Luke 6:39 (KJV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Luke 6:37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:

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

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

Luke 6:40 The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "spake", "parable", "blind", "lead", "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 master...", 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.