Luke 5:19

World English Bible (2000)

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 midst before Jesus.

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Referenced Verses

  • Mark 2:4 : 4 When they could not come near to him for the crowd, they removed the roof where he was. When they had broken it up, they let down the mat that the paralytic was lying on.
  • Deut 22:8 : 8 When you build a new house, then you shall make a battlement for your roof, that you don't bring blood on your house, if any man fall from there.
  • Matt 10:27 : 27 What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in the ear, proclaim on the housetops.
  • Matt 24:17 : 17 Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take out things that are in his house.
  • 2 Sam 11:2 : 2 It happened at evening, that David arose from off his bed, and walked on the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look on.
  • Jer 19:13 : 13 and the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, which are defiled, shall be as the place of Topheth, even all the houses on whose roofs they have burned incense to all the army of the sky, and have poured out drink offerings to other gods.

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  • Mark 2:2-5
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    2 Immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even around the door; and he spoke the word to them.

    3 Four people came, carrying a paralytic to him.

    4 When they could not come near to him for the crowd, they removed the roof where he was. When they had broken it up, they let down the mat that the paralytic was lying on.

    5 Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven you."

  • Luke 5:17-18
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    17 It happened on one of those days, that 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.

    18 Behold, men brought a paralyzed man on a cot, and they sought to bring him in to lay before Jesus.

  • Luke 5:20-21
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    20 Seeing their faith, he said to him, "Man, your sins are forgiven you."

    21 The scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, "Who is this that speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?"

  • Matt 9:2-3
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    2 Behold, they brought to him a man who was paralyzed, lying on a bed. Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, "Son, cheer up! Your sins are forgiven you."

    3 Behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, "This man blasphemes."

  • Luke 5:23-25
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    23 Which is easier to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you;' or to say, 'Arise and walk?'

    24 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins" (he said to the paralyzed man), "I tell you, arise, and take up your cot, and go to your house."

    25 Immediately he rose up before them, and took up that which he was laying on, and departed to his house, glorifying God.

  • Mark 2:9-12
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    9 Which is easier, to tell the paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven;' or to say, 'Arise, and take up your bed, and walk?'

    10 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"--he said to the paralytic--

    11 "I tell you, arise, take up your mat, and go to your house."

    12 He arose, and immediately took up the mat, and went out in front of them all; so that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, "We never saw anything like this!"

  • Matt 9:5-8
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    5 For which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven;' or to say, 'Get up, and walk?'

    6 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins..." (then he said to the paralytic), "Get up, and take up your mat, and go up to your house."

    7 He arose and departed to his house.

    8 But when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

  • Acts 5:15-16
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    15 They even carried out the sick into the streets, and laid them on cots and mattresses, so that as Peter came by, at the least his shadow might overshadow some of them.

    16 Multitudes also came together from the cities around Jerusalem, bringing sick people, and those who were tormented by unclean spirits: and they were all healed.

  • Matt 15:30
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    30 Great multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others, and they put them down at his feet. He healed them,

  • Matt 17:16
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    16 So I brought him to your disciples, and they could not cure him."

  • Matt 8:5-6
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    5 When he came into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking him,

    6 and saying, "Lord, my servant lies in the house paralyzed, grievously tormented."

  • John 5:7-12
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    7 The sick man answered him, "Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, but while I'm coming, another steps down before me."

    8 Jesus said to him, "Arise, take up your mat, and walk."

    9 Immediately, the man was made well, and took up his mat and walked. Now it was the Sabbath on that day.

    10 So the Jews said to him who was cured, "It is the Sabbath. It is not lawful for you to carry the mat."

    11 He answered them, "He who made me well, the same said to me, 'Take up your mat, and walk.'"

    12 Then they asked him, "Who is the man who said to you, 'Take up your mat, and walk'?"

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    14 When they came to the multitude, a man came to him, kneeling down to him, saying,

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    55 and ran around that whole region, and began to bring those who were sick, on their mats, to where they heard he was.

  • Mark 9:20
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    20 They brought him to him, and when he saw him, immediately the spirit convulsed him, and he fell on the ground, wallowing and foaming at the mouth.

  • Mark 7:32
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    32 They brought to him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech. They begged him to lay his hand on him.

  • Acts 4:9
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    9 if we are examined today concerning a good deed done to a crippled man, by what means this man has been healed,

  • Mark 1:29
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    29 Immediately, when they had come out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

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    35 They brought it to Jesus. They threw their cloaks on the colt, and set Jesus on them.

  • Luke 4:40
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    40 When the sun was setting, all those who had any sick with various diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.

  • Luke 14:2
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    2 Behold, a certain man who had dropsy was in front of him.

  • Luke 4:29
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    29 They rose up, threw him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill that their city was built on, that they might throw him off the cliff.

  • Acts 4:22
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    22 For the man on whom this miracle of healing was performed was more than forty years old.

  • Mark 1:33
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    33 All the city was gathered together at the door.

  • John 9:13
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    13 They brought him who had been blind to the Pharisees.

  • Mark 9:27
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    27 But Jesus took him by the hand, and raised him up; and he arose.

  • Mark 3:21
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  • Mark 8:22
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    22 He came to Bethsaida. They brought a blind man to him, and begged him to touch him.

  • John 5:3
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    3 In these lay a great multitude of those who were sick, blind, lame, or paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water;