Luke 6:39 “Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Wil…”

Luke 6:39

Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?

World English Bible

He spoke a parable to them. “Can the blind guide the blind? Won’t they both fall into a pit?

American Standard Version

And he spake also a parable unto them, Can the blind guide the blind? shall they not both fall into a pit?

Geneva Bible 1599

And he spake a parable vnto them, Can the blinde leade the blinde? shall they not both fall into the ditche?

Darby Translation

And he spoke also a parable to them: Can a blind [man] lead a blind [man]? shall not both fall into [the] ditch?

Young's Literal Translation

And he spake a simile to them, 'Is blind able to lead blind? shall they not both fall into a pit?

Bible in Basic English

And he gave them teaching in the form of a story, saying, Is it possible for one blind man to be guide to another? will they not go falling together into a hole?

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Cross references

“Can”

Matthew 15:14 2 Timothy 3:13 Isaiah 9:16 Matthew 23:16–26 1 Timothy 6:3–5 Isaiah 56:10

Matthew 15:14 · BSB

Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”

2 Timothy 3:13 · BSB

while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.

Isaiah 9:16 · BSB

For those who guide this people mislead them, and those they mislead are swallowed up.

Matthew 23:16–26 · BSB

Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’

1 Timothy 6:3–5 · BSB

If anyone teaches another doctrine and disagrees with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and with godly teaching,

Isaiah 56:10 · BSB

Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber.

“shall”

Jeremiah 6:15 Jeremiah 8:12 Zechariah 11:15–17 Matthew 23:33 Jeremiah 14:15 Jeremiah 14:16

Jeremiah 6:15 · BSB

Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; when I punish them, they will collapse,” says the LORD.

Jeremiah 8:12 · BSB

Zechariah 11:15–17 · BSB

And the LORD said to me: “Take up once more the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

Matthew 23:33 · BSB

You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?

Jeremiah 14:15 · BSB

Therefore this is what the LORD says about the prophets who prophesy in My name: I did not send them, yet they say, ‘No sword or famine will touch this land.’ By sword and famine these very prophets will meet their end!

Jeremiah 14:16 · BSB

And the people to whom they prophesy will be thrown into the streets of Jerusalem because of famine and sword. There will be no one to bury them or their wives, their sons or their daughters. I will pour out their own ev…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

38Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”

40A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.

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