Saturday, May 14, 2011

English Standard Version


The Warning

1] Judge not, that you be not judged. 2] For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you.

The Reality

3] Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 4] Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when there is the log in your own eye? 

The Resolution

5] You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye. 




Notes

The headings are my own. This passage can also be found in Luke 6:37-42. Luke's account is a bit more graphic and offers further insight into Jesus' sermon. There is a little discrepancy between the two books about the location where the sermon took place. It could be possible that they are each referring to a separate sermon... one articulating the lesson a little better. Or, Luke could have gotten more information about the sermon when he conducted his research. Regardless, for the sake of this discussion, we will be focusing on Matthew.