Matthew 7:5

Matthew 7:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

Context of Matthew 7:5

3Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye? 4How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while there is still a beam in your own 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. 6Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces. 7Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

Matthew 7:5 word by word

ὑποκριτά, ἔκβαλε πρῶτον ἐκ τοῦ ὀφθαλμοῦ σοῦ τὴν δοκόν, καὶ τότε διαβλέψεις ἐκβαλεῖν τὸ κάρφος ἐκ τοῦ ὀφθαλμοῦ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ σου.¶Read the interlinear

• You hypocriteὑποκριτήςhupokritēs · hypocriteG5273
• Firstπρῶτονprōton · firstG4412
• takeἐκβάλλωekballō · to expelG1544
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• beamδοκόςdokos · plankG1385
• out ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• eyeὀφθαλμόςophthalmos · eyeG3788
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• you will see clearlyδιαβλέπωdiablepō · to see clearlyG1227
• speckκάρφοςkarphos · speckG2595
• brother’sἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80

Cross-references for Matthew 7:5

• Matthew 22:18But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?
• Luke 12:56You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?
• Luke 13:15“You hypocrites!” the Lord replied. “Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it to water?
• Psalms 51:9Hide Your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities.
• Luke 4:23Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! Do here in Your hometown what we have heard that You did in Capernaum.’”
• Luke 6:42How can you say, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while you yourself fail to see the beam in your own 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.
• Acts 19:15But one day the evil spirit responded, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”

Commentaries on Matthew 7:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Thou hypocrite - A hypocrite, who professes to be what he is not, (viz. a true Christian), is obliged, for the support of the character he has assumed, to imitate all the dispositions and actions of a Christian; consequently he must reprove sin, and endeavor to show an uncommon affection for the glory of God. Our Lord unmasks this vile pretender to saintship, and shows him that his hidden hypocrisy, covered with the garb of external sanctity, is more…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Thou hypocrite, first cast out … - Christ directs us to the proper way of forming an opinion of ethers, and of reproving and correcting them. By first amending our own faults, or casting the beam out of our eye, we can “consistently” advance to correct the faults of others. There will then be no hypocrisy in our conduct. We shall also “see clearly” to do it. The beam, the thing that obscured our sight, will be removed, and we shall more clearly discern…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-5Jesus encourages his disciples to serve others instead of condemning them. The contrast of a speck (speck of dust, chip of wood) to a log in the eye is an exaggerated image meant to show the huge difference (see Matthew 5:29; 23:23–24; compare Micah 6:6–8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Thou hypocrite--"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--Our Lord uses a most hyperbolical, but not unfamiliar figure, to express the monstrous inconsistency of this conduct. The "hypocrisy" which, not without indignation, He charges it with, consists in the pretense of a zealous and compassionate charity, which cannot possibly be real in one who suffers…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 7:5

• Charitableness
• Commandments
• Hypocrisy
• Inconsistency
• Mote (a Speck)
• Religion
• Uncharitableness

In the dictionaries

• Ask
• Beam
• Brother
• Descend
• Destruction
• Gather
• Judge
• Measure
• Mote
• None

Commentaries on Matthew 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings