Matthew 15:14

Matthew 15:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
• New International Version (NIV)Leave them; they are blind guides. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch.”

Context of Matthew 15:14

12Then the disciples came up and told him, “Do you know that the Pharisees took offense when they heard what you said?” 13He replied, “Every plant that my heavenly Father didn’t plant will be uprooted. Leave them alone! They are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.” 15Then Peter said, “Explain this parable to us.” 16“Do you still lack understanding?” he asked.

Matthew 15:14 word by word

ἄφετε αὐτούς· τυφλοί εἰσιν ὁδηγοί τυφλῶν. τυφλὸς δὲ τυφλὸν ἐὰν ὁδηγῇ, ἀμφότεροι εἰς βόθυνον πεσοῦνται.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Letἀφίημιaphiēmi · to release: leaveG863
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• they beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• blindτυφλόςtuphlos · blindG5185
• leadersὁδηγόςhodēgos · guide/leaderG3595
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• leadὁδηγέωhodēgeō · to guideG3594
• bothἀμφότεροςamphoteros · bothG297
• shall fallπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the ditchβόθυνοςbothunos · pitG999

Cross-references for Matthew 15:14

• Hosea 4:17Ephraim is attached to idols; leave him alone!
• 1 Timothy 6:5and constant disagreement among people whose minds are depraved and deprived of the truth, who imagine that godliness is a way to material gain.
• Matthew 23:16“Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever takes an oath by the temple, it means nothing. But whoever takes an oath by the gold of the temple is bound by his oath.’
• Isaiah 9:16The leaders of the people mislead them, and those they mislead are swallowed up.
• Isaiah 42:19Who is blind but my servant, or deaf like my messenger I am sending? Who is blind like my dedicated one, or blind like the servant of the Lord?
• Isaiah 56:10Israel’s watchmen are blind, all of them, they know nothing; all of them are mute dogs, they cannot bark; they dream, lie down, and love to sleep.
• Malachi 2:8“You, on the other hand, have turned from the way. You have caused many to stumble by your instruction. You have violated the covenant of Levi,” says the Lord of Armies.
• Luke 6:39He also told them a parable: “Can the blind guide the blind? Won’t they both fall into a pit?
• Jeremiah 5:31The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it like this. But what will you do at the end of it?
• Jeremiah 6:15Were they ashamed when they acted so detestably? They weren’t at all ashamed. They can no longer feel humiliation. Therefore, they will fall among the fallen. When I punish them, they will collapse, says the Lord.
• Jeremiah 8:12Were they ashamed when they acted so detestably? They weren’t at all ashamed. They can no longer feel humiliation. Therefore, they will fall among the fallen. When I punish them, they will collapse,” says the Lord.
• Ezekiel 14:9“‘But if the prophet is deceived and speaks a message, it was I, the Lord, who deceived that prophet. I will stretch out my hand against him and destroy him from among my people Israel.
• Micah 3:6Therefore, it will be night for you — without visions; it will grow dark for you — without divination. The sun will set on these prophets, and the daylight will turn black over them.
• 2 Peter 2:1There were indeed false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, and will bring swift destruction on themselves.
• Revelation 19:20But the beast was taken prisoner, and along with it the false prophet, who had performed the signs in its presence. He deceived those who accepted the mark of the beast and those who worshiped its image with these signs. Both of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.
• Revelation 22:15Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

Commentaries on Matthew 15:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Let them alone - , give them up, or leave them. These words have been sadly misunderstood. Some have quoted them to prove that blind and deceitful teachers should not be pointed out to the people, nor the people warned against them; and that men should abide in the communion of a corrupt Church, because that Church had once been the Church of God, and in it they had been brought up; and to prove this they bring Scripture, for, in our present translation…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10-14Verses 10-14 See also Mark 7:15-17. And he called the multitude - In opposition to the doctrines of the Pharisees, the Saviour took occasion to show them that the great source of pollution was the heart. They supposed that external things chiefly defiled a man. On this all their doctrines about purification were founded. This opinion of the Jews it was of great importance to correct. The Saviour took occasion, therefore, to direct the people to the true…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-20Verses 10-20 Christ shows that the defilement they ought to fear, was not from what entered their mouths as food, but from what came out of their mouths, which showed the wickedness of their hearts. Nothing will last in the soul but the regenerating graces of the Holy Spirit; and nothing should be admitted into the church but what is from above; therefore, whoever is offended by a plain, seasonable declaration of the truth, we should not be troubled at…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-20Jesus accused the Pharisees of disobeying God's law because of their focus on preserving traditions.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch--Striking expression of the ruinous effects of erroneous teaching!Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 15:14

• Blindness
• Commandments
• Ecclesiasticism
• Holy Spirit
• Jesus, the Christ
• Minister, Christian
• Reprobacy
• Sin
• Teachers
• Tradition
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Blind
• Capernaum
• Commandment
• Continue
• Draught
• Fill
• Release
• Sin
• Teach
• Tradition

Commentaries on Matthew 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings