Luke 5:19

The Passion Translation

But because there were so many people crowding the door, they had no way to bring him inside. So they crawled onto the roof, dug their way through the roof tiles, and lowered the man, stretcher and all, into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.

Cross References

Jeremiah 19:13

Both the houses of the kings of Judah and the houses of Jerusalem will be defiled like the place of Topheth—all the houses upon whose roofs offerings have been made to the whole host of heaven and drink offerings have been poured out to false gods.’ ”

Matthew 10:27

What I say to you in the dark, repeat in broad daylight, and what you hear in a whisper, announce it publicly.

Matthew 24:17

On that day, if you happen to be outside, don’t go back inside to gather belongings.

Mark 2:4

But when they realized that they couldn’t even get near him because of the crowd, they went up on top of the house and tore away the roof above Jesus’ head. And when they had broken through, they lowered the paralyzed man on a stretcher right down in front of him!