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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.
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The Root of Censoriousness
Jesus calls the person with a "beam" in their eye a "hypocrite." Commentators explain this is because focusing on a minor fault in someone else, while ignoring a major one in yourself, is fundamentally insincere. It's often a way to appear righteous without doing the hard work of personal repentance and reform.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Thou hypocrite, first cast out, etc. Christ directs us to the proper way of forming an opinion of others, and of reproving and correcting …
Shalt thou see clearly (διαβλεψεις). Only here and Lu 6:42 and Mr 8:25 in the New Testament. Look through, penetrate in contrast t…
19th Century
Anglican
You hypocrite —The man deserves this name, because he acts the part of a teacher and reformer when he himself needs repentance and…
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Baptist
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast…
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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
You hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of your own eye Very rightly does our Lord…
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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…
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…
