Matthew 7:5

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Summary

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.

Thou hypocrite

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General references

Mark 10:25

Bible References

Thou hypocrite

But Jesus perceived their wickedness and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses and for a pretence make long prayer; therefore, ye shall receive the greater judgment.

Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?

The Lord then answered him and said, Thou hypocrite, does not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall and lead it away to drink?

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Hide thy face from my sins and eradicate all my iniquities.

And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself; whatever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.

Or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself dost not behold the beam that is in thine own eye? Hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.

And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with, but who are ye?

General references

It is easier to pass a cable through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.