Luke 6:41 (DRB)

Passage

And why seest thou the mote in thy brother's eye: but the beam that is in thy own eye thou considerest not?

Nearby Context

Luke 6:39 And he spoke also to them a similitude: Can the blind lead the blind? Do they not both fall into the ditch?

Luke 6:40 The disciple is not above his master: but every one shall be perfect, if he be as his master.

Luke 6:41 And why seest thou the mote in thy brother's eye: but the beam that is in thy own eye thou considerest not?

Luke 6:42 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.

Luke 6:43 For there is no good tree that bringeth forth evil fruit: nor an evil tree that bringeth forth good fruit.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "seest", "thou", "mote", "brother's", "beam", and "considerest". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "seest" 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 master..." into verse 42's "Or how canst thou say to thy...", so "seest" 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 "seest" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.