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Ann225 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Mote/beam

Hi,

I'm not sure what 'mote' and 'beam' mean in this sentence -->"Given Russia's blatant attempts to interfere in the election that brought Mr Trump to power, one could be forgiven for rolling one's eyes at this stressing of the mote, as opposed to the beam."

Thank you.

  

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It's from the Bible. " Matthew 7:3 (KJV). A mote is a speck, and a beam is a large piece of structural timber.

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  • It's from the Bible.
  • " Matthew 7:3 (KJV).
  • A mote is a speck, and a beam is a large piece of structural timber.
  • It;s sort of like the pot calling the kettle black.
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It's from the Bible. The saying appears several times, "And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?" Matthew 7:3 (KJV). A mote is a speck, and a beam is a large piece of structural timber. It;s sort of like the pot calling the kettle black.

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The reference is to this text from the Bible.

Matthew 7:3-5 King James Version (KJV)

3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

A mote is something small, like a speck of dust.

A beam is something very big, like a huge piece of timber.

The meaning of this Bible

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