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"Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?"
Matthew 7:3
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Don’t look at the speck
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What verse in the Bible says First remove the plank from your own eye before you worry about the grain of sand in your neighbor's eye?
Although not quite worded that way in the King Jame's Version, it is found in Matthew 7:5. (in context, Matthew 7:1-5)
What is the verse Matthew 7-1-5?
Matthew 7:1-5 1. Judge not, that you be not judged. 2. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged: and with the same measure you use, it will be measured back at you. 3. And why do you look at the speck in you brother's eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? 4. Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me remove the speck out of your eye'; and look, a plank is in your own eye? 5. Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck out of you bother's eye
What Jesus and the Bible really said about consensual crimes?
Jesus taught, instead, that if you're perfect, you can judge others; otherwise, keep working on yourself. "Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, `Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye." (Matthew 7:3
What does a log in your eye mean?
It is part of a Bible verse from Jesus' teachings; the whole verse involves telling people to remove the log from their own eye before removing the twig from their neighbour's eye, paraphrasedly speaking. The verse means that we should sort out our own problems before trying to fix another person's, or that we should not be concerned with trivial matters of another person if we have more important problems ourselves. The 'log in your eye' part specifically refers to something which affects you personally in a major way, as opposed to just a small speck.
What is the rest of the saying cross your heart and hope to die stick a needle in your eye?
The full verse goes: "Cross my heart and hope to die, stick a needle in my eye, swear on the Bible I will not tell a lie." It is a childhood oath to promise sincerity and honesty.
Where does the saying an eye for an eye emanate from?
The bible.
Where does the phrase an eye for an eye come from?
From the old testament of the bible.
Who up with the phase eye for an eye?
its from the bible, jesus said it
How would you tell a guy that you like him?
Make eye contact and then when he talks to you tell him.
Where can I find in the Bible the statement or idea that you are what you think or something like that?
I think you are referring to this verse in Proverbs 23.7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee But the previous verse brings this into context - Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
What is the bible verse that says removing something from your eye?
Matthew 7:3-53And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?4Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?5Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
How many times is the eye mentioned in the Bible?
The word "eye" is in the King James Version of the Bible 117 times. It is in 94 verses.
