Luke 6:39 - Easy To Read Version

³⁹ Jesus told them this story: “Can a blind man lead another blind man? No! Both of them will fall into a hole.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁹ And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁹ He further told them a proverb: Can a blind [man] guide and direct a blind [man]? Will they not both stumble into a ditch or a hole in the ground?

American Standard Version (1901)

³⁹ And he spake also a parable unto them, Can the blind guide the blind? shall they not both fall into a pit?

Common English Bible

³⁹ Jesus also told them a riddle. “A blind person can’t lead another blind person, right? Won’t they both fall into a ditch?

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁹ Now he told them another comparison: "How can the blind lead the blind? Would they not both fall into a pit?

Luke 6:39 Cross References

Isaiah 56:10

The guards (prophets) are all blind.\par They don’t know what they are doing.\par They are like dogs that won’t bark.\par They lie on the ground and sleep.\par Oh, they love to sleep.\par

Isaiah 9:16

The men that lead the people are leading them the wrong way. And the people that follow them will be destroyed.

Jeremiah 6:15

The priests and prophets should\par be ashamed\par of the bad things they do.\par But they are not ashamed at all.\par They don’t know enough\par to be embarrassed of their sins.\par So they will be punished with everyone else.\par They will be thrown to the ground\par when I punish the people.”\par The Lord said those things.\par

Jeremiah 8:12

They should be ashamed\par of the bad things they do.\par But they are not ashamed at all.\par They don’t know enough\par to be embarrassed of their sins.\par So they will be punished with everyone else.\par They will be thrown to the ground\par when I punish the people.”\par The Lord said those things.\par

Matthew 13:3

Then Jesus used stories to teach the people many things. Jesus said: “A farmer went out to plant his seed.

Matthew 15:14

Stay away from the Pharisees. {\cf2\super [208]} They lead the people, but they are like blind men leading other blind men. And if a blind man leads another blind man, then both men will fall into a hole.”

Matthew 23:33

“You are snakes! You are from a family of poisonous snakes! You will not escape God. You will all be judged guilty and go to hell!

Romans 2:19

You think you are a guide for people that don’t know the right way. You think you are a light for people that are in darkness (sin).

2 Timothy 3:13

People who are evil and cheat other people will become worse and worse. They will fool other people, but they will also be fooling themselves.