there, in hopes that by this time the talk and crowd would be…
Cambridge Bible
they uncovered the roof They appear (1) to have ascended to the flat roof probably by a flight of steps outside (Luk 5:19); (2) to have broken up the tiling or thin stone slabs, sometimes used at this…