Matthew 15:14

14 Leave them; they are blind guides.[a] If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”

Matthew 15:14 in Other Translations

KJV
14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
ESV
14 Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit."
NLT
14 so ignore them. They are blind guides leading the blind, and if one blind person guides another, they will both fall into a ditch.”
MSG
14 Forget them. They are blind men leading blind men. When a blind man leads a blind man, they both end up in the ditch."
CSB
14 Leave them alone! They are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit."

Matthew 15:14 In-Context

12 Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”
13 He replied, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots.
14 Leave them; they are blind guides.If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
15 Peter said, “Explain the parable to us.”
16 “Are you still so dull?” Jesus asked them.

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Cross References 2

  • 1. Matthew 23:16,24; Romans 2:19
  • 2. Luke 6:39

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Some manuscripts "blind guides of the blind"
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