Mat 7:3-5 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Matt 7:3-5: 7:3-5 Jesus exhorts his disciples to minister to others rather than condemning them. Reference to a speck (speck of dust, chip of wood) versus a log in the eye is hyperbolic imagery, intended to heighten the contrast (see 5:29 ; 23:23-24 ; cp. Mic 6:6-8 ).

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‏ Matthew 7:3-5

Summary for Matt 7:3-5: 7:3-5 ^a Jesus exhorts his disciples to minister to others rather than condemning them. Reference to a speck (speck of dust, chip of wood) versus a log in the eye is hyperbolic imagery, intended to heighten the contrast (see 5:29 ^b; 23:23-24 ^c; cp. Mic 6:6-8 ^d).