Heal the Paralytic recalls the miracles in which Jesus Christ restored strength and mobility to those who were unable to walk. These healings revealed both His compassion and His authority to forgive sins. In one notable instance, friends lowered a paralyzed man through a roof to bring him before Jesus. Seeing their faith, Jesus first forgave the man’s sins and then commanded him to rise, take up his bed, and walk (Mark 2:1–12).
These miracles demonstrated that Christ came not only to heal physical ailments but also to bring spiritual restoration. The healing of the paralytic became a powerful sign of God’s mercy and the arrival of His Kingdom.
Mark 2:1–12
Jesus forgives and heals the paralytic lowered through the roof.
Matthew 9:1–8
Matthew’s account of the healing of the paralytic.
Luke 5:17–26
The paralytic is healed before a crowd amazed by Christ’s authority.
John 5:1–9
Jesus heals a man who had been unable to walk for thirty-eight years at the pool of Bethesda.
Illustration by: Colton Rompala