Luke 6:42

Luke 6:42

40 ^aA disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher.

41 ^aAnd why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the plank in your own eye?

42 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the plank that is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck that is in your brother’s eye.

A Tree Is Known by Its Fruit

43 ^a“For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.

44 For ^aevery tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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Canst thou say (dunasai legein). Here Matthew 7:4 has

wilt thou say (ereiv).

Beholdest not (ou blepwn). Matthew 7:4 has "lo" (idou).

Thou hypocrite (upokrita). Contrast to the studied politeness of "brother" (adelfe) above. Powerful picture of blind self-complacence and incompetence, the keyword to argument here.

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