Healing a Paralyzed Man
- stpeterstoronto
- Jul 23, 2025
- 4 min read
Updated: Dec 2, 2025
Did you know...
that the Pharisees were men who followed the laws of Moses very strictly?
This story is about the healing of a paralyzed man.
Jesus’s teachings were spreading far and wide. One day He was teaching the people in Capernaum, a town on the Sea of Galilee. Hundreds of men, women, and children crowded in the streets to listen to Him speak.
Korra viibis Jeesus jälle Kapernauma linnas. Kohe sai rahvas sellest kuulda ja paljud kogunesid tema juurde tema sõna kuulama. Uksed olid avatud ja aknad lahti. Kõikjal seisid inimhulgad ja jälgisid Jeesuse kõnet.
Korraga tuleb neli meest, kes kannavad oma õlgadel kanderaami taolist sängi, millel lamab halvatud noormees. Nad püüavad haigega Jeesus juurde pääseda. Kuid rahvast on nii palju, et nad ei suuda oma kandamiga läbi tungida.
Jesus was preaching inside when some men arrived carrying their paralyzed friend on a stretcher.
They wanted Jesus to help their friend and tried to push through the crowd, but there were so many people that they couldn’t find a way inside.
The men got an idea. They climbed to the rooftop, removed some tiles, and lowered the sick man down through the hole right to Jesus.
Nüüd silmavad nad maja kõrval kitsast treppi, mis viib maja lamedale katusele. Seda treppi mööda nad kannavad oma haige sõbra üles. Siis teevad nad Jeesuse peakohal katusesse augu ja lasevad alla sängi, milles halvatu lamab. Jeesus vaatab halvatule otsa. Ta nägi selle valus tõmblevat nägu ja kurbi silmi. Ta mõistis: see haigus on noormehe patuse elu tagajärg. Nüüd ta on aga kurb ja kahetseb seda. Jeesus nägi ka sõprade usku, kes raskusest hoolimata tõid halvatu tema juurde. Ta ütles lamajale: "Poeg, su patud antakse andeks."
When Jesus saw the strong faith in the men, he looked at the paralyzed man and said,
“Son, your sins are forgiven.”
The scribes and Pharisees began questioning what Jesus did.
“Blasphemy!” they said, “This man talks like he is God!”
A blasphemy is when someone speaks badly about or insults God.
Did you know...
that during these times, there were men called scribes and Pharisees? A scribe knew about the law and could write legal documents. Pharisees were members of a group that followed the legal traditions of their fathers. Both were experts of religious laws.
The Pharisees and scribes thought that Jesus could not forgive sins, only God alone could do that, and that made them angry.
Jesus knew what they were thinking.
He said to the Pharisees and scribes,
“God has given me the authority to forgive people their sins and to prove this, I will heal this man.”
Rahva hulgas oli aga kirjatundjad. Need olid Jeesuse vastased. Kui need Jeesuse sõnu kuulsid, mõtlesid nad oma südames: "Mis tema räägib? Ta pilkab Jumalat. Kes muu võib patte andeks anda, kui ainuüksi Jumal?"
Then Jesus turned to the paralysed man and said to him, “I say to you: Stand up, take up your stretcher and go on home, because you are healed.”
Immediately the man rose up in front of everyone, took the stretcher he had been laying on, and left to go to his own house, praising God.
Everyone who had seen this was amazed and filled with wonder and awe. They praised God saying over and over, “We have seen amazing things today!"
Jeesus tundis kohe oma vaimus, et nemad iseendis nõnda mõtlesid ja ütles: "Miks te nõnda mõtlete? Kumb on kergem halvatule öelda: Patud antakse sulle andeks - või tõuse üles, võta oma voodi ja kõnni? Aga teie peate teadma, et, minul on meelevald patte andeks anda, siis ütlen mine: Võta oma voodi ja mine koju!"
Kohe tõusis halvatu üles, võttis oma voodi ja läks välja kõikide nähes. Rahvahulk oli ehmunud. kiitsid Jumalat ja ütlesid: "Niisugust asja me pole kunagi näinud!" Ja nad austasid Jumalat, kes annab inimestele niisuguse meelevalla.
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Learning Activity Extensions
Read about the story in the Bible:
Mark 2:1-12; Luke 5:17-26; Matthew 9:1-8
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