Luke 5:19

New American Bible - revised edition

But not finding a way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on the stretcher through the tiles into the middle in front of Jesus.

Cross References

2 Samuel 11:2

One evening David rose from his bed and strolled about on the roof of the king’s house. From the roof he saw a woman bathing; she was very beautiful.

Jeremiah 19:13

And the houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah shall be defiled like the place of Topheth, all the houses upon whose roofs they burnt incense to the whole host of heaven and poured out libations to other gods.

Matthew 10:27

What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light; what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops.

Matthew 24:17

a person on the housetop must not go down to get things out of his house,

Mark 2:4

Unable to get near Jesus because of the crowd, they opened up the roof above him. After they had broken through, they let down the mat on which the paralytic was lying.

Deuteronomy 22:8

When you build a new house, put a parapet around the roof, so that you do not bring bloodguilt upon your house if someone falls off.

1 Samuel 9:25

When they came down from the high place into the city, a mattress was spread for Saul on the roof,