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Matthew 7:5 — King James Version← Study notes

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 7:5Greek Interlinear

Greek · Matthew 7:521 words
GreekMeaning
ὑποκριτάhypokrita
HypocritenounG5273
ἔκβαλεekbale
do cast outverbG1544
πρῶτονprōton
firstadjectiveG4413
ἐκek
fromprepositionG1537
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
ὀφθαλμοῦophthalmou
eyenounG3788
σοῦsou
of youpronounG4771
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
δοκόνdokon
beamnounG1385
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τότεtote
thenadverbG5119
διαβλέψειςdiablepseis
you will see clearlyverbG1227
ἐκβαλεῖνekbalein
to cast outverbG1544
τὸto
thearticleG3588
κάρφοςkarphos
splinternounG2595
ἐκek
fromprepositionG1537
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
ὀφθαλμοῦophthalmou
eyenounG3788
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
ἀδελφοῦadelphou
brothernounG80
σουsou
of youpronounG4771
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Matthew 7:5

The Lord having admonished us concerning hasty and unjust judgment; and because that they are most given to rash judgment, who judge concerning things uncertain; and they most readily find fault, who love rather to speak evil and to condemn than to cure and to correct; a fault that spring either from pride or jealousy - therefore He subjoins, 'Why seest thou the mote in thy brother’s eye, and seest not the beam in thy own eye?'

Augustine · 4th century · Serm. in Mont., ii, 18

He speaks of such as though themselves guilty of mortal sin, do not forgive a trivial fault in their brother.

Jerome · 4th century

Many do this, if they see a Monk having a superfluous garment, or a plentiful meal, they break out into bitter accusation, though themselves daily seize and devour, and suffer from excess of drinking.

Chrysostom · 4th century
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