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 splinter in your brother’s eye but don’t notice the beam of wood in your own eye? 4Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the splinter out of your eye,’ and look, there’s a beam of wood in your own eye? Hypocrite! First take the beam of wood out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to take the splinter out of your brother’s eye. 6Don’t give what is holy to dogs or toss your pearls before pigs, or they will trample them under their feet, turn, and tear you to pieces. 7“Ask, 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou hypocriteὑποκριτήςhupokritēs · hypocriteG5273
• firstπρῶτονprōton · firstG4412
• cast outἐκβάλλωekballō · to expelG1544
• the beamὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the beamδοκόςdokos · plankG1385
• outἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• ofὀφθαλμόςophthalmos · eyeG3788
• thine ownσύsu · youG4771
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• shalt thou see clearlyδιαβλέπωdiablepō · to see clearlyG1227
• the moteκάρφοςkarphos · speckG2595
• brother’sἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80

Cross-references for Matthew 7:5

• Matthew 22:18Perceiving their malicious intent, Jesus said, “Why are you testing me, hypocrites?
• Luke 12:56Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but why don’t you know how to interpret this present time?
• Luke 13:15But the Lord answered him and said, “Hypocrites! Doesn’t each one of you untie his ox or donkey from the feeding trough on the Sabbath and lead it to water?
• Psalms 51:9Turn your face away from my sins and blot out all my guilt.
• Luke 4:23Then he said to them, “No doubt you will quote this proverb to me: ‘Doctor, heal yourself. What we’ve heard that took place in Capernaum, do here in your hometown also.’”
• Luke 6:42Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the splinter that is in your eye,’ when you yourself don’t see the beam of wood in your eye? Hypocrite! First take the beam of wood out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the splinter in your brother’s eye.
• Acts 19:15The evil spirit answered them, “I know Jesus, and I recognize 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