some have seen here the enormous offense of our own failure before God in comparison with the minor offenses between people. In any case, the plank is to be removed from our own eye before we indulge in removing the speck of sawdust from the eye of another. Taken in an unqualified sense, this would put a complete stop to helping others with their moral difficulties. Undoubtedly it is intended to restrict hypocritical correction of others rather than to prohibit all helpful correction. 7:6 / Verse