Luke 5:18

18 And a party of men came carrying a palsied man on a bed, and they endeavoured to bring him in and lay him before Jesus.

Luke 5:18 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 5:18

And behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with
a palsy
Four men brought him, as Mark says, ( Mark 2:3 ) and which the Ethiopic version expresses here: "and they sought means to bring him in": into the house where Jesus was:

and to lay him before him;
at his feet, in hope of moving his compassion, and to obtain a cure of him: of the nature of this disease, and of the sort which this man's seems to be, (See Gill on Mark 2:3).

Luke 5:18 In-Context

16 but Jesus Himself constantly withdrew into the Desert and there prayed.

17 One day He was teaching, and there were Pharisees and teachers of the Law sitting there who had come from every village in Galilee and Judaea and from Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present for Him to cure people.

18 And a party of men came carrying a palsied man on a bed, and they endeavoured to bring him in and lay him before Jesus.

19 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.

20 He saw their faith and said to him, "Friend, your sins are forgiven."