In the Sermon on the Mount, when stressing the need to “stop judging ” others, Jesus said:“ Why, then, do you look at the straw in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the rafter in your own eye? ”
अतिशयोक्‍ति के ज़रिए यीशु ने लोगों के मन में ऐसी तसवीरें खींची जिन्हें वे आसानी से भूल नहीं पाते थे ।