Matthew 7:5

You hypocrite, first remove the beam from your own eye; and then you shall see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.

Revised King James New Testament

In The King James Version

Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.

In Context

4Or how can you say to your brother, Let me pull the speck out of your eye; and, behold, a beam is in your own eye?

6Do not give that which is holy to dogs, nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

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Cross References

Matthew 22:18But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why do you test me, you hypocrites?

Luke 4:23And he said to them, You will surely quote to me this proverb, Physician, heal yourself: whatever we have heard you did in Capernaum, do here in your home town as well.

Luke 12:56You hypocrites, you can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that you do not discern this time?

Acts 19:15And the evil spirit answered, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?

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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