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Matthew 7:5

Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.

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ὑποκριτάhupokritaThou hypocriteὑποκριτής (hupokritēs)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Thou hypocrite”, the calling formG5273(lit: a stage-player), a hypocrite, dissembler, pretender.Thou hypocriteἔκβαλεekbalecast outἐκβάλλω (ekballō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “cast out”, a single actionG1544I throw (cast, put) out; I banish; I bring forth, produce.This verse uses “cast”.cast outπρῶτονprōtonfirstπρῶτος (prōtos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “first”, the object formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.ἐκekout ofἐκpreposition — “out of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.out ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ὀφθαλμοῦophthalmoueyeὀφθαλμός (ophthalmos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “eye”, the of-formG3788the eye; fig: the mind's eye.eyeσοῦsouthyσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “thy”, the of-formG4771you.thyτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δοκόνdokonplankδοκός (dokos)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “plank”, the object formG1385a beam or spar of timber.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τότεtotethenτότεadverb — “then”G5119then, at that time.διαβλέψειςdiablepseisto see clearlyδιαβλέπω (diablepō)verb, future active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to see clearly”, an action still aheadG1227I see through, see clearly.This verse uses “see clearly”.ἐκβαλεῖνekbaleinto expelἐκβάλλω (ekballō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to expel”, a single actionG1544I throw (cast, put) out; I banish; I bring forth, produce.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κάρφοςkarphosspeckκάρφοςnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “speck”, the object formG2595a dry stalk, chip of wood, twig, splinter, chaff.ἐκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ὀφθαλμοῦophthalmoueyeὀφθαλμός (ophthalmos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “eye”, the of-formG3788the eye; fig: the mind's eye.eyeτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφοῦadelphoubrotherἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “brother”, the of-formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.σουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then thou shalt see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.

Young’s Literal Translation

Hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then thou shalt see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

World English Bible

You hypocrite ! First remove the beam out of your own eye , and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother’s eye .

Darby Translation

Hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine eye, and then thou wilt see clearly to cast out the mote out of the eye of thy brother.

Douay-Rheims

Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam in thy own eye, and then shalt thou see to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.

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