The Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 14:5

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Thou 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.

Influences

Matthew 7:5 (KJV)
Thou 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.

Changes

Thou 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.

Simple English

You pretender! First take the big stick out of your own eye. Then you will see clearly to take the dirt out of your brother’s eye.

Paraphrase

“Hypocrite! First pull the log out of your own eye. Then you’ll see clearly enough to help with the speck in your brother’s eye.”