Mark 2:4 And when they were unable to get near Jesus, because of the large crowd, they removed a section of the roof directly above Him. Note: The roof was a flat area, where people retired for rest, prayer, etc., and easily accessible from an outside stairway. And when they had broken open a sizable hole, they lowered the cot on which the paralyzed man was lying.

AUV⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁴ And when they were unable to get near Jesus, because of the [large] crowd, they removed [a section of] the roof [directly above Him]. [Note: The roof was a flat area, where people retired for rest, prayer, etc., and easily accessible from an outside stairway]. And when they had broken open [a sizable hole], they lowered the cot on which the paralyzed man was lying.