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Berean Standard Bible

“Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.””

Matthew 15:14

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The Pharisees have complained that Jesus' disciples break tradition by not washing their hands. Jesus responds that they honor God with their lips while their hearts are far away, and the disciples note that the Pharisees were offended.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”

World English Bible (WEB)

Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.”

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Let them alone: they are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both shall fall into a pit.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Let them be: they are blind guides. And if a blind man is guiding a blind man, the two will go falling into a hole together.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

let them alone, guides they are -- blind of blind; and if blind may guide blind, both into a ditch shall fall.'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Dejadlos: son ciegos guías de ciegos; y si el ciego guiare al ciego, ambos caerán en el hoyo.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Así que no les hagan caso, porque son ciegos que tratan de guiar a otros ciegos y lo único que logran es caer juntos en el hoyo.

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