God’s Word Translation
Jude 1:10
10Whatever these people don’t understand, they insult. Like animals, which are creatures of instinct, they use whatever they know to destroy themselves.
Jude 1:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.
- New International Version (NIV)Yet these people slander whatever they do not understand, and the very things they do understand by instinct—as irrational animals do—will destroy them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But these people blaspheme all that they do not understand, and they are destroyed by all that they, like unreasoning animals, understand instinctively.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But these speak evil of whatever they do not know; and whatever they know naturally, like brute beasts, in these things they corrupt themselves.
Context of Jude 1:10
8Yet, in a similar way, the people who slipped in among you are dreamers. They contaminate their bodies with sin, reject the Lord’s authority, and insult his glory. 9When the archangel Michael argued with the devil, they were arguing over the body of Moses. But Michael didn’t dare to hand down a judgment against the devil. Instead, Michael said, “May the Lord reprimand you!” Whatever these people don’t understand, they insult. Like animals, which are creatures of instinct, they use whatever they know to destroy themselves. 11How horrible it will be for them! They have followed the path of Cain. They have rushed into Balaam’s error to make a profit. They have rebelled like Korah and destroyed themselves. 12These people are a disgrace at the special meals you share with other believers. They eat with you and don’t feel ashamed. They are shepherds who care ⌞only⌟ for themselves. They are dry clouds blown around by the winds. They are withered, uprooted trees without any fruit. As a result, they have died twice.
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οὗτοι δὲ ὅσα μὲν οὐκ οἴδασιν βλασφημοῦσιν· ὅσα δὲ φυσικῶς ὡς τὰ ἄλογα ζῷα ἐπίστανται, ἐν τούτοις φθείρονται.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Butμένmen · on the other handG3303
- theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- speak evilβλασφημέωblasphēmeō · to blasphemeG987
- of those things whichὅσοςhosos · just as/how muchG3745
- they knowεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
- notοὐou · noG3756
- butδέde · thenG1161
- they knowἐπίσταμαιepistamai · to know/understandG1987
- naturallyφυσικῶςphusikōs · physicallyG5447
- asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
- bruteἄλογοςalogos · unreasonableG249
- beastsζῷονzōon · living thingG2226
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- they corrupt themselvesφθείρωphtheirō · to destroyG5351
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
Cross-references for Jude 1:10
- 2 Peter 2:12These false teachers insult what they don’t understand. They are like animals, which are creatures of instinct that are born to be caught and killed. So they will be destroyed like animals
- Romans 1:21They knew God but did not praise and thank him for being God. Instead, their thoughts were pointless, and their misguided minds were plunged into darkness.
Commentaries on Jude 1:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Speak evil of those things which they know not - They do not understand the origin and utility of civil government; they revile that which ever protects their own persons and their property. This is true in most insurrections and seditions. But what they know naturally - They are destitute of reflection; their minds are uncultivated; they follow mere natural instinct, and are slaves to their animal propensities. As brute beasts - ̔ · Like the irrational…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10But these speak evil of those things which they know not - These false and corrupt teachers employ reproachful language of those things which lie wholly beyond the reach of their vision. Notes, 2 Peter 2:12. But what they know naturally - As mere men; as animals; that is, in things pertaining to their physical nature, or in which they are on a level with the brute creation. The reference is to the natural instincts, the impulses of appetite, and passion…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-16Verses 8-16 False teachers are dreamers; they greatly defile and grievously wound the soul. These teachers are of a disturbed mind and a seditious spirit; forgetting that the powers that be, are ordained of God, Ro 13:1. As to the contest about the body of Moses, it appears that Satan wished to make the place of his burial known to the Israelites, in order to tempt them to worship him, but he was prevented, and vented his rage in desperate blasphemy. This…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-16This section explains "designated long ago for condemnation" in 1:4 by using Old Testament examples of God's judgment on false teachers.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. (2Pe 2:12.) those things which--Greek, "all things whatsoever they understand not," namely, the things of the spiritual world. but what ... naturally--Connect thus, "Whatever (so the Greek) things naturally (by natural, blind instinct), as the unreasoning (so the Greek) animals, they know," &c. The Greek for the former "know" implies deeper knowledge; the latter "know," the mere perception of the "animal senses and faculties."Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jude 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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