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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. [1] The World English Bible translates the passage as: You hypocrite! First, remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother’s eye. [citation needed]
3 Why do you see the speck in your neighbour's eye, but do not notice the log in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your neighbour, "Let me take the speck out of your eye", while the log is in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your neighbour's eye.
The word translated as beam refers to a rafter or a log [2] such as would hold up the roof of a house. [3] A beam is a difficult thing to get in one's eye, but it functions as a humorous and hyperbolic metaphor for an extreme flaw. [3] The metaphor comes from woodworking and carpenter workshop. [1]
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The previous verse introduced the metaphor of a person with a plank in their own eye who criticizes someone for a speck in their eye. This verse extends the metaphor, showing how ridiculous a person with a plank would appear helping someone with simply a speck. Such aid is impossible, and its offer is ridiculous and condescending.
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[10] In the parable of the Mote and the Beam in the New Testament, Jesus warned against projection: "Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You ...