Man Lowered Through Roof To See Jesus

New living translation they couldn t bring him to jesus because of the crowd so they dug a hole through the roof above his head.

Man lowered through roof to see jesus.

So they went up to the roof and took off some tiles. However the direction is not up and the situation is not out of control. Since they could not get him to jesus because of the crowd they made an opening in the roof above jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on. Then they lowered the man down through the roof to where jesus was.

Jesus was impressed by the faith of these men. When the man s friends carried him to the house where jesus was staying they found the house to be packed with people wanting to hear jesus and be healed by him. They lowered their friend down to the place where jesus was. For the kids at your church friendships are a major part of everyday life.

This bible activity is a word scramble based on jesus actions to heal and forgive a lame man who was lowered before him through the roof of the house where he was teaching. The man is literally let down through the roof under the careful control of his concerned friends and into a situation controlled by the lord jesus christ. It also underscores a bottom line lesson from the biblical record of the account. What an amazing picture of friendship devotion and love we see here.

In scripture we read of new songs new mercies a new creation a new heaven and earth new names and new wineskins. The four men carried their friend up to the roof and made an opening in the roof. When they couldn t get near jesus they went to the roof and uncovered the roof. Then they lowered the sick man on his mat down into the crowd right in front of jesus.

A paralysed man is forgiven and healed by jesus after being lowered through the roof. When jesus saw how much faith these four men had he not only healed the paralyzed man he even forgave him of all his sins. The activity highlights eight elements of this event. English standard version but finding no way to bring him in because of the crowd they went up on the roof and let him down with his bed through the tiles into the midst before jesus.

The friends climbed up an outside staircase and dug a hole through the roof. Who does he think he is. In mark 2 we see a man go through the roof. Believing that jesus could heal their friend the men tore away part of a roof so they could lower the man to jesus.

No man had ever been brought to jesus through a hole in a roof before either but it worked. When jesus saw their faith he told the paralyzed man that his sins were forgiven. With love and compassion jesus forgave the man s sins and healed him completely. Some of the scribes thought to themselves.