Matthew 7:3-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 7:4-6

Reproving. This is kindred to judging, and so these are here closely associated. The Duty of reproving should be discharged with discretion. I. THE REPROVING OF A BROTHER SHOULD BE CONSIDERATE . 1 . Reproof is a precious and holy thing. (a) Saves souls from death (see James 5:19 , James 5:20 ). (b) Frees our souls from the guilt of complicity. (c) Leaves the sinner without excuse. So the fidelity of Noah condemned the antediluvians ( Hebrews 11:7 ). ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 7:5

Parallel passage: Luke 6:42 . Thou hypocrite ( Matthew 6:2 , note). The thought here is of the personation of a part (a man free from impediment in his vision)which does not belong to you. First cast out the beam out of thine own eye, In Luke 6:3 the order of the words lays the emphasis on "thine;" here, on the eye. It is in thine eye, of all places, that the beam now is. And then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye . Surely a promise as well as a... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 7:3

And why beholdest thou the mote ... - A mote signifies any “light substance,” as dry chaff, or fine spires of grass or grain. It probably most usually signified the small “spiculae” or “beards” on a head of barley or wheat. It is thus placed in opposition to the word “beam.”Beam - The word used here signifies a large piece of squared timber. The one is an exceedingly small object, the other a large one. The meaning is, that “we are much more quick and acute to judge of small offences in others,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 7:5

Thou hypocrite, first cast out ... - Christ directs us to the proper way of forming an opinion of ethers, and of reproving and correcting them. By first amending our own faults, or casting the beam out of our eye, we can “consistently” advance to correct the faults of others. There will then be no hypocrisy in our conduct. We shall also “see clearly” to do it. The beam, the thing that obscured our sight, will be removed, and we shall more clearly discern the “small” object that obscures the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 7:3-5

Matthew 7:3-5. And why beholdest thou the mote, &c. In particular, why do you open your eyes to any fault of your brother, while you yourself are guilty of a much greater? The word καρφος , here rendered mote, according to Hesychius, may signify a little splinter of wood. This, and the beam, its opposite, were proverbially used by the Jews to denote, the one, small infirmities, the other, gross, palpable faults. And how wilt thou say, &c. With what face can you undertake to... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 7:1-6

43. Judging others (Matthew 7:1-6; Luke 6:37-42)People who continually find fault with others only invite judgment upon themselves, both from their fellows and from God. In pointing to the faults in others, they attract attention to themselves. They too have faults, and though they themselves may be unaware of them, other people see them very clearly (Matthew 7:1-5).Nevertheless, there is a kind of judgment that is necessary. Those who present the gospel must be able to judge the difference... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 7:3

beholdest. See App-133 . This is in contrast with "considerest". Jewish proverb. mote. Anglo-Saxon, mot = a particle of dust, something dry: i.e. any dry particle, as wood (splinter), chaff, or dust. brother's. See note on Matthew 5:22 . considerest. Greek. katanoeo. Stronger than "beholdest" above. See App-133 . beam. Greek. dokos. Septuagint for Hebrew. korah in 2Ki 6:2 , 2 Kings 6:5 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 7:4

out of = from. Greek. ap'o. App-104 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 7:3

And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?One who judges others is compared to a person presuming to cast a splinter out of his brother's eye while a plank is in his own eye! This is a vivid picture of a person who ignores his own grievous sins while trying to correct the relatively minor shortcomings of another. The mote and the beam represent the disparity between that which is tiny, insignificant, almost invisible, and... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 7:4

Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me cast the mote out of thine eye; and lo, the beam is in thine own eye?The deftness and accuracy of our Lord's comparisons have never been even approached by other teachers. A mote, although trifling and insignificant, can nevertheless be a serious and painful handicap when located in the eye. Thus, Jesus cannot be charged with making even the slightest sin or fault a matter of indifference. That is not the point under consideration. What he is... read more

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