Luke 5:19 “but they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on th…”

Luke 5:19

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

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 middle before Jesus.

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And when they could not finde by what way they might bring him in, because of the preasse, they went vp on the house, and let him downe through the tyling, bed and all, in the middes before Iesus.

Darby Translation

And not finding what way to bring him in, on account of the crowd, going up on the housetop they let him down through the tiles, with his little couch, into the midst before Jesus.

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,

Bible in Basic English

And because of the mass of people, there was no way to get him in; so they went up on the top of the house and let him down through the roof, on his bed, into the middle in front of Jesus.

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Cross references

“they went”

Mark 2:4

Mark 2:4 · BSB

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.

“housetop”

Matthew 10:27 Deuteronomy 22:8 2 Samuel 11:2 Jeremiah 19:13

Matthew 10:27 · BSB

What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.

Deuteronomy 22:8 · BSB

If you build a new house, you are to construct a railing around your roof, so that you do not bring bloodguilt on your house if someone falls from it.

2 Samuel 11:2 · BSB

One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman.

Jeremiah 19:13 · BSB

The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be defiled like that place, Topheth—all the houses on whose rooftops they burned incense to all the host of heaven and poured out drink offerings to other…

Also

Matthew 24:17

Matthew 24:17 · BSB

Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

18Just then some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They tried to bring him inside to set him before Jesus,

20When Jesus saw their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”

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