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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Matthew 7:3 Catholic Bible: Why, then, do you look at the speck in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the log in your own eye? </title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/catholic/matthew/7-3.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/15002new8.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../vmenus/matthew/7-3.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmcc/matthew/7-3.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/catholic/">Bible</a> > <a href="/gntd/matthew/1.htm">Matthew</a> > <a href="/gntd/matthew/7.htm">Chapter 7</a> > Verse 3</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad1.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../matthew/7-2.htm" title="Matthew 7:2">◄</a> Matthew 7:3 <a href="../matthew/7-4.htm" title="Matthew 7:4">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/nabre/matthew/7.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#552200" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gntd/matthew/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Why, then, do you look at the speck in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the log in your own eye? <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Why do you see the speck in your neighbor’s eye, but do not notice the log in your own eye?<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cevd/matthew/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You can see the speck in your friend's eye, but you don't notice the log in your own eye. <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own eye?<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drbc/matthew/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And why seest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye; and seest not the beam that is in thy own eye?<div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="tsk2">And why seest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye; and seest not the beam that is in thy own eye?</p><p class="hdg">why.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../luke/6-41.htm">Luke 6:41,42</a> And why seest thou the mote in thy brother's eye: but the beam that is in thy own eye thou considerest not? . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../luke/18-11.htm">Luke 18:11</a> The Pharisee standing, prayed thus with himself: O God, I give thee thanks that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, as also is this publican.</p><p class="hdg">but.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../2_samuel/12-5.htm">2 Samuel 12:5,6</a> And David's anger being exceedingly kindled against that man, he said to Nathan: As the Lord liveth, the man that hath done this is a child of death. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../2_chronicles/28-9.htm">2 Chronicles 28:9,10</a> At that time there was a prophet of the Lord there, whose name was Oded: and he went out to meet the army that came to Samaria, and said to them: Behold the Lord the God of your fathers being angry with Juda, hath delivered them into your hands, and you have butchered them cruelly, so that your cruelty hath reached up to heaven. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../psalms/50-16.htm">Psalm 50:16-21</a> But to the sinner God hath said: Why dost thou declare my justices, and take my covenant in thy mouth? . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../john/8-7.htm">John 8:7-9</a> When therefore they continued asking him, he lifted up himself and said to them: He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../galatians/6-1.htm">Galatians 6:1</a> Brethren, and if a man be overtaken in any fault, you, who are spiritual, instruct such a one in the spirit of meekness, considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.</p></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/drbc/matthew/7.htm">Do Not Judge</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>For with what judgment you judge, you shall be judged: and with what measure you mete, it shall be measured to you again. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl">And why seest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye; and seest not the beam that is in thy own eye?</span> <span class="reftext">4</span>Or how sayest thou to thy brother: Let me cast the mote out of thy eye; and behold a beam is in thy own eye?…<div class="vheading2">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="../matthew/7-4.htm">Matthew 7:4</a></span><br />Or how sayest thou to thy brother: Let me cast the mote out of thy eye; and behold a beam is in thy own eye?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../matthew/7-5.htm">Matthew 7:5</a></span><br />Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thy own eye, and then shalt thou see to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../luke/6-41.htm">Luke 6:41</a></span><br />And why seest thou the mote in thy brother's eye: but the beam that is in thy own eye thou considerest not?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../luke/6-42.htm">Luke 6:42</a></span><br />Or how canst thou say to thy brother: Brother, let me pull the mote out of thy eye, when thou thyself seest not the beam in thy own eye? Hypocrite, cast first the beam out of thy own eye: and then shalt thou see clearly to take out the mote from thy brother's eye.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../romans/2-1.htm">Romans 2:1</a></span><br />Wherefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest. For wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself. 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