But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. BUT - in contrast to the prophets "moved by the Holy Spirit" (2 P... [ Continue Reading ]
And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. FOLLOW [ exakoloutheesousin (G1811)] out FOLLOW, [ exakoloutheesousin (G1811)] - out. PERNICIOUS WAYS, [apoleiais]. 'Aleph (') A B C, Vulgate, read [ aselgeiais (G766)] 'licentiousnesses' (Jude... [ Continue Reading ]
And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not. THROUGH, [ en (G1722)] - 'in covetousness' as their element (2 Peter 2:14, end: contrast 2 Corinthians 11:20; 2 Corinthians 12:17).... [ Continue Reading ]
For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; IF. The consequent member of the sentence is virtually contained in 2 Peter 2:9. If God in past time has punished the ungodly and saved His people, H... [ Continue Reading ]
And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly; EIGHTH - i:e., Noah and seven others. Contrasted with the densely people "world of the ungodly." PREACHER - not only "righteous" himself (cf. ), but al... [ Continue Reading ]
And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly; WITH - `TO overthrow' (Alford). ENSAMPLE - `of (the fate that should befall) those who in after time should live ungodly' (cf. ).... [ Continue Reading ]
And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked: FILTHY CONVERSATION, [ en (G1722) aselgeia (G766) anastrofees (G391)] - 'behaviour in licentiousness' (Genesis 19:5). THE WICKED, [ athesmoon (G113)] - 'lawless:' who set at defiance the laws of nature, man, and God. The Lo... [ Continue Reading ]
(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;) VEXED, [ ebasanizen (G928)] - 'tormented.'... [ Continue Reading ]
The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished: KNOWETH HOW. He is at no loss for means, even when men see no escape. OUT OF - not actually from. TEMPTATIONS - trial. TO BE PUNISHED, [ kolazomenous (G2849)] - 'bei... [ Continue Reading ]
But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities. CHIEFLY - they especially will be punished (Jude 1:8). AFTER - following after. LUST OF UNCLEANNESS, [ miasmou (G3394)] -... [ Continue Reading ]
Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord. WHICH ARE - though they are. GREATER - than these blasphemers. Jude cites Michael as an instance. RAILING ACCUSATION - Greek, 'blaspheming judgment' (). AGAINST THEM - against "dignitie... [ Continue Reading ]
But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption; (Jude 1:10; Jude 1:19.) BUT - in contrast to the "angels" (2 Peter 2:11). NATURAL ... MADE. Transposed in 'Aleph (') A B C. 'Born... [ Continue Reading ]
And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you; RECEIVE, [komioumenoi] - 'shall carry off as their due.' REWARD OF - i:e., for their "unri... [ Continue Reading ]
Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children: FULL OF ADULTERY. B C [ moichalidos (G3428)], 'an adulteress,' as though they carried about adulteresses always in their eyes-the avenue... [ Continue Reading ]
Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness; HAVE. Some seducers are spoken of as already come, others as yet to come. FOLLOWING - out, Greek. THE WAY - (; ; ; .) SON OF BOSOR - the same as Beor. This... [ Continue Reading ]
But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man's voice forbad the madness of the prophet. WAS REBUKED, [ elengxin (G1649) de (G1161) eschen (G2192)] - 'had a conviction:' an exposure of his specious wickedness on being tested (from elengchoo (G1651), to convict upon testing). H... [ Continue Reading ]
These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever. WELLS - "clouds," in Jude 1:12, both promising (cf. 2 Peter 2:19) water, but yielding none. So their "great swelling words" are found, on trial, to be but "vanity" (2 Peter 2:18... [ Continue Reading ]
For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error. ALLURE, [ deleazousin (G1185)] - 'lay baits for.' THROUGH - `IN' the lusts of the flesh being the element IN which the... [ Continue Reading ]
While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage. PROMISE THEM LIBERTY - instances of their "great swelling words" (). The liberty which they propose is such as fears not Satan, nor loathes the flesh... [ Continue Reading ]
For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. AFTER THEY - the seducers 'themselves' have escaped (2 Peter 2:19; note, Heb... [ Continue Reading ]
For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. THE WAY OF RIGHTEOUSNESS - "the way of truth" (2 Peter 2:2): "the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour." TURN - back again [ eis (G1519) ta... [ Continue Reading ]
But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire. BUT. You need not wonder; for dogs and swine they were before, and dogs and swine they will continue (). They 'scarcely' () have escaped f... [ Continue Reading ]