There were two groups of people around Jesus. The publicans and sinners and the scribes and Pharisees. So who was Jesus talking to? The parable was for the later group. The parable was to show them that they were quick to judge the publicans and sinners but missed the plank in their own eye.
This is not a sentimental story such as the Billy Graham movie, the Prodigal, but rather a very condemning story showing that the problem with the Scribes and Pharisees is that they are not what they should be where they are at. They were in the right place but with the wrong attitude.
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