14 Let them alone; (A)they are blind guides.[a] And (B)if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 15:14 Some manuscripts add of the blind

39 He also told them a parable: (A)“Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?

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10 (A)His watchmen are blind;
    they are all without knowledge;
they are all silent (B)dogs;
    they cannot bark,
dreaming, lying down,
    loving to slumber.

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16 “Woe to (A)you, (B)blind guides, who say, (C)‘If anyone swears by the temple, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’ 17 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or (D)the temple that has made the gold sacred? 18 And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by (E)the gift that is on the altar, he is bound by his oath.’ 19 You blind men! For which is greater, the gift or (F)the altar that makes the gift sacred? 20 So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it. 21 And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and by (G)him who dwells in it. 22 And whoever swears by (H)heaven swears by (I)the throne of God and by (J)him who sits upon it.

23 (K)“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For (L)you tithe mint and dill and (M)cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: (N)justice and mercy and faithfulness. (O)These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. 24 You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing (P)a camel!

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But you have turned aside from the way. (A)You have caused many to stumble by your instruction. You have corrupted (B)the covenant of Levi, says the Lord of hosts,

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And if the prophet is deceived and speaks a word, (A)I, the Lord, have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand against him and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel. 10 And they shall bear their punishment[a]—the punishment of the prophet and the punishment of the inquirer shall be alike—

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 14:10 Or iniquity; three times in this verse

16 for those who guide this people have been leading them astray,
    and those who are guided by them are swallowed up.

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False Prophets and Teachers

But (A)false prophets also arose among the people, (B)just as there will be false teachers among you, who will (C)secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master (D)who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.

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31 (A)the prophets prophesy falsely,
    and the priests rule at their direction;
(B)my people love to have it so,
    but what will you do when the end comes?

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19 Who is blind but my servant,
    or deaf as my messenger whom I send?
Who is blind as my dedicated one,[a]
    or blind as the servant of the Lord?

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 42:19 Or as the one at peace with me

15 (A)Outside are (B)the dogs (C)and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

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20 And the beast was captured, and with it (A)the false prophet (B)who in its presence[a] had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who (C)worshiped its image. These two were (D)thrown alive into the lake of (E)fire that burns with sulfur.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 19:20 Or on its behalf

17 (A)These are waterless springs and mists driven by a storm. (B)For them the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved.

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and constant friction among people (A)who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, (B)imagining that godliness is a means of gain.

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Therefore (A)it shall be night to you, without vision,
    and darkness to you, without divination.
(B)The sun shall go down on the prophets,
    and the day shall be black over them;
(C)the seers shall be disgraced,
    and the diviners put to shame;
(D)they shall all cover their lips,
    for (E)there is no answer from God.

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17 (A)Ephraim is joined to idols;
    (B)leave him alone.

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12 Were they ashamed when they committed abomination?
    No, (A)they were not at all ashamed;
    they did not know how to blush.
(B)Therefore they shall fall among the fallen;
    when I punish them, they shall be overthrown,
says the Lord.

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15 (A)Were they ashamed when they committed abomination?
    No, they were not at all ashamed;
    they did not know how to blush.
Therefore they shall fall among those who fall;
    (B)at the time that I punish them, they shall be overthrown,”
says the Lord.

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