Mark 12:1-12
Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man
The paraplegic could not walk; he could use neither his arms nor his legs. He had never run and played with the other children, nor climbed a hill. He could not dress or feed himself. Others must toilet and clean him, cut his nails and beard, and brush his hair. He was wholly dependent upon the charitable efforts of others, their availability and willingness to help him, for even the most basic and personal of tasks.
Those four friends worked hard to get their friend to Jesus to be healed. The house was so full that no room remained by the door; there was no way for them to bring him in to see Jesus. No regular way.
Mark says that they “… uncovered the roof where He was, and when they had broken up, they let down the bed in which the paraplegic lay...
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