KJV King James Version
Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
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Matthew 15:14
Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
WEB World English Bible
Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
ASV American Standard Version
Let them alone: they are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both shall fall into a pit.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
let them alone, guides they are—blind of blind; and if blind may guide blind, both into a ditch shall fall.’
Surrounding context — Matthew 15
11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
12 Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?
13 But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
15 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.
16 And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
17 Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἄφετεG863 · aphiēmito release: leaveαὐτούς·G846 · autosit/s/heτυφλοίG5185 · tuphlosblindεἰσινG1510 · eimito beὁδηγοίG3595 · hodēgosguide/leaderτυφλῶν.G5185 · tuphlosblindτυφλὸςG5185 · tuphlosblindδὲG1161 · dethenτυφλὸνG5185 · tuphlosblindἐὰνG1437 · eanifὁδηγῇ,G3594 · hodēgeōto guideἀμφότεροιG297 · amphoterosbothεἰςG1519 · eistowardβόθυνονG999 · bothunospitπεσοῦνται.G4098 · piptōto collapse
Cross-references
Luke 6:39And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?Isaiah 56:10His watchmen [are] blind: they are all ignorant, they [are] all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.Matthew 23:16-24Woe unto you, [ye] blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!Malachi 2:8But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.Isaiah 9:16For the leaders of this people cause [them] to err; and [they that are] led of them [are] destroyed.Ezekiel 14:9-10And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.Jeremiah 5:31The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love [to have it] so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?Isaiah 42:19Who [is] blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger [that] I sent? who [is] blind as [he that is] perfect, and blind as the LORD’S servant?2 Peter 2:1But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.Revelation 22:15For without [are] dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.2 Peter 2:17These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.Jeremiah 8:12Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith the LORD.Jeremiah 6:15Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among them that fall: at the time [that] I visit them they shall be cast down, saith the LORD.Hosea 4:17Ephraim [is] joined to idols: let him alone.Micah 3:6-7Therefore night [shall be] unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.1 Timothy 6:5Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.Revelation 19:20And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
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