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Mark 2:4
New English Translation
Mark 2:4
New English Translation
4 When they were not able to bring him in because of the crowd, they removed the roof[a] above Jesus.[b] Then,[c] after tearing it out, they lowered the stretcher the paralytic was lying on.
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- Mark 2:4 sn A house in 1st century Palestine would have had a flat roof with stairs or a ladder going up. This access was often from the outside of the house.
- Mark 2:4 tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Mark 2:4 tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
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