Matthew 15:14
Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
Studiennotiz
Study Note
Jesus's dismissal of Pharisaic teaching — 'let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit' — applies the proverbial blindness of the spiritually misguided leader to the entire scribal tradition that has replaced God's command with human tradition (15:3-9). The command 'let them alone' (aphete autous) is a pastoral instruction to the disciples not to be troubled by Pharisaic disapproval (verse 12) — their authority is undermined not by confrontation but by the recognition of their spiritual condition. The blind-leading-blind proverb appears across cultures and traditions but here gains theological specificity: the blindness is caused by prioritizing tradition over Torah and human precept over divine command. The verse has been foundational for Protestant critiques of tradition and continues to shape Christian hermeneutics of the relationship between scripture and interpretive tradition.
Andere Übersetzungen
Let them alone: they are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both shall fall into a pit.
let them alone, guides they are--blind of blind; and if blind may guide blind, both into a ditch shall fall.'
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.
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