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Matthew 7:5

King James Version (KJV)

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— D.L. Moody

Matthew 7:5

Verse 5 of 29

Scripture focus

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.

Matthew 7:5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Matthew 7:5

Theological / Devotional

Thou hypocrite. The critical, censorious person is always a hypocrite, and his criticisms are aimed, in part, at drawing a cloak over his own hypocrisy. See on ch. 6:2.

See clearly. It is only when a man is ready and willing to suffer himself, if need be, in order to help his erring brother, that he can “see clearly” enough to be of any help to him (see MB 128). To help others see and remove defects in their characters and lives is the most delicate of operations in the field of human relations, and requires the clearest and most discriminating eyesight on the part of the person who proposes to conduct the operation.

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