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860 B
860 B
four people were carrying him
"four of them were carrying him." It is likely that there were more than four people within the group that brought the man to Jesus.
were bringing a paralyzed man
"were bringing a man who was unable to walk or use his arms"
could not get near him
"could not get close to where Jesus was"
they removed the roof ... they lowered
Houses where Jesus lived had flat roofs made of clay and covered with tiles. The process of making a hole in the roof can be explained more clearly or made more general so that it may be understood in your language. AT: "they removed the tiles from the part of the roof above where Jesus was. And when they had dug through the clay roof, they lowered" or "they made a hole in the roof above where Jesus was, and then they lowered"