Luke 6:41 (YLT)

Passage

`And why dost thou behold the mote that is in thy brother's eye, and the beam that <FI>is<Fi> in thine own eye dost not consider?

Nearby Context

Luke 6:39 And he spake a simile to them, `Is blind able to lead blind? shall they not both fall into a pit?

Luke 6:40 A disciple is not above his teacher, but every one perfected shall be as his teacher.

Luke 6:41 `And why dost thou behold the mote that is in thy brother's eye, and the beam that <FI>is<Fi> in thine own eye dost not consider?

Luke 6:42 or how art thou able to say to thy brother, Brother, suffer, I may take out the mote that <FI>is<Fi> in thine eye--thyself the beam in thine own eye not beholding? Hypocrite, take first the beam out of thine own eye, and then thou shalt see clearly to take out the mote that <FI>is<Fi> in thy brother's eye.

Luke 6:43 `For there is not a good tree making bad fruit, nor a bad tree making good fruit;

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 40's "A disciple is not above his teacher..." into verse 42's "or how art thou able to say...", so "dost" 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 "dost" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.