By what way they might bring him in (ποιας εις ενεγκωσιν αυτον). Deliberative subjunctive of the direct question retained in the i…

With his couch.—The Greek word is the diminutive of the word translated “bed” in Luke 5:18, and is used, apparently, as S…

And they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.

And when they could not find by what way they might bring him…

St. Cyril of Alexandria: The Scribes and Pharisees who had become witnesses to Christ’s miracles also heard Him teaching. This…

The friends of the paralytic were motivated by earnestness and faith. The typical flat roof could be reached by an outside stairway. Roofing materi…

And when they could not find by what way As by the door, or in at a window of the house:

How many are there in our assemblies, where the gospel is preached, who do not sit under the Word, but are mere onlookers! It is to them like a sto…