Luke 6:41

And why do you see the straw that is in your brother’s eye, while the log that is in your own eye, you do not consider?

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

40The disciple is not above his teacher. But each one will be perfected, if he is like his teacher.

42Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, allow me to remove the straw from your eye,’ while you yourself do not see the log in your own eye? Hypocrite, first remove the log from your own eye, and then will you see clearly, so that you may lead out the straw from your brother’s eye.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 20:9Then Joab said to Amasa, “Be well, my brother.” And he held Amasa by the chin with his right hand, as if to kiss him.

1 Kings 2:32And the Lord shall repay his blood upon his own head. For he killed two men, just and better than himself, and he killed them with the sword, while my father, David, did not know it: Abner, the son of Ner, leader of the military of Israel, and Amasa, the son of Jether, leader of the army of Judah.

Psalms 36:2For they will quickly wither away like dry grass, and in like manner to kitchen herbs, they will soon droop.

Ezekiel 18:28For by considering and turning himself away from all his iniquities, which he has worked, he shall certainly live, and he shall not die.

Mark 8:7And they had a few small fish. And he blessed them, and he ordered them to be placed before them.

John 8:40But now you are seeking to kill me, a man who has spoken the truth to you, which I have heard from God. This is not what Abraham did.

Matthew Henry on Luke 6:38-49

Exhortations to Justice and Sincerity. 37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: 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. 39 And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? 40 The disciple is not above… Read the whole commentary →

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