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

3“And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own? 4How can you think of saying to your friend, ‘Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in your own eye? Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye. 6“Don’t waste what is holy on people who are unholy. Don’t throw your pearls to pigs! They will trample the pearls, then turn and attack you. 7“Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, 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 22:18But Jesus knew their evil motives. “You hypocrites!” he said. “Why are you trying to trap me?
• Luke 12:56You fools! You know how to interpret the weather signs of the earth and sky, but you don’t know how to interpret the present times.
• Luke 13:15But the Lord replied, “You hypocrites! Each of you works on the Sabbath day! Don’t you untie your ox or your donkey from its stall on the Sabbath and lead it out for water?
• Psalms 51:9Don’t keep looking at my sins. Remove the stain of my guilt.
• Luke 4:23Then he said, “You will undoubtedly quote me this proverb: ‘Physician, heal yourself’—meaning, ‘Do miracles here in your hometown like those you did in Capernaum.’
• Luke 6:42How can you think of saying, ‘Friend, let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in your own eye? Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye.
• Acts 19:15But one time when they tried it, the evil spirit replied, “I know Jesus, and I know 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