Verses 39-42 “39And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?
40The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.
41And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
42Either 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.”Some of the statements in God’s Word are too funny for us to describe. Imagine a blind person leading another who is blind! Or imagine a person with a log in his eye trying to extract a little spec from the eye of someone else. These parables are too funny for words! God has a sense of humor. But Jesus was serious too, and every parable is a story that is laid beside other facts in order to make a point. The point that Jesus is making here is that judgmental people who have an opinion about everything that everybody else does are ridiculous people. Such people are blind themselves, i.e., they have their own problems that need to be solved and they should mind their own business! If the faultfinders were perfect, like Jesus (see v. 40), then they would be able to correct everyone else. But until they reach that state of perfection, they should concentrate on correcting their own defects.
40The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.
41And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
42Either 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.”Some of the statements in God’s Word are too funny for us to describe. Imagine a blind person leading another who is blind! Or imagine a person with a log in his eye trying to extract a little spec from the eye of someone else. These parables are too funny for words! God has a sense of humor. But Jesus was serious too, and every parable is a story that is laid beside other facts in order to make a point. The point that Jesus is making here is that judgmental people who have an opinion about everything that everybody else does are ridiculous people. Such people are blind themselves, i.e., they have their own problems that need to be solved and they should mind their own business! If the faultfinders were perfect, like Jesus (see v. 40), then they would be able to correct everyone else. But until they reach that state of perfection, they should concentrate on correcting their own defects.