Luke 6:41-42

Luke 6:41-42

[41] And  why  beholdest thou  the mote  that is in  brother's  eye,  but  perceivest  not  the beam  that is in  thine own  eye?  [42] how  canst thou  say  brother,  let me  pull out  the mote  that is in  eye,  thyself  beholdest  not  the beam  that is in  own eye?  Thou hypocrite,  cast out  first  the beam  out of  eye,  and  then  shalt thou see clearly  to pull out  the mote  that is in  brother's  eye. 

What does Luke 6:41-42 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Jesus returned to the figure of limited perception ( Luke 6:39). It would be easy for a disciple to criticize those he was instructing and fail to realize his own faults since he was in the position of a teacher ( Luke 6:40). It would be not only dangerous but hypocritical to try to help a learner overcome his deficiencies without dealing with one"s own failings first. If a disciple tried to teach his learner the importance of loving as Jesus taught but did not practice that kind of love himself, he could not remove his learner"s knowledge deficiency. His sin would be greater than his learner"s ignorance.
Thus Jesus stressed the importance of His disciples applying the truths He had taught them before they tried to teach them to other people. Their failure to do so would make them the spiritual equivalent of blind eye surgeons. They would be judging others but not themselves ( Luke 6:37; cf. Romans 2:1-3).