they uncovered the roof where He was …and they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.
When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy,
Son, thy sins be forgiven thee —St. Mark 2:4-5
This must have been a big day for the little town of Capernaum. The bible sets the scene fully like this:
And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house.
And straightaway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door,and He preached the word unto them.And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press [of the
crowd], 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.When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy,
Son, thy sins be forgiven thee —St. Mark 2:1-5
The best part was yet to come. Some scoffers on hand doubted Jesus’ authority to forgive sins. Reading their minds, Jesus answered thus
That ye may know that the Son of Man hath power to forgive sins, (He saith unto the sick of the palsy)
I say unto thee, Arise, take up thy bed, and go thy way into thy house.
And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed and Glorified God… —St. Mark 2:10-12
