men four bearers, Mark 2:3.

taken with a palsy The word used by Matthew (Matthew 9:1-8) and Mark (Mark 2:1-12) is "paralytic," but as that is not a classic word, St Luke uses "having been paralysed" (paralelumenos).

they sought means to bring him in St Mark explains that the crowd was so great that they could not even get to the door.

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