Luke 6:39 - Forerunner Commentary

Luke 6:39

Do Not Judge

37 ^a“Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. ^bForgive, and you will be forgiven.

38 ^aGive, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your ^bbosom. For ^cwith the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”

39 And He spoke a parable to them: ^a“Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into the ditch?

40 ^aA disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher.

41 ^aAnd why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the plank in your own eye?

42 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the plank that is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck that is in your brother’s eye.

A Tree Is Known by Its Fruit

43 ^a“For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.

44 For ^aevery tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.

45 ^aA good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil¹ treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out ^bof the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

Build on the Rock

46 ^a“But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say?

47 ^aWhoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like:

48 He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was¹ founded on the rock.

49 But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and immediately it¹ fell. And the ruin of that house was great.”

Verse Comparison: Luke 6:39

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

Amplified® Bible
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?

Contemporary English Version
Jesus also used some sayings as he spoke to the people. He said: Can one blind person lead another blind person? Won't they both fall into a ditch?

Darby English Version
And he spoke also a parable to them: Can a blind [man] lead a blind [man]? shall not both fall into [the] ditch?

Good News Bible
And Jesus told them this parable: "One blind man cannot lead another one; if he does, both will fall into a ditch.

International Standard Version
He also told them a parable: "One blind person can't lead another blind person, can he? Both will fall into a ditch, won't they?

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

New American Standard Bible
And He also spoke a parable to them: "A blind man cannot guide a blind man, can he? Will they not both fall into a pit?

New International Version
He also told them this parable: "Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?

New King James Version
And He spoke a parable to them: “Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into the ditch?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And He also spoke a parable to them: "A blind man cannot guide a blind man, can he? Will they not both fall into a pit?

Young's Literal Translation
And he spake a simile to them, `Is blind able to lead blind? shall they not both fall into a pit?

New English Translation
He also told them a parable: “Someone who is blind cannot lead another who is blind, can he?¹ Won’t they both fall² into a pit?

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