Matthew 7:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? ”

Matthew 7:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And why beholdest thou the mote ... - A mote signifies any “light substance,” as dry chaff, or fine spires of grass or grain. It probably most usually signified the small “spiculae” or “beards” o...
Matthew 7:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Against Judging ( Luke 6:37 f., Luke 6:41 f.)· Mt. here returns (from Matthew 5:48 ) to the Sermon as it stood in Q. The subjects of the kingdom are warned against a censorious habit of mind; j...
Matthew 7:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

beholdest. See App-133. This is in contrast with "considerest". Jewish proverb. mote. Anglo-Saxon, mot . a particle of dust, something dry: i.e. any dry particle, as wood (splinter), chaff, or...
Matthew 7:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 7:3 . And why seest thou the straw? He expressly touches upon a fault, which is usually found in hypocrites. While they are too quick-sighted in discerning the faults of others, and...
Matthew 7:3 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1326 THE BEAM AND THE MOTE Matthew 7:3-5 . And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to...
Matthew 7:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? And why beholdest thou the mote - Καρφος might be translated the splinter: for spl...
Matthew 7:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And why beholdest thou— Τι βλεπεις. "Why dost thou observe , or take notice of?" For the original word βλεπεις here signifies not only to be acquainted with other people's faults, but to pry in...
Matthew 7:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? No JFB commentary on this verse.
Matthew 7:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

On the habit of criticising others ( Luke 6:37-42 ). St. Luke's account is here the fuller, and he places the section in a more satisfactory relation to what goes before. Our Lord condemns all form...
Matthew 7:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Why beholdest thou the mote ...? — The Greek noun so translated means a “stalk” or “twig” rather than one of the fine particles of dust floating in the sun to which we attach the word “mote.” The i...
Matthew 7:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 7 The Gospel of the Kingdom ("Sermon on the Mount") - Matthew 5:1-48 ; Matthew 6:1-34 ; Matthew 7:1-29 IT may seem almost heresy to object to the time-honoured title "Sermon on the M...
Matthew 7:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Judging Self; Asking God; Serving Others Matthew 7:1-12 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 an...
Matthew 7:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

After thus enunciating the laws of the Kingdom, and bringing men into the realm of direct dealing with God, the King authoritatively set up the standard of judgment. No man is to be his brother's jud...
Matthew 7:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I pass over the several most blessed things which the Lord Jesus here treats of, as being in themselves so plain, and by Him so beautifully expressed, as to render all explanation unnecessary. But I...
Matthew 7:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye ?.... By "mote" is meant, any little bit of straw, or small splinter of wood, that flies into the eye, and does it damage, hinders its si...
Matthew 7:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Ver. 3. And why beholdest thou ] Here is the true method of preaching, by doct...
Matthew 7:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And why beholdest thou the mote , &c. In particular, why do you open your eyes to any fault of your brother, while you yourself are guilty of a much greater? The word καρφος, here rendered mote...
Matthew 7:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Simple honesty will understand these first five verses without difficulty. The word "judge" is used in various different ways in Scripture. Believers are told to "judge" what Paul says ( 1 Corinthian...
Matthew 7:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Sermon on the Mount. 1 Judge not, that ye be not judged. 2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what...
Matthew 7:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Matthew 7:5 " .
Matthew 7:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

How They Are To Judge Among Themselves and View Outsiders (7:1-6). Jesus now comes to the question of judgment made about others, and especially how it should be conducted under the Kingly Rule of...
Matthew 7:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 7:3 . Mote. —The Greek noun so translated means a stalk, or twig. The illustration seems to have been a familiar one among the Jews, and a proverb all but verbally identic...
Matthew 7:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 7:1-6 The law kept by sympathy. "Judge not, that ye be not judged." This word of Christ's implies I. That we are not to be eager to spy out our neighbour's faults, for that is not worthy,...
Matthew 7:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 7:1-2 . Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. Use your judgment, of cour...
Matthew 7:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 7:1 . Judge not, that ye be not judged. This refers to private and censorious reproaches of others. We must judge nothing before the time. It is better that ten bad men pass for innocent,...
Matthew 7:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

The mote that is in thy brother’s eye. Three lessons stand out conspicuously in the text. 1. Close inspection of ourselves, lest any evil lurk there unobserved which we abhor in others; lest we...
Matthew 7:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 7:1-40 (2) As anxiety about the things of this life hinders us Godwards ( Matthew 6:19-40 ), so does censoriousness manwards ( Matthew 7:1-40 ), our Lord thus tacitly...
Matthew 7:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
Matthew 7:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 28:10 ; 2 Chronicles 28:9 ; 2 Samuel 12:5 ; 2 Samuel 12:6 ; Galatians 6:1 ; John 8:7-9 ; Luke 18:11 ; Luke 6:41 ; Luke 6:42 ; Psalms 50:16-21
Matthew 7:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Sermon on the Mount (Continued) Matthew 7:1-29 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. A command. God not only requests but definitely commands us, that we should not judge one another. There is probably no...
Matthew 7:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

In particular, why do you open your eyes to any fault of your brother, while you yourself are guilty of a much greater? The mote — The word properly signifies a splinter or shiver of wood. This and...

Matthew 7:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 7:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 7:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 7:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 7:3 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Matthew 7:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 7:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 7:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 7:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 7:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 7:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 7:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 7:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 7:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 7:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 7:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 7:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 7:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 7:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 7:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 7:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 7:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 7:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 7:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 7:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 7:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 7:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 7:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 7:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 7:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Matthew 7:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes