Luke 6:39 (ASV)

Passage

And he spake also a parable unto them, Can the blind guide the blind? shall they not both fall into a pit?

Nearby Context

Luke 6:37 And judge not, and ye shall not be judged: and condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: release, and ye shall be released:

Luke 6:38 give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again.

Luke 6:39 And he spake also a parable unto them, Can the blind guide the blind? shall they not both fall into a pit?

Luke 6:40 The disciple is not above his teacher: but every one when he is perfected shall be as his teacher.

Luke 6:41 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother`s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "spake", "parable", "blind", "guide", "shall", "both", and "fall". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "spake" and "parable", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 38's "give and it shall be given unto..." into verse 40's "The disciple is not above his teacher...", so "spake" and "parable" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "spake" and "parable" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.