Luke 6:42

God's Word

How can you say to another believer, ‘Friend, let me take the piece of sawdust out of your eye,’ when you don’t see the beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye. Then you will see clearly to remove the piece of sawdust from another believer’s eye.

Cross References

Proverbs 18:17

The first to state his case seems right ⌞until⌟ his neighbor comes to cross-examine him.

Matthew 26:75

Peter remembered what Jesus had said: “Before a rooster crows, you will say three times that you don’t know me.” Then Peter went outside and cried bitterly.

Matthew 7:3

So why do you see the piece of sawdust in another believer’s eye and not notice the wooden beam in your own eye?

Matthew 7:4

How can you say to another believer, ‘Let me take the piece of sawdust out of your eye,’ when you have a beam in your own eye?

Luke 13:15

The Lord said, “You hypocrites! Don’t each of you free your ox or donkey on the day of rest—a holy day? Don’t you then take it out of its stall to give it some water to drink?

Luke 22:32

But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. So when you recover, strengthen the other disciples.”

Luke 6:41

“Why do you see the piece of sawdust in another believer’s eye and not notice the wooden beam in your own eye?

Luke 6:43

“A good tree doesn’t produce rotten fruit, and a rotten tree doesn’t produce good fruit.

Acts 13:10

and said, “You are full of dirty tricks and schemes, you son of the devil! You hate everything that has God’s approval. Quit trying to distort the truth about the way the Lord wants people to live.

Acts 2:38

Peter answered them, “All of you must turn to God and change the way you think and act, and each of you must be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins will be forgiven. Then you will receive the Holy Spirit as a gift.

Acts 8:21

You won’t have any share in this because God can see how twisted your thinking is.

Romans 2:1

No matter who you are, if you judge anyone, you have no excuse. When you judge another person, you condemn yourself, since you, the judge, do the same things.

2 Corinthians 5:18

God has done all this. He has restored our relationship with him through Christ, and has given us this ministry of restoring relationships.

2 Timothy 2:21

Those who stop associating with dishonorable people will be honored. They will be set apart for the master’s use, prepared to do good things.

2 Peter 1:9

If these qualities aren’t present in your life, you’re shortsighted and have forgotten that you were cleansed from your past sins.