Luke 6:39

Can the blind... ?. Is. blind [man] able to lea,. blind [man]?

shall. will.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this passage fully illustrated in the sermon on the mount, in Matt. 5–7. Luke 6:21 That hunger now - Matthew has it, “that hunger and t...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(7) And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? (7) Unskillful reprehenders hurt both t...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Sermon on the Level Place. This is much briefer than Matthew 5-7. The sections in Mt. that illustrate the fulfilment of the Law are omitted; mo...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Against Judging ( Matthew 7:1-5 *). Lk. skips Matthew 6 and connects these sayings with love of enemies. It is not clear whether the reference is...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 6:39 . And he spake to them a parable. Luke relates this saying without mentioning any occurrence, but states generally, that Christ ma...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1496 THE BLIND LEADING THE BLIND Luke 6:39 . And he spake a parable unto them; Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? Can the blind lead the blind? - This appears...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? And he spake a parable unto them: Ca...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Choice of the Twelve. Sermon in the Plain 1-5. Plucking the ears of corn ( Matthew 12:1 ; Mark 2:23 ). See on Mt and Mk.
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Great sermon to the disciples and in part to the multitudes. It forms here the ordination address of the Twelve. In what sense it is identical with...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

St. Matthew gives this saying in a much more suitable connexion ( Matthew 15:14 ), where it is applied to the Pharisees. Here it appears to mean that...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And he spake a parable unto them. — The verse is noticeable (1) as causing a break in the discourse which has no parallel in the Sermon on the Moun...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In a synagogue our Lord healed the man with a withered hand, and the religious watchers were filled with anger because, according to their view, our...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(20) And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor; for your's is the kingdom of God. (21) Blessed are ye that hunger now:...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

DIVINE PRECEPTS ‘Be ye therefore merciful.… Judge not; … Condemn not.… Give.… Cast out first the beam.’ Luke 6:36-42 Our Lord dwells here on...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he spake a parable unto them ,.... The Vulgate Latin reads, "he spake also a parable unto them"; besides what he said; and the Arabic version re...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? Ver. 39. See Matthew 15:14 .
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And he spake a parable , &c. Our Lord sometimes used parables, when he know plain and open declarations would too much inflame the passions of h...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Exhortations to Justice and Sincerity. 37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged:...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

By a parable here is to be understood a proverbial saying, which hath some darkness in it, as being brought to express or signify more than the wor...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jesus Proclaims The New Law of the Kingly Rule of God (6:20-49). Like Matthew 5-7 this ‘sermon' or ‘address' is carefully put together and pattern...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

s Can the blind guide the blind? ( Luke 6:39 a). t Shall they not both fall into a pit? ( Luke 6:39 b). u The disciple is not above his teacher...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Distinguishing The Genuine From The Fake (6:39-49).
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Luke 6:20-49 .—Though various opinions have been held on the subject, the balance of probabilities seems in favour of the supposit...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

Can the blind lead the blind? Shall they not both fall into the ditch? The suggestive supposition is made by Dr. Reid (“Inquiry into the human mi...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And He spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? Shall they not both fall into the ditch?
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Parabolic sayings:
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Timothy 6:3-5 ; 2 Timothy 3:13 ; Isaiah 56:10 ; Isaiah 9:16 ; Jeremiah 14:15 ; Jeremiah 14:16 ; Jeremiah 6:15 ; Jeremiah 8:12 ; Micah 3:6...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

He spake a parable — Our Lord sometimes used parables when he knew plain and open declarations would too much inflame the passions of his hearers....

³⁹ And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?

Related Commentaries of Luke 6:39

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Luke 6:39