They were determined to get their friend to jesus.
Through the roof bible story.
And when they had dug an opening they let down the pallet on which the paralytic was lying.
Holman christian standard bible since they were not able to bring him to jesus because of the crowd they removed the roof above where he was.
They even pulled him up on top of the house and made a hole in the roof to bring him to jesus.
The lame man had some very good friends.
You can be such a good friend.
If your friend knows jesus you can encourage him or her.
On the roof were the four friends of this crippled man.
Through the roof is a registered charity that exists to transform lives through jesus with disabled people.
Yet they were determined to bring this suffering man to the great healer.
But when they carried him as far as the door they saw that it would not be possible to push with their burden through the crowd.
And when they had broken through they lowered the mat on which the paralytic was lying.
We can learn a lesson about friendship from this story.
Jesus heals the man telling him to rise and take up his bed.
They had tried to bring him to jesus.
And being unable to get to him because of the crowd they removed the roof above him.
Four friends bring their crippled friend to jesus and because of the crowds let him down through the roof.