WTF: How can you take a speck of sawdust out of your brother's eye...

(So you all know, to me WTF translates into What the frick, so...heh.)

I was listenting to Godspell on my iPod today-and All For The Best came on. About the most random part in the show was where Jesus is supposed to be...somehow telling a joke:
"How can you see a speck of sawdust in your brother's eye, when all the time there's a great plank in your own?
-I don't know, how can you see a speck of sawdust in your brother's eye, when all the time there's a great plank in your own?...."

We did Godspell at my school last year-and when the guy playing Jesus said, "Did I say I'd promise you an answer to the question??", He then posed as if he had just told a joke and was waiting for laughs...which he got none of...because it made no sense. Anyone else think this is a pointless part in the song? If not, please enlighten me with an explanation. Thanks..

*EDIT* And if it's Marc, just respond with a simple, "Because." What you say goes. Hahaha

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Updated On: 3/11/05 at 12:47 AM

It's actually from the Bible. Jesus is saying to not criticize other people's faults when your own faults are even more apparent. In other words, don't be a hypocrite. In my studies, I've found Jesus to be not much of a joke teller. When your high school did it and the kid playing Jesus acted like he was telling a joke, the audience probably thought the kid was stupid. Most people are aware of the Biblcal refernce.

OK-just the fact that it seemed like it was supposed to come off as a joke confused me.

"In my studies, I've found Jesus to be not much of a joke teller."

True, but he also wasn't much of a dancer either (as he was in Godspell) lol.

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The play on this in Altar Boyz is one of my favorite parts of the show. "Seriously yo... if you can't tell you got a log in your eye, man, you got PROBLEMS..."

But yes, I've always been a little confused about this based on the direction, even on the 2000 cast recording. I think some things just really need to work, and if they don't, they really don't.