The Meaning of Matthew 7:4 Explained

Matthew 7:4

KJV: Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?

YLT: or, how wilt thou say to thy brother, Suffer I may cast out the mote from thine eye, and lo, the beam is in thine own eye?

Darby: Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Allow me, I will cast out the mote from thine eye; and behold, the beam is in thine eye?

ASV: Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me cast out the mote out of thine eye; and lo, the beam is in thine own eye?

Discover Matthew 7:4

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Matthew 7:4?

MEANING: What does Matthew 7:4 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Matthew 7:4 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Matthew 7:4?

What is the context of Matthew 7:4?

Judging Others (Matthew 7:1-6)
Do Not Judge Others (Matthew 7:1-6)
The Sermon on the Mount: On Judging Others (Matthew 7:1-6)
Judging Others .( A .) (Matthew 7:1-6)
Do Not Judge (Matthew 7:1-6)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam [is] in thine own eye?

What does Matthew 7:4 Mean?

Context Summary

Matthew 7:1-12 - Judging Self Asking God Serving Others

There is abundant need for a right and sound judgment, illumined by the Spirit of truth; but there is a world of difference between it and the censorious and critical opinions which we are apt to form and utter about others. Human nature is fond of climbing up into the judgment seat and proclaiming its decisions, without hearing both sides or calling witnesses. Beware of basing your judgment on idle stories and gossip. In any case, do not utter it, if it be adverse, unless you have first prayed about it and sought to turn the sinner from the error of his ways. Let God search you, before you search another. See Psalms 139:23-24; 1 Corinthians 4:1-5; Hebrews 4:12.

We ask for a gift; we seek for what we have lost; we knock for entrance. Only a door stands between us and Christ! He will not give us stones or serpents, even if we clamor for them; but He will never fail to give good things-and above all His Holy Spirit-only we must ask for them.

The Roman Emperor Severus was so charmed with the Golden Rule that he had it inscribed on the walls of his palace. Let us inscribe it on our hearts and act on it in the power of the Holy Spirit, who sheds God's love abroad in the hearts of those who believe. [source]

Chapter Summary: Matthew 7

¹ Do Not Judge
⁷ Ask, Seek, Knock
¹³ Enter through the Narrow Gate
¹⁵ A Tree and Its Fruit
²⁴ The Wise and the Foolish Builders
²⁸ Jesus ends his sermon, and the people are astonished

What do the individual words in Matthew 7:4 mean?

Or how shall you say to the brother of you Permit that I might cast out the splinter from the eye and behold the beam [is] in the eye of you

ἢ πῶς ἐρεῖς τῷ ἀδελφῷ σου Ἄφες ἐκβάλω τὸ κάρφος ἐκ τοῦ ὀφθαλμοῦ καὶ ἰδοὺ ἡ δοκὸς ἐν τῷ ὀφθαλμῷ σοῦ

πῶς	how
Parse: Adverb Root: πῶς Sense: how, in what way.
ἐρεῖς	shall you say
Parse: Verb, Future Indicative Active, 2nd Person Singular Root: λέγω Sense: to utter, speak, say.
τῷ	to the
Parse: Article, Dative Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc.
ἀδελφῷ	brother
Parse: Noun, Dative Masculine Singular Root: ἀδελφός Sense: a brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother.
σου	of you
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive 2nd Person Singular Root: σύ Sense: you.
Ἄφες	Permit that
Parse: Verb, Aorist Imperative Active, 2nd Person Singular Root: ἀφίημι Sense: to send away.
ἐκβάλω	I might cast out
Parse: Verb, Aorist Subjunctive Active, 1st Person Singular Root: ἐκβάλλω Sense: to cast out, drive out, to send out.
κάρφος	splinter
Parse: Noun, Accusative Neuter Singular Root: κάρφος Sense: a dry stalk or twig, a straw.
ὀφθαλμοῦ	eye
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: ὀφθαλμός Sense: the eye.
ἰδοὺ	behold
Parse: Verb, Aorist Imperative Active, 2nd Person Singular Root: ἰδού Sense: behold, see, lo.
δοκὸς	beam
Parse: Noun, Nominative Feminine Singular Root: δοκός Sense: a beam.
ἐν	[is] in
Parse: Preposition Root: ἐν Sense: in, by, with etc.
ὀφθαλμῷ	eye
Parse: Noun, Dative Masculine Singular Root: ὀφθαλμός Sense: the eye.
σοῦ	of you
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive 2nd Person Singular Root: σύ Sense: you.

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