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Matthew 7:4

Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 7:4 — by Collins Asein

Quick Summary

Matthew 7:4 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Or 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?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.

Matthew 7:4 — KJV

Or 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?

Matthew 7:4 (KJV)

Matthew 7:4 in Context — About the Book of Matthew

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Cross-References for Matthew 7:4

Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.

Shares key themes with Matthew 7:4: how, say, brother

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

Shares key themes with Matthew 7:4: brother, mote, thine

If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;

Shares key themes with Matthew 7:4: say, brother, let

Then Pharaoh said unto him, But what hast thou lacked with me, that, behold, thou seekest to go to thine own country? And he answered, Nothing: howbeit let me go in any wise. Nothing: Heb. Not

Shares key themes with Matthew 7:4: how, let, thine

And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.

Shares key themes with Matthew 7:4: say, thine, behold

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Collins Asein — Christian Author & Founder of PrayerKey