Matthew 7:3

And why spiest thou out the mote which is in thy brother’s eye, yet payest no attention to the beam which is in thine own eye?

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2For with the same judgment ye judge others, shall ye be judged: and with the measure ye mete, shall it be measured to you again.

4Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Suffer me to take the mote off from thine eye: and behold there is a beam in thine own eye?

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Cross References

Luke 18:11The Pharisee, standing by himself, made this prayer: God, I thank thee, that I am not as the rest of mankind, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or as this tax-gatherer.

Galatians 6:1BRETHREN, if a man also be surprised into any act of offence, ye that are spiritual, replace such a one in the spirit of meekness; keeping an attentive eye on thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 7:2-7

The Sermon on the Mount. 1 Judge not, that ye be not judged. 2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. 3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? 4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? 5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly… Read the whole commentary →

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