Markus 2:4

2:4 When they were not able to bring him in because of the crowd, they removed the roof ¹  above Jesus. ²  Then, ³  after tearing it out, they lowered the stretcher the paralytic was lying on.

Markus 6:34

6:34 As Jesus ⁴  came ashore ⁵  he saw the large crowd and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So ⁶  he taught them many things.

[2:4]  ¹ sn A house in 1st century Palestine would have had a flat roof with stairs or a ladder going up. This access was often from the outside of the house.

[2:4]  ² tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[2:4]  ³ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[6:34]  ⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[6:34]  ⁵ tn Grk “came out [of the boat],” with the reference to the boat understood.

[6:34]  ⁶ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “So” to indicate this action is the result of Jesus’ compassion on the crowd in the narrative.