Matthew 7:5 (DBY)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Matthew 7:3 But why lookest thou on the mote that is in the eye of thy brother, but observest not the beam that is in thine eye?

Matthew 7:4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Allow [me], I will cast out the mote from thine eye; and behold, the beam is in thine eye?

Matthew 7:5 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.

Matthew 7:6 Give not that which is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before the swine, lest they trample them with their feet, and turning round rend you.

Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and ye shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hypocrite", "cast", "first", "beam", "thine", "thou", "wilt", and "clearly". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hypocrite" and "cast", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "Or how wilt thou say to thy..." into verse 6's "Give not that which is holy to...", so "hypocrite" and "cast" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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