Gospel of Thomas · 26 of 114 · tr. Thomas O. Lambdin
Logion 26
Jesus said, "You see the mote in your brother's eye, but you do not see the beam in your own eye. When you cast the beam out of your own eye, then you will see clearly to cast the mote from your brother's eye."
Themes
◇Love Of Neighbourethics
Active compassionate care for others as a central spiritual obligation or expression of divine love.
[auto] The ultimate purpose of self-correction is stated as the ability to help remove faults from a brother's eye, indicating care for others.
All passages →◇Rejection Of Hypocrisyethics
Critique of outward religious observance that lacks inner transformation; form without substance.
[auto] The text explicitly critiques the moral inconsistency of judging others while ignoring one's own significant failings.
All passages →◇Self Examinationpraxis
Daily review of thought and action as spiritual practice.
[auto] The passage centrally commands the removal of one's own fault (the beam) before addressing others, emphasizing introspection and self-review.
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