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Berean Standard Bible

“Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?”

Luke 6:41

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Jesus continues his teaching on the plain, calling his followers to be merciful and not judgmental. He asks a question with humorous exaggeration.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?

World English Bible (WEB)

Why do you see the speck of chaff that is in your brother’s eye, but don’t consider the beam that is in your own eye?

King James Version (KJV)

And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

American Standard Version (ASV)

And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother`s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And why do you take note of the grain of dust in your brother's eye, but take no note of the bit of wood which is in your eye?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

'And why do you behold the mote that is in your brother's eye, and the beam that is in your own eye do not consider?

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

¿Por qué miras la paja que está en el ojo de tu hermano, y la viga que está en tu propio ojo no consideras?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»¿Por qué te fijas en la paja que está en el ojo de tu hermano y no te fijas en la viga que tienes en el tuyo?

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