Some of the teachers of the law present (belonging to the sect of the ) are disturbed by this. Jesus calls the man 'Son', a term of affection. Some writers, including and, exclude the paralytic himself from the commended faith but includes him. Jesus is impressed by their effort, praising all the men's, and he tells the paralytic that his are forgiven. Longman, Strauss and Taylor's Expanded Bible states 'they dug a hole in the roof' and notes that 'Palestinian roofs were generally flat and made of thatch and dried mud' and The Living Bible refers to a 'clay roof'. This was the ordinary type of house in at the time. It might also have had wooden beams for more sturdy support. Kilgallen suggests that because they 'dug' through the roof this indicates that it is a poor house, with the roof made of leaves, bark, and dirt. They then create a hole in the roof of the house (: ἀπεστέγασαν τὴν στέγην, apestegasan tēn stegēn, 'they uncovered the roof') and lower the man in to see Jesus. Since Mark has so far listed four, some writers speculate Mark might be indicating it is them doing the carrying, but there is no general agreement on this. It is not specified who the men are, but it is implied that some of them have faith in Jesus. Mark is the only to specify that there were four persons carrying him. = Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man Four men carrying a paralyzed man come to see Jesus, but they cannot get past the crowd.= Matthew the Tax Collector (Matthew is referred to as Levi the son of Alphaeus in the text).= Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralytic.Structure The organises this chapter as follows:.
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