Luke 6:41 “Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye but fail to notice…”

Luke 6:41

Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

World English Bible

Why do you see the speck of chaff that is in your brother’s eye, but don’t consider the beam that is in your own eye?

American Standard Version

And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

Geneva Bible 1599

And why seest thou a mote in thy brothers eye, and considerest not the beame that is in thine owne eye?

Darby Translation

But why lookest thou on the mote which is in the eye of thy brother, but perceivest not the beam which is in thine own eye?

Young's Literal Translation

'And why dost thou behold the mote that is in thy brother's eye, and the beam that [is] in thine own eye dost not consider?

Bible in Basic English

And why do you take note of the grain of dust in your brother's eye, but take no note of the bit of wood which is in your eye?

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Cross references

“why”

Romans 2:1 Romans 2:21–24 Matthew 7:3–5

Romans 2:1 · BSB

You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.

Romans 2:21–24 · BSB

you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal?

Matthew 7:3–5 · BSB

Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?

“but”

John 8:7 James 1:24 2 Samuel 12:5–7 Jeremiah 17:9 John 8:40–44 1 Kings 2:32

John 8:7 · BSB

When they continued to question Him, He straightened up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to cast a stone at her.”

James 1:24 · BSB

and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.

2 Samuel 12:5–7 · BSB

David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan: “As surely as the LORD lives, the man who did this deserves to die!

Jeremiah 17:9 · BSB

The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?

John 8:40–44 · BSB

But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.

1 Kings 2:32 · BSB

The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner, commander of Isra…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

40A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.

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.

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