In the story
- Through the roof Mark 2:3–4
- Your sins are forgiven Mark 2:5
At a glance
- In the readings
- 1 Sunday, 21 February 2027
- Gospel passages
- Mark 2:1–12
Name meanings and role notes are drafted with each edition and waiting for review by a priest or editor.
The life of The paralysed man
A paralysed man in Capernaum whose four friends lowered him through the roof to reach Jesus. Jesus forgave his sins and then told him to get up and walk, and he did.
Jesus is preaching in a crowded house in Capernaum.
ScriptureMark 2:1–2Four men carry him on a mat; unable to get near, they open up the roof and lower him down.
ScriptureMark 2:3–4Seeing their faith, Jesus says, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.”
ScriptureMark 2:5Some scribes think this is blasphemy; Jesus answers that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.
ScriptureMark 2:6–10He tells the man, “Arise, take up your mat, and go to your house”; he does, and everyone glorifies God.
ScriptureMark 2:11–12
Remembered in the Church year
- Third Sunday of Great Lent (Palsy Sunday)
Read it in the Bible
- Mark 2:1–12 Through the roof
- Luke 5:17–26 The same story in Luke
Sources: The Holy Bible (World English Bible).
Drafted from the Bible and Church tradition. Each line says where it comes from; anything marked Tradition or History is not in Scripture itself. Waiting for review by a priest or editor.
Sundays with The paralysed man
Palsy Sunday
Gospel: Mark 2:1–12
Unable to walk, carried on a mat by four friends.
Also in these readings
About the icon
The Healing of the Paralytic, Monreale Cathedral mosaic. 12th century. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
