Mark 2:5

5 Jesus saw the man and his friends. He knew that they believed in him. So he said to the man who could not walk, ‘My friend, I forgive you for your sins.’

2:4Many houses in Israel had flat roofs. There were steps outside the house up to the roof. The men could make a big hole in the roof. Then they could tie ropes on to the mat and they could put it down through the roof.