Matthew 7:5

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.

Thou hypocrite {G5273}, first {G4412} cast out {G1544} the beam {G1385} out of {G1537} thine own {G4675} eye {G3788}; and {G2532} then {G5119} shalt thou see clearly {G1227} to cast out {G1544} the mote {G2595} out of {G1537} thy {G4675} brother's {G80} eye {G3788}.

You hypocrite! First, take the log out of your own eye; then you will see clearly, so that you can remove the splinter from your brother's 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.

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.

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Cross-References

  • Luke 6:42 (18 votes)

    Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.

  • Psalms 51:9 (16 votes)

    Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

  • Psalms 51:13 (16 votes)

    [Then] will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.

  • Matthew 23:13 (8 votes)

    But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in [yourselves], neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.

  • Matthew 23:28 (8 votes)

    Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

  • Luke 4:23 (5 votes)

    And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.

  • Luke 13:15 (5 votes)

    The Lord then answered him, and said, [Thou] hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or [his] ass from the stall, and lead [him] away to watering?