Luke 6:42
40 A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.
41 Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?
How can you say, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while you yourself fail to see the beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
43 No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.
44 For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- How can you say, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while you yourself fail to see the beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
- KJV
- Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother’s eye.
- WEB
- Or how can you tell your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove the speck of chaff that is in your eye,’ when you yourself don’t see the beam that is in your own eye? You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck of chaff that is in your brother’s eye.
- ASV
- Or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me cast out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote that is in thy brother`s eye.
- DARBY
- or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, allow [me], I will cast out the mote that is in thine eye, thyself not seeing the beam that is in thine eye? Hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine eye, and then thou shalt see clear to cast out the mote which is in the eye of thy brother.
- BLB
- How are you able to say to your brother, ‘Brother, permit [that] I might cast out the splinter that [is] in your eye,’ yourself not seeing the beam in your eye? Hypocrite! First cast out the beam from your eye, and then you will see clearly to cast out the splinter that [is] in the eye of your brother.
- ÅB
- Hvordan kan du si til din bror: Bror! la meg dra ut splinten som er i ditt øye, du som ikke ser bjelken i ditt eget øye? Du hykler! dra først bjelken ut av ditt eget øye, så kan du se å dra ut splinten som er i din brors øye!
- OTB
- Hvordan kan du si til din bror: 'Bror, la meg ta flisen ut av øyet ditt,' når du selv ikke legger merke til bjelken i ditt eget øye? Du hykler, ta først bjelken ut av ditt eget øye, og da vil du se klart til å fjerne flisen fra din brors øye.
- B1930
- Hvorledes kan du si til din bror: Bror! la mig dra ut splinten som er i ditt øie, du som ikke ser bjelken i ditt eget øie? Du hykler! dra først bjelken ut av ditt eget øie, så kan du se å dra ut splinten som er i din brors øie!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Romans 2:21–29
you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal?
Read in context1 Thessalonians 2:10–12
You are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous, and blameless our conduct was among you who believed.
Read in contextPsalms 51:9–13
Hide Your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities.
Read in contextRevelation 3:17–18
You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
Read in context2 Timothy 2:21
So if anyone cleanses himself of what is unfit, he will be a vessel for honor: sanctified, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work.
Read in contextMatthew 23:13–15
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.
Read in contextLuke 22:32
But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”
Read in contextActs 13:10
and said, “O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery! Will you never stop perverting the straight ways of the Lord?
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