Luke 6:41 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Luke 6:39 And he spake also a parable unto them, Can the blind guide the blind? shall they not both fall into a pit?

Luke 6:40 The disciple is not above his teacher: but every one when he is perfected shall be as his teacher.

Luke 6:41 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother`s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

Luke 6:42 Or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me cast out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote that is in thy brother`s eye.

Luke 6:43 For there is no good tree that bringeth forth corrupt fruit; nor again a corrupt tree that bringeth forth good fruit.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "beholdest", "thou", "mote", "brother", "considerest", "beam", and "thine". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "beholdest" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 40's "The disciple is not above his teacher..." into verse 42's "Or how canst thou say to thy...", so "beholdest" and "thou" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "beholdest" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.