Luke 6:39 Meaning and Explanation
“And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?”
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Read Full Chapter →Jesus asks in a parable whether the blind can lead the blind without both falling into a ditch.
What Does Luke 6:39 Mean?
Jesus shifts into parable with a homely question: can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into the ditch? After the commands about judging, the picture lands close to home — a person blind to his own faults who presumes to guide others will take them down with him.
The saying cuts two ways. Be careful whom you follow: sincerity is no substitute for sight, and a guide who cannot see God's way multiplies his own fall. And be careful presuming to lead: the next verses insist on clearing one's own eye first. Disciples need, above all, to keep their eyes on the one Guide who sees perfectly.
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What does Luke 6:39 mean?
Jesus asks in a parable whether the blind can lead the blind without both falling into a ditch.