Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Luke 6:41

"And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother`s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?" — Luke 6:41 (ASV)

The humorous illustration of the “speck” and the “plank” hits the mark with force when the person who casually calls the person he is criticizing “brother” suddenly hears himself being called “hypocrite” by the Lord.