Matthew 15:14 Quotes
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Source: Matthew 15:14
Author: Matthew
"Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch."
Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
Context
This line is written by Matthew in Matthew 15:14.
This is basically Jesus saying that the Pharisees are leading their people down a not-so-great path.
Or in other words, Jesus' disciples came to him and said, "Y'know, you're kind of offending the Pharisees." And Jesus is like, "Who cares?"
Where you've heard it
This one's quite common. You may hear it anytime someone is following someone else that supposedly doesn't know what he/she is doing. If Elmer Fudd started an elocution school, for instance…
You'll definitely hear this one in pop culture, too, especially in songs. Trivium has a track called "Blind Leading the Blind," and so does Mick Jagger.
Pretentious Factor
If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.
We're not gonna lie—this one's moderately pretentious.