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Andwhy beholdest thou the mote that is inthybrother'seye,butperceivestnot the beam that is in thine owneye?
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Eitherhow canst thousay to thybrother,Brother, let me pull out the mote that is inthineeye, when thouthyselfbeholdestnot the beam that is inthine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast outfirst the beam out of thine owneye,andthen shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is inthybrother'seye.
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For a goodtreebringeth*notforthcorruptfruit;neitherdoth a corrupttree bring forthgoodfruit.
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Foreverytree is knownby his ownfruit.Forofthorns men do notgatherfigs,norof a bramble bush gather theygrapes.[a]
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A goodman out of the goodtreasure of hisheart bringeth forth that which is good;and an evilman out of the eviltreasure of hisheart bringeth forth that which is evil:forof the abundance of the hearthismouthspeaketh.
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Andwhy call yeme,Lord,Lord,anddonot the things which I say?
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Whosoevercomethtome,andhearethmysayings,anddoeththem, I will shewyou to whom he islike:
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He islike a manwhichbuilt an house,anddiggeddeep, andlaid the foundationon a rock:and when the floodarose, the stream beat vehemently upon thathouse,andcouldnotshakeit:for it was founded upon a rock.
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But he that heareth, anddoethnot,islike a man that without a foundationbuilt an houseupon the earth;againstwhich the stream did beat vehemently, andimmediately it fell; and the ruin of thathousewasgreat.