He also told them a parable: “Can one blind person guide another? Will they not both fall into a pit?
Matthew 15:14 - The Text-Critical English New Testament Leave them be; they are blind guides of the blind. And if one blind person guides another, both will fall into a pit.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Let them alone and disregard them; they are blind guides and teachers. And if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a ditch. American Standard Version (1901) Let them alone: they are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both shall fall into a pit. Common English Bible Leave the Pharisees alone. They are blind people who are guides to blind people. But if a blind person leads another blind person, they will both fall into a ditch.” Catholic Public Domain Version Leave them alone. They are blind, and they lead the blind. But if the blind are in charge of the blind, both will fall into the pit." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Let them alone: they are blind, and leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into the pit. |
He also told them a parable: “Can one blind person guide another? Will they not both fall into a pit?
Then Jesus said, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.”
and constant disagreement among people who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, supposing that godliness is a means of gain. Keep away from such people.
But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies. They will even deny the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.
These men are springs without water, clouds driven by a storm, for whom the thick gloom of darkness has been reserved forever.
But the beast was captured, and so was the false prophet who was with him, who in his sight performed the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image. The two of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.
Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the fornicators, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.