{"id":3477,"date":"2026-04-09T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/?p=3477"},"modified":"2026-04-07T07:27:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:27:13","slug":"do-not-judge-luke-6-37-42","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/do-not-judge-luke-6-37-42\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Not Judge: Clarity Begins with Self-Examination (Luke 6:37\u201342)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"\">The command <strong>do not judge<\/strong>\u00a0is often misunderstood, yet it is one of the most practical teachings Jesus gives for everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">As Jesus continues teaching, He shifts the focus from how we evaluate others to how we examine ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">And through this interaction, He reveals that clarity begins within.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-audience-luke-is-writing-to\"><strong>The Audience Luke Is Writing To<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Luke continues writing to&nbsp;<strong>Theophilus and readers seeking certainty about Jesus\u2019 teaching and application<\/strong>. Therefore, he includes this passage to show that following Jesus requires both truth and humility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-luke-6-37-42-nasb\"><strong>Luke 6:37\u201342 (NASB)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"\"><strong>\u201cDo not judge, and you will not be judged; and do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; pardon, and you will be pardoned. Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure\u2014pressed down, shaken together, and running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return.\u201d And He also spoke a parable to them: \u201cA blind man cannot guide a blind man, can he? Will they not both fall into a pit? A pupil is not above his teacher; but everyone, after he has been fully trained, will be like his teacher. Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother\u2019s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, \u2018Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,\u2019 when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother\u2019s eye.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-focus-of-the-passage-and-jesus-character\"><strong>Key Focus of the Passage and Jesus\u2019 Character<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The focus is&nbsp;<strong>judgment, forgiveness, and self-awareness<\/strong>. Jesus is revealed as&nbsp;<strong>the teacher who exposes hypocrisy and calls for integrity and mercy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-people-in-the-interaction\"><strong>The People in the Interaction<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">This interaction includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Jesus<\/strong>, teaching with authority<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>The disciples<\/strong>, receiving instruction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>The crowd<\/strong>, hearing and processing the message<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-happened-in-the-scene\"><strong>What Happened in the Scene<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Jesus gives a series of direct instructions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Do not judge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Do not condemn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Forgive<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Give generously<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">He then explains that the measure we use will be applied to us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Next, He presents a vivid illustration:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">A person tries to remove a speck from someone else\u2019s eye while ignoring a log in their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The message is clear\u2014self-examination must come before correction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mood-and-tone\"><strong>Mood and Tone<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The tone is&nbsp;<strong>direct, corrective, and instructive<\/strong>. Jesus confronts behavior that is common but often overlooked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-jesus-said\"><strong>What Jesus Said<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Jesus teaches:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Judgment without self-awareness leads to hypocrisy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Forgiveness reflects true understanding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Generosity reveals the condition of the heart<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">He emphasizes that clarity of vision is required before helping others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-response-of-the-others\"><strong>The Response of the Others<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">The disciples are challenged to examine their own lives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">The crowd hears a correction to common behavior<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">The teaching invites reflection rather than immediate reaction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-lesson-for-us-in-2026\"><strong>The Lesson for Us in 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-self-examination-comes-first\"><strong>1. Self-Examination Comes First<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">We must address our own condition before correcting others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-the-standard-we-use-will-return-to-us\"><strong>2. The Standard We Use Will Return to Us<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">How we treat others matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-forgiveness-is-foundational\"><strong>3. Forgiveness Is Foundational<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Letting go reflects understanding of grace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-clear-vision-requires-humility\"><strong>4. Clear Vision Requires Humility<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Pride blinds\u2014humility clarifies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-final-reflection\"><strong>Final Reflection<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">When Jesus says&nbsp;<strong>do not judge<\/strong>, He is not removing discernment\u2014He is correcting hypocrisy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">He calls us to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Look inward first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Act with humility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Respond with grace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">And the question remains:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Are we quick to correct others\u2026 or quick to examine ourselves?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-suggested-reading\">Suggested Reading:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-stand-firm wp-block-embed-stand-firm\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"4n5WXxIrQJ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/jesus-teaches-on-judging-others-and-hypocrisy\/\">Jesus Teaches on Judging Others: Grace, Self-Awareness, and Discernment<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Jesus Teaches on Judging Others: Grace, Self-Awareness, and Discernment&#8221; &#8212; Stand Firm\" src=\"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/jesus-teaches-on-judging-others-and-hypocrisy\/embed\/#?secret=hiZebTLQQY#?secret=4n5WXxIrQJ\" data-secret=\"4n5WXxIrQJ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-stand-firm wp-block-embed-stand-firm\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"kPchlmMAzs\"><a href=\"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/jesus-clears-the-temple\/\">Jesus Clears the Temple: Righteous Anger and Holy Restoration<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Jesus Clears the Temple: Righteous Anger and Holy Restoration&#8221; &#8212; Stand Firm\" src=\"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/jesus-clears-the-temple\/embed\/#?secret=026KaDrIL2#?secret=kPchlmMAzs\" data-secret=\"kPchlmMAzs\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-stand-firm wp-block-embed-stand-firm\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"FQErpoqV1q\"><a href=\"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/faith-prayer-forgiveness-mark-11-20-25\/\">Faith, Prayer, and Forgiveness: Believing God Without Doubt (Mark 11:20\u201325)<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Faith, Prayer, and Forgiveness: Believing God Without Doubt (Mark 11:20\u201325)&#8221; &#8212; Stand Firm\" src=\"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/faith-prayer-forgiveness-mark-11-20-25\/embed\/#?secret=IyAQWnsGc4#?secret=FQErpoqV1q\" data-secret=\"FQErpoqV1q\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-stand-firm wp-block-embed-stand-firm\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"fUvqJPZMEQ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/the-way-you-deal-with-others-will-reveal-the-true-condition-of-your-heart\/\">The Way You Deal With Others Will Reveal The True Condition Of Your Heart<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;The Way You Deal With Others Will Reveal The True Condition Of Your Heart&#8221; &#8212; Stand Firm\" src=\"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/the-way-you-deal-with-others-will-reveal-the-true-condition-of-your-heart\/embed\/#?secret=qbZsh6KYdi#?secret=fUvqJPZMEQ\" data-secret=\"fUvqJPZMEQ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-stand-firm wp-block-embed-stand-firm\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"NiXK2Dyhjn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/jesus-foretells-his-death-third-time\/\">Jesus Foretells His Death (Again): The Courage of a Mission-Focused Savior<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Jesus Foretells His Death (Again): The Courage of a Mission-Focused Savior&#8221; &#8212; Stand Firm\" src=\"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/jesus-foretells-his-death-third-time\/embed\/#?secret=cYaVUaOBDs#?secret=NiXK2Dyhjn\" data-secret=\"NiXK2Dyhjn\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Luke 6:37\u201342, Jesus teaches do not judge, calling His followers to examine themselves before correcting others. This passage reveals how humility, forgiveness, and clarity of vision shape true Kingdom living.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3478,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[654,675,1986,1040],"tags":[2459,2457,2460,2426,2328,2458,1004],"class_list":["post-3477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discipleship","category-gospel-of-luke","category-kingdom-of-god","category-teaching-of-jesus","tag-do-not-judge","tag-humility-and-forgiveness","tag-judging-others-bible","tag-luke-6-explained","tag-luke-gospel-study","tag-speck-and-log-teaching","tag-teachings-of-jesus"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Do Not Judge: Clarity Begins with Self-Examination (Luke 6:37\u201342) - Stand Firm<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Stand Firm - Do Not Judge: Clarity Begins with Self-Examination (Luke 6:37\u201342) - Gospel of Luke\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/do-not-judge-luke-6-37-42\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Do Not Judge: Clarity Begins with Self-Examination (Luke 6:37\u201342) - Stand Firm\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Stand Firm - Do Not Judge: Clarity Begins with Self-Examination (Luke 6:37\u201342)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/do-not-judge-luke-6-37-42\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Stand Firm\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/standfirmgrowinginfaith\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/standfirmgrowinginfaith\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-09T11:30:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Do_Not_Judge_Clarity_Begins_with_Self-Examination-twitter-1.jpeg?fit=900%2C450&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"450\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"John Clark\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"John Clark\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/standingfirminfaith.com\\\/blog\\\/do-not-judge-luke-6-37-42\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/standingfirminfaith.com\\\/blog\\\/do-not-judge-luke-6-37-42\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"John Clark\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/standingfirminfaith.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc168f9d2468a23b34f3439932313fce\"},\"headline\":\"Do Not Judge: Clarity Begins with Self-Examination (Luke 6:37\u201342)\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-09T11:30:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/standingfirminfaith.com\\\/blog\\\/do-not-judge-luke-6-37-42\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":622,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/standingfirminfaith.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc168f9d2468a23b34f3439932313fce\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/standingfirminfaith.com\\\/blog\\\/do-not-judge-luke-6-37-42\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/standingfirminfaith.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/Do_Not_Judge_Clarity_Begins_with_Self-Examination-twitter-1.jpeg?fit=900%2C450&ssl=1\",\"keywords\":[\"do not judge\",\"humility and forgiveness\",\"judging others Bible\",\"Luke 6 explained\",\"Luke gospel study\",\"speck and log teaching\",\"Teachings of Jesus\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Discipleship\",\"Gospel of Luke\",\"Kingdom of God\",\"Teaching of Jesus\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/standingfirminfaith.com\\\/blog\\\/do-not-judge-luke-6-37-42\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/standingfirminfaith.com\\\/blog\\\/do-not-judge-luke-6-37-42\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/standingfirminfaith.com\\\/blog\\\/do-not-judge-luke-6-37-42\\\/\",\"name\":\"Do Not Judge: Clarity Begins with Self-Examination (Luke 6:37\u201342) - Stand Firm\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/standingfirminfaith.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/standingfirminfaith.com\\\/blog\\\/do-not-judge-luke-6-37-42\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/standingfirminfaith.com\\\/blog\\\/do-not-judge-luke-6-37-42\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/standingfirminfaith.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/Do_Not_Judge_Clarity_Begins_with_Self-Examination-twitter-1.jpeg?fit=900%2C450&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-09T11:30:00+00:00\",\"description\":\"Stand Firm - Do Not Judge: Clarity Begins with Self-Examination (Luke 6:37\u201342) - Gospel of Luke\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/standingfirminfaith.com\\\/blog\\\/do-not-judge-luke-6-37-42\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/standingfirminfaith.com\\\/blog\\\/do-not-judge-luke-6-37-42\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/standingfirminfaith.com\\\/blog\\\/do-not-judge-luke-6-37-42\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/standingfirminfaith.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/Do_Not_Judge_Clarity_Begins_with_Self-Examination-twitter-1.jpeg?fit=900%2C450&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/standingfirminfaith.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/Do_Not_Judge_Clarity_Begins_with_Self-Examination-twitter-1.jpeg?fit=900%2C450&ssl=1\",\"width\":900,\"height\":450,\"caption\":\"Jesus teaches the importance of self-examination before correction.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/standingfirminfaith.com\\\/blog\\\/do-not-judge-luke-6-37-42\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/standingfirminfaith.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Gospel of Luke\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/standingfirminfaith.com\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/gospel-of-luke\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Do Not Judge: Clarity Begins with Self-Examination (Luke 6:37\u201342)\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/standingfirminfaith.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/standingfirminfaith.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Stand Firm\",\"description\":\"Growing in the Christian Faith\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/standingfirminfaith.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc168f9d2468a23b34f3439932313fce\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/standingfirminfaith.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/standingfirminfaith.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc168f9d2468a23b34f3439932313fce\",\"name\":\"John Clark\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/standingfirminfaith.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/08\\\/Johnsmug2.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/standingfirminfaith.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/08\\\/Johnsmug2.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/standingfirminfaith.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/08\\\/Johnsmug2.jpg\",\"width\":303,\"height\":360,\"caption\":\"John Clark\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/standingfirminfaith.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/08\\\/Johnsmug2.jpg\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/www.standingfirminfaith.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/standfirmgrowinginfaith\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/channel\\\/UCQISofmi-G-m0Bxw6iAuegg\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/standingfirminfaith.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/admin\\\/\",\"publishingPrinciples\":\"https:\\\/\\\/standingfirminfaith.com\\\/blog\\\/faith-hope-and-love\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Do Not Judge: Clarity Begins with Self-Examination (Luke 6:37\u201342) - Stand Firm","description":"Stand Firm - Do Not Judge: Clarity Begins with Self-Examination (Luke 6:37\u201342) - Gospel of Luke","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/do-not-judge-luke-6-37-42\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Do Not Judge: Clarity Begins with Self-Examination (Luke 6:37\u201342) - Stand Firm","og_description":"Stand Firm - Do Not Judge: Clarity Begins with Self-Examination (Luke 6:37\u201342)","og_url":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/do-not-judge-luke-6-37-42\/","og_site_name":"Stand Firm","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/standfirmgrowinginfaith","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/standfirmgrowinginfaith","article_published_time":"2026-04-09T11:30:00+00:00","og_image":[{"width":900,"height":450,"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Do_Not_Judge_Clarity_Begins_with_Self-Examination-twitter-1.jpeg?fit=900%2C450&ssl=1","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"John Clark","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"John Clark","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/do-not-judge-luke-6-37-42\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/do-not-judge-luke-6-37-42\/"},"author":{"name":"John Clark","@id":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/cc168f9d2468a23b34f3439932313fce"},"headline":"Do Not Judge: Clarity Begins with Self-Examination (Luke 6:37\u201342)","datePublished":"2026-04-09T11:30:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/do-not-judge-luke-6-37-42\/"},"wordCount":622,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/cc168f9d2468a23b34f3439932313fce"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/do-not-judge-luke-6-37-42\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Do_Not_Judge_Clarity_Begins_with_Self-Examination-twitter-1.jpeg?fit=900%2C450&ssl=1","keywords":["do not judge","humility and forgiveness","judging others Bible","Luke 6 explained","Luke gospel study","speck and log teaching","Teachings of Jesus"],"articleSection":["Discipleship","Gospel of Luke","Kingdom of God","Teaching of Jesus"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/do-not-judge-luke-6-37-42\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/do-not-judge-luke-6-37-42\/","url":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/do-not-judge-luke-6-37-42\/","name":"Do Not Judge: Clarity Begins with Self-Examination (Luke 6:37\u201342) - Stand Firm","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/do-not-judge-luke-6-37-42\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/do-not-judge-luke-6-37-42\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Do_Not_Judge_Clarity_Begins_with_Self-Examination-twitter-1.jpeg?fit=900%2C450&ssl=1","datePublished":"2026-04-09T11:30:00+00:00","description":"Stand Firm - Do Not Judge: Clarity Begins with Self-Examination (Luke 6:37\u201342) - Gospel of Luke","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/do-not-judge-luke-6-37-42\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/do-not-judge-luke-6-37-42\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/do-not-judge-luke-6-37-42\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Do_Not_Judge_Clarity_Begins_with_Self-Examination-twitter-1.jpeg?fit=900%2C450&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Do_Not_Judge_Clarity_Begins_with_Self-Examination-twitter-1.jpeg?fit=900%2C450&ssl=1","width":900,"height":450,"caption":"Jesus teaches the importance of self-examination before correction."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/do-not-judge-luke-6-37-42\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Gospel of Luke","item":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/category\/gospel-of-luke\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Do Not Judge: Clarity Begins with Self-Examination (Luke 6:37\u201342)"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/","name":"Stand Firm","description":"Growing in the Christian Faith","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/cc168f9d2468a23b34f3439932313fce"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/cc168f9d2468a23b34f3439932313fce","name":"John Clark","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Johnsmug2.jpg","url":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Johnsmug2.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Johnsmug2.jpg","width":303,"height":360,"caption":"John Clark"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Johnsmug2.jpg"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/standfirmgrowinginfaith","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCQISofmi-G-m0Bxw6iAuegg"],"url":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/","publishingPrinciples":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/faith-hope-and-love\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Do_Not_Judge_Clarity_Begins_with_Self-Examination-twitter-1.jpeg?fit=900%2C450&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pco8Qn-U5","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3477"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3477\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3480,"href":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3477\/revisions\/3480"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}