Scripture does not give his name. Four friends, a crowded house, and a roof torn open.
The Paralytic Lowered Through the Roof
Lowered Through the Roof
Scripture gives no name
In Mark’s Gospel
Jesus was preaching in a house in Capernaum — the crowd was so thick "there was no room, not even at the door"
Mark 2:1-2
His four friends could not get near Jesus because of the crowd — so they went up on the roof, removed the roof above him, and let down the bed
Mark 2:4
Jesus "saw their faith" — the faith of the friends — and said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven"
Mark 2:5
The scribes reasoned in their hearts: "Who can forgive sins but God alone?"
Mark 2:6-7
Who they were
- Helped — he had four friends who would tear open a roof for him (Mark 2:3-4)
- Forgiven first — before his legs were healed, his soul was (Mark 2:5)
- Obedient — when told to rise, he rose (Mark 2:12)
Read about them
Faces of Faith
“Surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses” — Hebrews 12:1
A keepsake of The Paralytic Lowered Through the Roof’s story — the portrait on the front, the key moments on the back.
Faces of Faith cards coming soon to the TruVINE store.
Every claim above is from Scripture unless labeled “Tradition.” Depictions are checked against the WEB text on this site.
