Luke 6:41-49 ▼

41 How comes it, that you can see the mote in your brother's eye, and not see the beam that is in your own eye?

42 or how can you say to your brother, brother, let me take out the mote, that is in your eye, when you your self don't discern the beam that is in your own eye? hypocrite, first remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the mote out of your brother's eye.

43 Certainly a good tree does not produce bad fruit: nor does a bad tree produce good fruit.

44 for every tree is known by its fruit: it is not on thorns that men gather figs, nor do they gather grapes on a bramble bush.

45 a good man out of the good treasure of his heart produces what is good: and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart produces what is evil: for 'tis from the abundance of the heart, that the mouth speaketh.

46 Why do you call me Lord, Lord, and do not observe what I say?

47 I will show you, who that man is like, who comes to me, and practises what I prescribe.

48 he is like a man who in building a house, digg'd deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: an inundation came, the current beat impetuously upon that house, but could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.

49 but he that does not practise what he hears, is like a man who built his house upon the loose earth without any foundation: the current beat impetuously against it: in the instant down it fell, and great were its ruins.