Mark 2:4

Full Chapter

September 17, 2025

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.

BSB

Since they were unable to get to Jesus through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the paralytic on his mat.

WEB

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.

YLT

and not being able to come near to him because of the multitude, they uncovered the roof where he was, and, having broken it up, they let down the couch on which the paralytic was lying,

F.O.G Original

Unable to get to Him because of the crowd, they removed the roof where He was, and teared out an opening, to lower down the mattress on which the paralytic was lying on.

F.O.G

Unable to get to Him because of the crowd, they removed the roof where He was, and teared out an opening, to lower down the mattress on which the paralytic was lying on.

F.O.G MSG

⁴But they couldn’t get through the crowd, so they climbed up on the flat roofᵃ above Jesus. They dug through the clay tiles and lowered their friend down on his mat, right in front of Jesus.

Footnotes:

⁴ᵃ Flat roof: Houses in Palestine had flat roofs made of clay tiles laid over wooden beams, often used as outdoor living space and easily accessible by outside stairs.