Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And why do you take note of the grain of dust in your brother's eye, but take no note of the bit of wood which is in your eye?
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
"Why do you see the speck in your brother's eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?
A Conservative Version
And why do thou see the speck in thy brother's eye, but do not perceive the beam in thine own eye?
American Standard Version
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
Amplified
An Understandable Version
And why do you look for the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye but ignore the board in your own eye?
Anderson New Testament
And why do you look at the splinter that is in your brother's eye, but perceive not the beam that is in your own eye?
Common New Testament
And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not notice the plank in your own eye?
Daniel Mace New Testament
How comes it, that you can see the mote in your brother's eye, and not see the beam that is in your own eye?
Darby Translation
But why lookest thou on the mote which is in the eye of thy brother, but perceivest not the beam which is in thine own eye?
Godbey New Testament
But why do you see the mote which is in the eye of your brother, and do not recognize the beam which is in your own eye?
Goodspeed New Testament
Why do you keep looking at the speck in your brother's eye, and pay no attention to the beam that is in your own?
John Wesley New Testament
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thy own eye?
Julia Smith Translation
And why beholdest thou the dried straw in thy brother's eye, and perceivest not the beam in thine own eye?
King James 2000
And why behold you the speck that is in your brother's eye, but perceive not the beam that is in your own eye?
Lexham Expanded Bible
And why do you see the speck [that is] in your brother's eye, but do not notice the beam of wood [that is] in your own eye?
Modern King James verseion
And why do you look at the splinter that is in your brother's eye, but do not see the beam that is in your own eye?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Why seest thou a mote in thy brother's eye, and considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
Moffatt New Testament
Why do you note the splinter in your brother's eye and fail to see the plank in your own eye?
Montgomery New Testament
"And why do you look at the splinter that is in your brother's eye, but never consider the beam that is in your own eye?
NET Bible
Why do you see the speck in your brother's eye, but fail to see the beam of wood in your own?
New Heart English Bible
And why do you see the speck of chaff that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?
Noyes New Testament
And why dost thou look at the mote in thy brothers eye, and not perceive the beam that is in thine own eye?
Sawyer New Testament
And why do you see the speck in your brother's eye, and observe not the beam in your own eye?
The Emphasized Bible
But why beholdest thou the mote that is in the eye of thy brother, while, the beam that is in thine own eye, thou dost not consider?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But why beholdest thou the mote which is in thy brother's eye, but observest not the beam which is in thine own eye?
Twentieth Century New Testament
And why do you look at the straw in your brother's eye, while you pay no attention at all to the beam in your own?
Webster
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thy own eye?
Weymouth New Testament
"And why look at the splinter in your brother's eye instead of giving careful attention to the beam in your own?
Williams New Testament
Why do you continue to look at the tiny speck in your brother's eye, but pay no attention to the heavy girder in your own eye?
World English Bible
Why do you see the speck of chaff that is in your brother's eye, but don't consider the beam that is in your own eye?
Worrell New Testament
"And why do you behold the mote that is in your brother's eye, but consider not the beam that is in your own eye?
Worsley New Testament
But why dost thou look at the chaff in thy brother's eye, and takest no notice of the beam that is in thine own?
Youngs Literal Translation
And why dost thou behold the mote that is in thy brother's eye, and the beam that is in thine own eye dost not consider?
Themes
Jesus Christ » History of » Delivers the "sermon on the mount" (in galilee)
Mote (a speck) » A small particle
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 6:41
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Sermon On The Plain: On Judging Others
40 The disciple is not greater than his master, but everyone whose learning is complete will be like his master. 41 And why do you take note of the grain of dust in your brother's eye, but take no note of the bit of wood which is in your eye? 42 How will you say to your brother, Brother, let me take the grain of dust out of your eye, when you yourself do not see the bit of wood in your eye? O false one! first take the wood out of your eye and then you will see clearly to take the dust out of your brother's eye.
Cross References
John 8:7
But when they went on with their questions, he got up and said to them, Let him among you who is without sin be the first to send a stone at her.
2 Samuel 12:5-7
And David was full of wrath against that man; and he said to Nathan, By the living Lord, death is the right punishment for the man who has done this:
2 Samuel 20:9-10
And Joab said to Amasa, Is it well, my brother? And with his right hand he took him by the hair of his chin to give him a kiss.
2 Samuel 20:20-21
And Joab, answering her, said, Far, far be it from me to be a cause of death or destruction;
1 Kings 2:32
And the Lord will send back his blood on his head, because of the attack he made on two men more upright and better than himself, putting them to the sword without my father's knowledge; even Abner, the son of Ner, captain of the army of Israel, and Amasa, the son of Jether, captain of the army of Judah.
1 Chronicles 21:6
But Levi and Benjamin were not numbered among them, for Joab was disgusted with the king's order.
Psalm 36:2
For he takes comfort in the thought that his sin will not be uncovered and hated.
Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is a twisted thing, not to be searched out by man: who is able to have knowledge of it?
Ezekiel 18:28
Because he had fear and was turned away from all the wrong which he had done, life will certainly be his, death will not be his fate.
Matthew 7:3-5
And why do you take note of the grain of dust in your brother's eye, but take no note of the bit of wood which is in your eye?
John 8:40-44
But now you have a desire to put me to death, a man who has said to you what is true, as I had it from God: Abraham did not do that.
Romans 2:1
So you have no reason, whoever you are, for judging: for in judging another you are judging yourself, for you do the same things.
Romans 2:21-24
You who give teaching to others, do you give it to yourself? you who say that a man may not take what is not his, do you take what is not yours?
James 1:24
For after looking at himself he goes away, and in a short time he has no memory of what he was like.