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Matthew 15:14
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KJ21
Let them alone; they are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.”
ASV
Let them alone: they are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both shall fall into a pit.
AMP
Leave them alone; they are blind guides [leading blind followers]. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
AMPC
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.
BRG
Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
CSB
Leave them alone! They are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
CSBA
Leave them alone! They are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.’
CEB
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.”
CJB
Let them be. They are blind guides. When a blind man guides another blind man, both will fall in a pit.”
CEV
Stay away from those Pharisees! They are like blind people leading other blind people, and all of them will fall into a ditch.”
DARBY
Leave them alone; they are blind leaders of blind: but if blind lead blind, both will fall into a ditch.
DLNT
Leave them alone. They are blind guides of blind ones. And if a blind one guides a blind one, both will fall into a pit”.
DRA
Let them alone: they are blind, and leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into the pit.
ERV
Stay away from the Pharisees. They lead the people, but they are like blind men leading other blind men. And if a blind man leads another blind man, both of them will fall into a ditch.”
EASY
Do not listen to what the Pharisees say. They are blind, but they try to show people which way to go. A blind person cannot lead another blind person. If he does, then both of them will fall into a deep hole.’
EHV
Let them go. They are blind guides of the blind. And if the blind are guiding the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
ESV
Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
ESVUK
Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
EXB
·Stay away from the Pharisees [L Leave/Ignore them]; they are blind ·leaders [guides]. And if a blind person ·leads [guides] a blind person, both will fall into a ·ditch [pit; hole].”
GNV
Let them alone, they be the blind leaders of the blind: and if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
GW
Leave them alone! They are blind leaders. When one blind person leads another, both will fall into the same pit.”
GNT
“Don't worry about them! They are blind leaders of the blind; and when one blind man leads another, both fall into a ditch.”
HCSB
Leave them alone! They are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
ICB
Stay away from the Pharisees. They are blind leaders. And if a blind man leads another blind man, then both men will fall into a ditch.”
ISV
Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If one blind person leads another blind person, both will fall into a ditch.”
PHILLIPS
“Every plant which my Heavenly Father did not plant will be pulled up by the roots,” returned Jesus. “Let them alone. They are blind guides, and when one blind man leads another blind man they will both end up in the ditch!”
JUB
Let them alone; they are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into a pit.
KJV
Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
AKJV
Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
LSB
Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if a blind man guides a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
LEB
Let them! They are blind guides of the blind. And if the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
TLB
Jesus replied, “Every plant not planted by my Father shall be rooted up, so ignore them. They are blind guides leading the blind, and both will fall into a ditch.”
MSG
Jesus shrugged it off. “Every tree that wasn’t planted by my Father in heaven will be pulled up by its roots. Forget them. They are blind men leading blind men. When a blind man leads a blind man, they both end up in the ditch.”
MEV
Leave them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into the ditch.”
MOUNCE
Leave them be! They are blind guides. And if a blind man guides a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
NOG
Leave them alone! They are blind leaders. When one blind person leads another, both will fall into the same pit.”
NABRE
Let them alone; they are blind guides (of the blind). If a blind person leads a blind person, both will fall into a pit.”
NASB
Leave them alone; they are blind guides of blind people. And if a person who is blind guides another who is blind, both will fall into a pit.”
NASB1995
Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if a blind man guides a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
NCB
Leave them alone. They are blind guides. And if one blind person guides another, they will both fall into a pit.”
NCV
Stay away from the Pharisees; they are blind leaders. And if a blind person leads a blind person, both will fall into a ditch.”
NET
Leave them! They are blind guides. If someone who is blind leads another who is blind, both will fall into a pit.”
NIRV
Leave the Pharisees. They are blind guides. If one blind person leads another blind person, both of them will fall into a pit.”
NIV
Leave them; they are blind guides. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
NIVUK
Leave them; they are blind guides. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.’
NKJV
Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch.”
NLV
Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. If one blind man leads another blind man, they will both fall into a hole.”
NLT
so ignore them. They are blind guides leading the blind, and if one blind person guides another, they will both fall into a ditch.”
NMB
Let them alone. They are the blind leaders of the blind. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into the ditch.
NRSVA
Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if one blind person guides another, both will fall into a pit.’
NRSVACE
Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if one blind person guides another, both will fall into a pit.’
NRSVCE
Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if one blind person guides another, both will fall into a pit.”
NRSVUE
Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if one blind person guides another, both will fall into a pit.”
NTFE
Let them be. They are blind guides. But if one blind person guides another, both of them will fall into a pit.”
OJB
Leave them. They are blind morei derech (guides, teachers) of [the] blind. And if the ivver (blind man) leads the ivrim (blind), both will fall into a pit.
RGT
“Let them be. They are the blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.”
RSV
Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
RSVCE
Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
TLV
Leave them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
VOICE
So let them be. They are blind guides. What happens when one blind person leads another? Both of them fall into a ditch.
WEB
Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
WE
Leave them alone. They are blind men who are trying to lead blind men. If a blind man leads a blind man, they will both fall into a hole.'
WYC
Suffer ye them; they be blind, and leaders of blind men. And if a blind man lead a blind man, both fall into the ditch [both fall down into the ditch].
YLT
let them alone, guides they are -- blind of blind; and if blind may guide blind, both into a ditch shall fall.'
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