Luke

Luke 6:42

⁴²How can you say, ‘Brother,^c let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while you yourself fail to see the beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

Footnotes

c 6:42 Literally How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
How	πῶς	pōs	Adverb	G4459 how, in what manner
can you	δύνασαι	dynasai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular	G1410 I am powerful, am able
say	λέγειν	legein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G3004 I say, speak
Brother	Ἀδελφέ	Adelphe	Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular	G80 a brother
let	ἄφες	aphes	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G863 I send away, release, remit, forgive, permit
me take	ἐκβάλω	ekbalō	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular	G1544 I throw, cast, put out, banish, bring forth, produce
the	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
speck	κάρφος	karphos	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G2595 a dry stalk, chip of wood
of	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
your	σου	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
eye	ὀφθαλμῷ	ophthalmō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3788 the eye
you yourself	αὐτὸς	autos	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
fail to see	βλέπων	blepōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G991 I look, see
beam	δοκὸν	dokon	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1385 a beam
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
your own	σοῦ	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
eye	ὀφθαλμῷ	ophthalmō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3788 the eye
hypocrite	ὑποκριτά	hypokrita	Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular	G5273 a hypocrite, dissembler
First	πρῶτον	prōton	Adverb - Superlative	G4412 first, before
take	ἔκβαλε	ekbale	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G1544 I throw, cast, put out, banish, bring forth, produce
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
beam	δοκὸν	dokon	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1385 a beam
out of	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
your	σοῦ	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
own	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
eye	ὀφθαλμοῦ	ophthalmou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3788 the eye
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
then	τότε	tote	Adverb	G5119 then
you will see clearly	διαβλέψεις	diablepseis	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G1227 I see through, see clearly
to remove	ἐκβαλεῖν	ekbalein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G1544 I throw, cast, put out, banish, bring forth, produce
the	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
speck	κάρφος	karphos	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G2595 a dry stalk, chip of wood
from	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
your	σου	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
brother’s	ἀδελφοῦ	adelphou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G80 a brother
eye	ὀφθαλμῷ	ophthalmō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3788 the eye

Cross-references

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Romans 2:21–29 · 1 Thessalonians 2:10–12 · Psalm 51:9–13 · Matthew 23:13–15 · 2 Timothy 2:21 · Revelation 3:17–18 · Luke 13:15 · Luke 22:32 · Philemon 1:10–11 · Romans 2:1 · Acts 8:21 · Acts 2:38

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