Matthew 7:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

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 dust.

brother's. See note on Matthew 5:22.

considerest. Greek. katanoeo. Stronger than "beholdest" above. See App-133.

beam. Greek. dokos. Septuagint for Hebrew. korah in 2Ki 6:2, 2 Kings 6:5.

Matthew 7:3

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