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Why do you see the speck that is in your brother`s eye, but don`t consider the beam that is in your own eye?
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The Mote and the Beam
Commentators explain that Jesus uses a powerful and memorable hyperbole. The 'mote' is a tiny speck of dust or a splinter, while the 'beam' is a massive wooden log. This stark contrast illustrates our human tendency to focus on and criticize small, insignificant faults in others while being completely blind to our own much larger, more obstructive sins.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
The mote (το καρφος). Not dust, but a piece of dried wood or chaff, splinter (Weymouth, Moffatt), speck (Goodspeed), a very small …
19th Century
Anglican
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…
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Baptist
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye! Or how wilt thou say to th…
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…
16th Century
Protestant
And why do you see the straw? He specifically addresses a fault commonly found in hypocrites. While they are overly perceptive in identify…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And why do you behold the mote that is in your brother's eye ? &c.] By "mote" is mean…
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…
13th Century
Catholic
Christ fulfilled the Law regarding its precepts and its promises; now He fulfills the Law regarding its judgments. Firstly, therefore, He directs t…
