Luke 6:39

And He spoke a parable to them: “Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into a pit?

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

38Give, and it shall be given to you: good measure, pressed down and shaken and running over they shall give into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it shall be measured back to you.”

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

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Cross References

Matthew 23:16“Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, is obligated.’

Romans 2:19and are convinced that you are a guide to the blind, a light to those in darkness,

Matthew Henry on Luke 6:38-49

Exhortations to Justice and Sincerity. 37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: 38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. 39 And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? 40 The disciple is not above… Read the whole commentary →

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