Hi everyone. We're back again for another episode of Daily Gospel Exegesis.

Thanks again for tuning in.

This is the Catholic podcast where we take a look at the

lectionary reading from today's Catholic Mass, particularly the gospel reading, and we have a go at

providing an exegesis of the literal sense of the text, so giving you the tools to hopefully

help you understand what the original author was trying to convey.

And in this case, we're looking at the very words of Jesus.

And in today's reading, we're looking at words of Jesus that are often quoted,

but perhaps often misunderstood.

So you've probably all heard these words before,

but let's really get into it to see if we can work out what Jesus probably had in

mind when he said these words. So, we are looking at Matthew chapter 7, verses 1 to 5.

Jesus said to his disciples, do not judge and you will not be judged, because the judgments you give are the judgments you will get,

and the amounts you measure out is the amount you will be given.

Why do you observe the splinter in your brother's eye and never notice the plank in your own?

How dare you say to your brother, let me take the splinter out of your eye when all the time there is a plank in your own?

Hypocrite, take the plank out of your own eye first, and then you will see clearly enough to take the splinter out of your brother's eye.

So we're in the sermon on the mount, and the sermon on the mount basically is

Jesus giving an extended sermon contrasting what some people in his time believe to be righteousness

with what he considers to be true righteousness and what he expects his followers to have when

they display true righteousness.

In chapter six, Jesus discussed prayer, piety and providence, the three peas, and now we're

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