They lowered their friend down to the place where jesus was.
Man let down through the roof kjv.
So they made a hole in the roof right above the place where jesus was.
The friends climbed up an outside staircase and dug a hole through the roof.
So they made a hole in the roof above him and let the man down in front of everyone.
Holman christian standard bible.
However the direction is not up and the situation is not out of control.
The tiles were plates of burnt clay suitable for roofing rather than for building walls or parapets.
But when they could find no way of doing so because of the crowd they went up on the roof and let him down through the tiling bed and all into the midst in front of jesus.
World english bible not finding a way to bring him in because of the multitude they went up to the housetop and let him down through the tiles with his cot into the midst before jesus.
4 and when they could not come nigh unto him for the press they uncovered the roof where he was.
An awning is not a roof and it is rolled up not broken up moreover the man was let down through the tiles which seems to indicate that the remaining tiles encased an opening through which he was lowered.
As far as they were concerned jesus may not ever pass that way again and they wanted to make sure this paralytic man had to chance to see him.
King james version 1611 view 1611 bible scan being unable to get to him because of the crowd they removed the roof above him.
And when they had dug an opening they let down the pallet on which the paralytic was lying.
They had come from every town in the countries of galilee and judea and from jerusalem.
So they tore a hole in this man s roof and lowered him down to jesus.
Good news translation because of the crowd however they could not get the man to him.
5 when jesus saw their faith he said unto the sick of the palsy son thy sins be forgiven thee.
And when they had broken it up they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.
In mark 2 we see a man go through the roof.
Jesus was impressed by the faith of these men.
However the direction is not up and the situation is not out of control.
Luke 5 17 26 new life version nlv jesus heals a man let down through the roof of a house 17 on one of the days while jesus was teaching some proud religious law keepers and teachers of the law were sitting by him.
New american standard version 1995.
The man is literally let down through the roof under the careful control of his concerned friends and into a situation controlled by the lord jesus christ.