Luke 5:19 - The Text-Critical English New Testament

¹⁹ But when they could not find a way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the housetop and let him down through the tiles, together with his mat, into the middle of the crowd in front of Jesus.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁹ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁹ But finding no way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him with his stretcher through the tiles into the midst, in front of Jesus.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁹ And not finding by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went up to the housetop, and let him down through the tiles with his couch into the midst before Jesus.

Common English Bible

¹⁹ but they couldn’t reach him because of the crowd. So they took him up on the roof and lowered him—cot and all—through the roof tiles into the crowded room in front of Jesus.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁹ And not finding a way by which they might bring him in, because of the crowd, they climbed up to the roof, and they let him down through the roof tiles with his bed, into their midst, in front of Jesus.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁹ And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in, because of the multitude, they went up upon the roof, and let him down through the tiles with his bed into the midst before Jesus.

Luke 5:19 Tagairtí Cros

Matthew 10:27

What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim on the housetops.

Matthew 24:17

He who is on the housetop must not come down to get anything out of his house.

Mark 2:4

Since they were not able to come near Jesus because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was. After digging through it, they let down the mat on which the paralytic was lying.