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Matthew 7:4
"Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me get the speck out of your eye,' when there is a log in your own eye?
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Christian Standard Bible®
Or 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?
Or 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?
King James Version (1611)
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let mee pull out the mote out of thine eye, and beholde, a beame is in thine owne eye?
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let mee pull out the mote out of thine eye, and beholde, a beame is in thine owne eye?
King James Version
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
English Standard Version
Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when there is the log in your own eye?
Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when there is the log in your own eye?
New American Standard Bible
"Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' and look, the log is in your own eye?
"Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' and look, the log is in your own eye?
New Century Version
How can you say to your friend, ‘Let me take that little piece of dust out of your eye'? Look at yourself! You still have that big piece of wood in your own eye.
How can you say to your friend, ‘Let me take that little piece of dust out of your eye'? Look at yourself! You still have that big piece of wood in your own eye.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Or howe sayest thou to thy brother, Suffer me to cast out the mote out of thine eye, and beholde, a beame is in thine owne eye?
Or howe sayest thou to thy brother, Suffer me to cast out the mote out of thine eye, and beholde, a beame is in thine owne eye?
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' and behold, the log is in your own eye?
"Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' and behold, the log is in your own eye?
Legacy Standard Bible
Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,' and behold, the log is in your own eye?
Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,' and behold, the log is in your own eye?
Berean Standard Bible
How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' while there is still a beam in your own eye?
How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' while there is still a beam in your own eye?
Contemporary English Version
How can you say, "My friend, let me take the speck out of your eye," when you don't see the log in your own eye?
How can you say, "My friend, let me take the speck out of your eye," when you don't see the log in your own eye?
Complete Jewish Bible
How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the splinter out of your eye,' when you have the log in your own eye?
How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the splinter out of your eye,' when you have the log in your own eye?
Darby Translation
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Allow [me], I will cast out the mote from thine eye; and behold, the beam is in thine eye?
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Allow [me], I will cast out the mote from thine eye; and behold, the beam is in thine eye?
Easy-to-Read Version
Why do you say to your friend, ‘Let me take that piece of dust out of your eye'? Look at yourself first! You still have that big piece of wood in your own eye.
Why do you say to your friend, ‘Let me take that piece of dust out of your eye'? Look at yourself first! You still have that big piece of wood in your own eye.
George Lamsa Translation
Or how can you say to your brother, let me take out the splinter from your eye, and behold there is a cross beam in your own eye?
Or how can you say to your brother, let me take out the splinter from your eye, and behold there is a cross beam in your own eye?
Good News Translation
How dare you say to your brother, ‘Please, let me take that speck out of your eye,' when you have a log in your own eye?
How dare you say to your brother, ‘Please, let me take that speck out of your eye,' when you have a log in your own eye?
Lexham English Bible
Or how will you say to your brother, ‘Allow me to remove the speck from your eye,' and behold, the beam of wood is in your own eye?
Or how will you say to your brother, ‘Allow me to remove the speck from your eye,' and behold, the beam of wood is in your own eye?
Literal Translation
Or how will you say to your brother, Allow me to cast out the twig from your eye; and behold, the log is in your eye!
Or how will you say to your brother, Allow me to cast out the twig from your eye; and behold, the log is in your eye!
American Standard Version
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me cast out the mote out of thine eye; and lo, the beam is in thine own eye?
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me cast out the mote out of thine eye; and lo, the beam is in thine own eye?
Bible in Basic English
Or how will you say to your brother, Let me take out the grain of dust from your eye, when you yourself have a bit of wood in your eye?
Or how will you say to your brother, Let me take out the grain of dust from your eye, when you yourself have a bit of wood in your eye?
Hebrew Names Version
Or how will you tell your brother, 'Let me remove the speck from your eye;' and behold, the beam is in your own eye?
Or how will you tell your brother, 'Let me remove the speck from your eye;' and behold, the beam is in your own eye?
International Standard Version
Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when the beam is in your own eye?
Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when the beam is in your own eye?
Etheridge Translation
Or how sayest thou to thy brother, Permit that I draw forth the rod from thine eye, and, behold, there is a rafter in thine own eye ?
Or how sayest thou to thy brother, Permit that I draw forth the rod from thine eye, and, behold, there is a rafter in thine own eye ?
Murdock Translation
Or how canst thou say to thy brother, Allow me to pluck the straw from thy eye; and lo! a beam is in thy own eye.
Or how canst thou say to thy brother, Allow me to pluck the straw from thy eye; and lo! a beam is in thy own eye.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Or, howe sayest thou to thy brother: suffer me, I wyll plucke out a mote out of thyne eye: and beholde, a beame is in thyne owne eye?
Or, howe sayest thou to thy brother: suffer me, I wyll plucke out a mote out of thyne eye: and beholde, a beame is in thyne owne eye?
English Revised Version
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me cast out the mote out of thine eye; and lo, the beam is in thine own eye?
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me cast out the mote out of thine eye; and lo, the beam is in thine own eye?
World English Bible
Or how will you tell your brother, 'Let me remove the speck from your eye;' and behold, the beam is in your own eye?
Or how will you tell your brother, 'Let me remove the speck from your eye;' and behold, the beam is in your own eye?
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote from thine eye, and behold a beam is in thine own eye?
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote from thine eye, and behold a beam is in thine own eye?
Weymouth's New Testament
Or how say to your brother, `Allow me to take the splinter out of your eye,' while the beam is in your own eye?
Or how say to your brother, `Allow me to take the splinter out of your eye,' while the beam is in your own eye?
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Or hou seist thou to thi brothir, Brothir, suffre I schal do out a mote fro thin iye, and lo! a beem is in thin owne iye?
Or hou seist thou to thi brothir, Brothir, suffre I schal do out a mote fro thin iye, and lo! a beem is in thin owne iye?
Update Bible Version
Or how will you say to your brother, Let me cast out the mote out of your eye; and look, the beam is in your own eye?
Or how will you say to your brother, Let me cast out the mote out of your eye; and look, the beam is in your own eye?
Webster's Bible Translation
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thy eye; and behold, a beam [is] in thy own eye?
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thy eye; and behold, a beam [is] in thy own eye?
New English Translation
Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye,' while there is a beam in your own?
Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye,' while there is a beam in your own?
New King James Version
Or how can you say to your brother, "Let me remove the speck from your eye'; and look, a plank is in your own eye?
Or how can you say to your brother, "Let me remove the speck from your eye'; and look, a plank is in your own eye?
New Living Translation
How 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?
How 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?
New Life Bible
How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take that small piece of wood out of your eye,' when there is a big piece of wood in your own eye?
How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take that small piece of wood out of your eye,' when there is a big piece of wood in your own eye?
New Revised Standard
Or how can you say to your neighbor, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,' while the log is in your own eye?
Or how can you say to your neighbor, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,' while the log is in your own eye?
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Or how wilt thou say unto thy brother, Let me cast the mote out of thine eye, - when 1o! a beam, is in thine own eye?
Or how wilt thou say unto thy brother, Let me cast the mote out of thine eye, - when 1o! a beam, is in thine own eye?
Douay-Rheims Bible
Or how sayest thou to thy brother: Let me cast the mote out of thy eye; and behold a beam is in thy own eye?
Or how sayest thou to thy brother: Let me cast the mote out of thy eye; and behold a beam is in thy own eye?
Revised Standard Version
Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when there is the log in your own eye?
Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when there is the log in your own eye?
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Or why sayest thou to thy brother: suffre me to plucke oute the moote oute of thyne eye and behold a beame is in thyne awne eye.
Or why sayest thou to thy brother: suffre me to plucke oute the moote oute of thyne eye and behold a beame is in thyne awne eye.
Young's Literal Translation
or, how wilt thou say to thy brother, Suffer I may cast out the mote from thine eye, and lo, the beam [is] in thine own eye?
or, how wilt thou say to thy brother, Suffer I may cast out the mote from thine eye, and lo, the beam [is] in thine own eye?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Or why saiest thou to yi brother: holde, I wil plucke the moate out of thyne eye, and beholde, a beame is in thyne awne eye.
Or why saiest thou to yi brother: holde, I wil plucke the moate out of thyne eye, and beholde, a beame is in thyne awne eye.
Mace New Testament (1729)
with what assurance can you say, brother, let me take that mote out of your eye; when there is such an apparent beam in your own eye?
with what assurance can you say, brother, let me take that mote out of your eye; when there is such an apparent beam in your own eye?
Simplified Cowboy Version
How can you offer to help your friend out with his horse when you can't even put a saddle on yours?
How can you offer to help your friend out with his horse when you can't even put a saddle on yours?
Contextual Overview
1"Do not judge and criticize and condemn [others unfairly with an attitude of self-righteous superiority as though assuming the office of a judge], so that you will not be judged [unfairly]. 2"For just as you [hypocritically] judge others [when you are sinful and unrepentant], so will you be judged; and in accordance with your standard of measure [used to pass out judgment], judgment will be measured to you. 3"Why do you look at the [insignificant] speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice and acknowledge the [egregious] log that is in your own eye? 4"Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me get the speck out of your eye,' when there is a log in your own eye?5"You hypocrite (play-actor, pretender), first get the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye. 6"Do not give that which is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, for they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Reciprocal: Proverbs 26:7 - so Matthew 23:24 - General
Cross-References
Genesis 2:5
no shrub or plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprouted, for the LORD God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground,
no shrub or plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprouted, for the LORD God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground,
Genesis 6:3
Then the LORD said, "My Spirit shall not strive and remain with man forever, because he is indeed flesh [sinful, corrupt—given over to sensual appetites]; nevertheless his days shall yet be a hundred and twenty years."
Then the LORD said, "My Spirit shall not strive and remain with man forever, because he is indeed flesh [sinful, corrupt—given over to sensual appetites]; nevertheless his days shall yet be a hundred and twenty years."
Genesis 6:7
So the LORD said, "I will destroy (annihilate) mankind whom I have created from the surface of the earth—not only man, but the animals and the crawling things and the birds of the air—because it [deeply] grieves Me [to see mankind's sin] and I regret that I have made them."
So the LORD said, "I will destroy (annihilate) mankind whom I have created from the surface of the earth—not only man, but the animals and the crawling things and the birds of the air—because it [deeply] grieves Me [to see mankind's sin] and I regret that I have made them."
Genesis 6:13
God said to Noah, "I intend to make an end of all that lives, for through men the land is filled with violence; and behold, I am about to destroy them together with the land.
God said to Noah, "I intend to make an end of all that lives, for through men the land is filled with violence; and behold, I am about to destroy them together with the land.
Genesis 6:17
"For behold, I, even I, will bring a flood of waters on the earth, to destroy all life under the heavens in which there is the breath and spirit of life; everything that is on the land shall die.
"For behold, I, even I, will bring a flood of waters on the earth, to destroy all life under the heavens in which there is the breath and spirit of life; everything that is on the land shall die.
Genesis 7:10
And after the seven days [God released the rain and] the floodwaters came on the earth.
And after the seven days [God released the rain and] the floodwaters came on the earth.
Genesis 7:11
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, on that same day all the fountains of the great deep [subterranean waters] burst open, and the windows and floodgates of the heavens were opened.
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, on that same day all the fountains of the great deep [subterranean waters] burst open, and the windows and floodgates of the heavens were opened.
Genesis 7:12
It rained on the earth for forty days and forty nights.
It rained on the earth for forty days and forty nights.
Genesis 7:17
The flood [the great downpour of rain] was forty days and nights on the earth; and the waters increased and lifted up the ark, and it floated [high] above the land.
The flood [the great downpour of rain] was forty days and nights on the earth; and the waters increased and lifted up the ark, and it floated [high] above the land.
Genesis 7:21
All living beings that moved on the earth perished—birds and cattle (domestic animals), [wild] animals, all things that swarm and crawl on the earth, and all mankind.
All living beings that moved on the earth perished—birds and cattle (domestic animals), [wild] animals, all things that swarm and crawl on the earth, and all mankind.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother?.... This is not so much an interrogation, as an expression of admiration, at the front and impudence of such censorious remarkers, and rigid observators; who not content to point at the faults of others, take upon them to reprove them in a very magisterial way: and it is as if Christ had said, with what face canst thou say to thy friend or neighbour,
let me pull out the mote out of thine eye? give me leave to rebuke thee sharply for thy sin, as it deserves,
and behold a beam is in thine own eye; thou art guilty of a far greater iniquity: astonishing impudence! Art thou so blind, as not to see and observe thy viler wickedness? Or which, if conscious of, how canst thou prevail upon thyself to take upon thee to reprove and censure others? Dost thou think thy brother cannot see thy beam? And may he not justly retort thine iniquities upon thee, which exceed his? and then what success canst thou promise thyself? Such persons are very unfit to be reprovers of others.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Matthew 7:4. Or how wilt thou say — That man is utterly unfit to show the way of life to others who is himself walking in the way of death.
