Gospel of Thomas Saying 34
BLATZ
(34) Jesus said: If a blind man leads a blind man, they both fall into a pit.
LAYTON
(34) Jesus said, “If a blind person leads a blind person both will fall into a hole.”
DORESSE
39 [34]. Jesus says: “If a blind man leads another blind man, both of them fall into a ditch.”
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Robert M. Grant and David Noel Freedman write: “This saying is derived from Matthew 15:14; for its substance is presented as a question in Luke 6:39. It follows Saying 34, because the mention of ‘light’ in that saying leads Thomas to think of sight or the lack of it.” (The Secret Sayings of Jesus, p. 151) Funk and Hoover write: “This saying has the earmarks of a proverb. As prudential wisdom, it would be appropriate on the lips of almost any sage and it could have entered the tradition at almost any point.” (The Five Gospels, p. 492) |
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