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John Gill
And when they could not find by what way,.... As by the door, or in at a window of the house: they might bring him in; to Jesus, in the house: because of the multitude; which was about the door, and all the fore part of the house: they went upon the housetop; by a ladder, or pair of stairs, which usually were on the outside of houses; [See comments on Matthew 24:17] the houses of the Jews being...
Matthew Henry
In this chapter, we have, I. Christ preaching to the people out of Peter's ship, for want of a better pulpit, ver. 1-3. II. The recompence he made to Peter for the loan of his boat, in a miraculous draught of fishes, by which he intimated to him and his partners his design to make them, as apostles, fishers of men, ver. 4-11. III. His cleansing the leper, ver. 12-15. IV. A short account of his...
Charles H. Spurgeon
And they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him. And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, — By the external staircase, —
Charles H. Spurgeon
And let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus. Probably into the courtyard of the house where Jesus was preaching.
Charles H. Spurgeon
And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him. And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus. There does appear to have been, according to Mark, some...
Charles H. Spurgeon
And they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him. And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop,— There was, no doubt, a staircase outside, as there usually is to Eastern houses: “They went upon the housetop,”
Charles H. Spurgeon
And let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus. And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone? Most true, O Pharisees; and, therefore he is God, for he can forgive sins, and he has forgiven this...