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Luke 5:19

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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.

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Luke 5:19 in other translations

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.

Luke 5:19 · American Standard Version

Luke 5:19 in context

  1. 17On one of those days, he was teaching; and there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come out of every village of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was with him to heal them.
  2. 18Behold, men brought a paralyzed man on a cot, and they sought to bring him in to lay before Jesus.
  3. 19Not 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.
  4. 20Seeing their faith, he said to him, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.”
  5. 21The scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this that speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?”