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Matthew 15:12–14

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12Then the disciples came and* said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they* heard this saying?” 13And he answered and* said, “Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted. 14Leth them! They are blind guides of the blind. And if the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.”

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Footnotes

  1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came”) has been translated as a finite verb
  2. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
  3. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
  4. hOr “Depart from”

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then the disciples came and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?” He answered, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up. Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”

He replied, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots. Leave them; they are blind guides. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then the disciples came up and told him, “Do you know that the Pharisees took offense when they heard what you said?”

He replied, “Every plant that my heavenly Father didn’t plant will be uprooted. Leave them alone! They are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.”

NLTNew Living Translation

Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you realize you offended the Pharisees by what you just said?”

Jesus replied, “Every plant not planted by my heavenly Father will be uprooted, so ignore them. They are blind guides leading the blind, and if one blind person guides another, they will both fall into a ditch.”

KJV 1900King James Version

Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying? But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.