Matthew 7:3

7:3 Why ¹  do you see the speck ²  in your brother’s eye, but fail to see ³  the beam of wood ⁴  in your own?

Matthew 7:5

7:5 You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

Matthew 14:3

14:3 For Herod had arrested John, bound him, ⁵  and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,

[7:3]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[7:3]  ² sn The term translated speck refers to a small piece of wood, chaff, or straw; see L&N 3.66.

[7:3]  ³ tn Or “do not notice.”

[7:3]  ⁴ sn The term beam of wood refers to a very big piece of wood, the main beam of a building, in contrast to the speck in the other’s eye (L&N 7.78).

[14:3]  ⁵ tc ‡ Most witnesses (א² C D L W Z Θ 0106 Ë^1,13 33 Ï lat) read αὐτόν (auton, “him”) here as a way of clarifying the direct object; various important witnesses lack the word, however (א* B 700 pc ff¹ h q). The original wording most likely lacked it, but it has been included here due to English style. NA²⁷ includes the word in brackets, indicating reservations about its authenticity.