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Luke 6:39

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

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “also” (καὶ) before parable here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “will fall in” (ἐμπεσοῦνται;) after pit here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “will fall” (πεσοῦνται) after pit here.

Εἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).he spakeδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.καὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.παραβολὴνparabolēna parableπαραβολή (parabolē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “a parable”, the object formG3850(a) a comparison, (b) a parable, often of those uttered by our Lord, (c) a proverb, an adage.This verse uses “a parable”.a parableαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themΜήτιmētinot + τις=oneμήτιparticle — “not + τις=one”G3385if not, unless, whether at all.δύναταιdunataiCanδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “Can”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.Canτυφλὸςtuphlosblindτυφλόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “blind”, the subject formG5185blind, physically or mentally.the blindτυφλὸνtuphlonblindτυφλός (tuphlos)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “blind”, the object formG5185blind, physically or mentally.the blindὁδηγεῖνhodēgeinto guideὁδηγέω (hodēgeō)verb, present active infinitive — “to guide”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3594I lead, guide; met: I instruct, teach.This verse uses “guide”.οὐχὶouchinotοὐχίparticle — “not”G3780by no means, not at all.notἀμφότεροιamphoteroibothἀμφότεροιadjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “both”, the subject formG297both (of two).bothεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoβόθυνονbothunonditchβόθυνος (bothunos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “ditch”, the object formG999a pit, ditch.This verse uses “ditch”.the ditchἐμπεσοῦνταιempesountaito fall intoἐμπίπτω (empiptō)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “to fall into”, an action still aheadG1706I fall in, am cast in, am involved in.This verse uses “fall in”.

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πεσοῦνταιpesountaifallπίπτω (piptō)verb, future middle or passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “fall”, an action still aheadG4098I fall, fall under (as under condemnation), fall prostrate.This verse uses “fall”.

Literal (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?

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he spake also a parable unto them, Can the blind guide the blind? shall 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?

World English Bible

He spoke a parable to them. “ Can the blind guide the blind ? Won’t they both fall into a pit ?

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

And he spoke also to them a similitude: Can the blind lead the blind? do they not both fall into the ditch?

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