14. And he charged him to tell no one. But go and show thyself to the priest and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
15. But so much the more his fame went forth, and great multitudes came together to hear and to be healed by him of their infirmities.
16. But he withdrew himself into the wilderness and prayed.
17. And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who were come out of every town of Galilee and Judaea and Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
18. And, behold, men brought in a bed a man who was paralyzed, and they sought means to bring him in and to lay him before him.
19. And when they could not find any way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.