Matthew 7:5

3 Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?

4 How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while there is still a 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.

6 Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.

7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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
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.
WEB
You hypocrite! First remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother’s eye.
ASV
Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother`s eye.
DARBY
Hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine eye, and then thou wilt see clearly to cast out the mote out of the eye of thy brother.
BLB
Hypocrite! First cast out the beam from your eye, and then you will see clearly to cast out the splinter from the eye of your brother.
ÅB
Hykler! Dra først bjelken ut av ditt eget øye, så kan du se å dra flisen ut av din brors øye!
OTB
Du hykler, ta først bjelken ut av ditt eget øye, så vil du se klart nok til å ta flisen ut av din brors øye.
B1930
Du hykler! dra først bjelken ut av ditt eget øie, så kan du se å dra splinten ut av din brors øie!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Luke 6:42

    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.

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  • Psalms 51:9–13

    Hide Your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities.

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  • Matthew 23:13–28

    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.

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  • Luke 13:15

    “You hypocrites!” the Lord replied. “Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it to water?

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  • Luke 4:23

    Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! Do here in Your hometown what we have heard that You did in Capernaum.’”

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  • Matthew 22:18

    But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?

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  • Luke 12:56

    You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?

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