The mote (το καρφος). Not dust, but a piece of dried wood or chaff, splinter (Weymouth, Moffatt), speck (Goodspeed), a very small …

And why beholdest thou the mote, etc. A mote signifies any light substance, as dry chaff, or fine spires of grass or grain. It pr…

Why do you see the mote...? — The Greek noun translated this way means a “stalk” or “twig” rather than one of the fine particles o…

And why do you behold the mote that is in your brother's eye, but do not consider the beam that is in your own eye? Or how will you say to your…

St. Augustine of Hippo: The Lord, having admonished us about hasty and unjust judgment, then addresses those most prone to it. T…

The “speck of sawdust” could be any bit of foreign matter. The “plank” is obviously colorful hyperbole. Jesus does not say it is wrong to help a fe…

And why do you see the straw? He specifically addresses a fault commonly found in hypocrites. While they are overly perceptive in identify…

And why do you behold the mote that is in your brother's
eye ?
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We must judge ourselves and judge our own acts, but not make our word a law for everyone. We must not judge rashly, nor pass judgment on our brothe…

Christ fulfilled the Law regarding its precepts and its promises; now He fulfills the Law regarding its judgments. Firstly, therefore, He directs t…