Mark 2:4

Mark 2:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, 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.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him, and when they had made an opening, they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay.
• New Living Translation (NLT)They couldn’t bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus.

Context of Mark 2:4

2Immediately many gathered together, so that there was no longer room to receive them, not even near the door. And He preached the word to them. 3Then they came to Him, bringing a paralytic who was carried by four men. And when they could not come near Him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where He was. So when they had broken through, they let down the bed on which the paralytic was lying. 5When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.” 6And some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,

Mark 2:4 word by word

καὶ μὴ δυνάμενοι προσενέγκαι αὐτῷ διὰ τὸν ὄχλον ἀπεστέγασαν τὴν στέγην ὅπου ἦν καὶ ἐξορύξαντες χαλῶσιν τὸν κράβαττον ὅπου ὁ παραλυτικὸς κατέκειτο.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• when they couldδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• notμήmē · notG3361
• come nigh untoπροσεγγίζωproseggizō · to approachG4331
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• forδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• the pressὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the pressὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• they uncoveredἀποστεγάζωapostegazō · to unroofG648
• the roofστέγηstegē · roofG4721
• whereὅπουhopou · where(-ever)G3699
• he wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• when they had brokenἐξορύσσωexorussō · to dig through/outG1846
• they let downχαλάωchalaō · to lowerG5465
• the bedκράββατοςkrabbatos · bedG2895
• whereinἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• whereinὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• the sick of the palsyπαραλυτικόςparalutikos · paralyticG3885
• layκατάκειμαιkatakeimai · to reclineG2621

Cross-references for Mark 2:4

• Deuteronomy 22:8“When you build a new house, then you shall make a parapet for your roof, that you may not bring guilt of bloodshed on your household if anyone falls from it.
• Luke 5:19And when they could not find how they might bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the housetop and let him down with his bed through the tiling into the midst before Jesus.

Commentaries on Mark 2:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4They uncovered the roof - The houses in the east are generally made flat-roofed, that the inhabitants may have the benefit of taking the air on them; they are also furnished with battlements round about, Deuteronomy 22:8; Judges 16:27; and 2 Samuel 11:2, to prevent persons from falling off; and have a trap door by which they descend into the house. This door, it appears, was too narrow to let down the sick man and his couch; so they uncovered the roof…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3-12Verses 3-12 See this miracle explained in Matthew 9:2-8. Palsy - See the notes at Matthew 4:24. Borne of four - Carried upon a couch Matthew 9:2 by four men. Mark 2:4 The press - The crowd, the multitude of people. Jesus was probably in the large open area or hall in the center of the house. See the notes at Matthew 9:2. The people pressed into the area, and blocked up the door so that they could not have access to him. They uncovered the roof where he…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4through the crowd: See 2:1. Houses at that time usually had flat roofs made of mud, thatch (dry plant material), and branches. The men made an opening by digging through the roof.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press--or, as in Luke (Lu 5:19), "when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude," they "went upon the housetop"--the flat or terrace-roof, universal in Eastern houses. they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed--or portable couch wherein the sick of the palsy lay--Luke (Lu 5:19) says, they "let him down through the…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 2:4

• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Blaspheme
• Blasphemy
• Palsy
• Press
• Bed; Bedchamber; Bedstead
• Broken
• Forgiveness
• Jesus Christ
• Mark, the Gospel According to
• Palestine

Commentaries on Mark 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings