[和合本] 因为人多，不得近前，就把耶稣所在的房子，拆了房顶，既拆通了，就把瘫子连所躺卧的褥子都缒下来。
[新标点] 因为人多，不得近前，就把耶稣所在的房子，拆了房顶，既拆通了，就把瘫子连所躺卧的褥子都缒下来。
[和合修] 因为人多，无法抬到耶稣跟前，就把他所在那房子的屋顶拆了，既拆通了，就把瘫子连所躺卧的褥子都缒下去。
[新译本] 因为人挤，不能带到他面前，就对着耶稣所在的地方，拆去房顶；拆通了，就把瘫子连人带褥子缒了下去。
[当代修] 但因为人太多，他们无法抬到耶稣跟前，就拆掉屋顶，对准耶稣所坐的地方，将瘫子连垫子一起缒下去。
[现代修] 因为人多，他们无法把他抬到耶稣面前。于是在耶稣所在之处的屋顶上拆开一个洞，然后把病人，连同他所躺卧的褥子，缒了下去。
[吕振中] 因为有群众、不能带到他面前，就在耶稣所在的地方拆了房顶；既挖通了，便把瘫子所躺卧的铺盖缒下去。
[思高本] 但因为人众多，不能送到他面前，就在耶稣所在之处，拆开了房顶；拆穿之后，把床缒（zhuì）下去，瘫子在上面躺着。
[文理本] 以人众不得近、乃于耶稣所在、揭屋顶而穴之、缒瘫痪者及所卧之床而下、
[GNT] Because of the crowd, however, they could not get the man to him. So they made a hole in the roof right above the place where Jesus was. When they had made an opening, they let the man down, lying on his mat.
[BBE] And when they were unable to get near him because of all the people, they got the roof uncovered where he was: and when it was broken up, they let down the bed on which the man was.
[KJV] And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.
[NKJV] And when they could not come near Him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where He was. So when they had broken through, they let down the bed on which the paralytic was lying.
[KJ21] And when they could not come nigh unto Him because of the throng, they uncovered the roof where He was. And when they had broken through, they let down the bed on which the one sick with the palsy lay.
[NASB] And when they were unable to (Lit bring to)get to Him because of the crowd, they removed the roof (Lit where He was)above Him; and after digging an opening, they let down the pallet on which the paralyzed man was lying.
[NRSV] And when they could not bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him; and after having dug through it, they let down the mat on which the paralytic lay.
[WEB] When they could not come near to him for the crowd, they removed the roof where he was. When they had broken it up, they let down the mat that the paralytic was lying on.
[ESV] And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him, and when they had made an opening, they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay.
[NIV] Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus and, after digging through it, lowered the mat the paralyzed man was lying on.
[NIrV] But they could not get him close to Jesus because of the crowd. So they made a hole in the roof above Jesus. Then they lowered the man through it on a mat.
[HCSB] Since they were not able to bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they removed the roof above where He was. And when they had broken through, they lowered the stretcher on which the paralytic was lying.
[CSB] Since they were not able to bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they removed the roof above where He was. And when they had broken through, they lowered the stretcher on which the paralytic was lying.
[AMP] And when they could not get him to a place in front of Jesus because of the throng, they dug through the roof above Him; and when they had scooped out an opening, they let down the [thickly padded] quilt or mat upon which the paralyzed man lay.
[NLT] They couldn't bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus.
[YLT] and not being able to come near to him because of the multitude, they uncovered the roof where he was, and, having broken [it] up, they let down the couch on which the paralytic was lying,