Jude 1:4

Jude 1:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
• New International Version (NIV)For certain individuals whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were marked out for this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into lewdness and deny the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ.

Context of Jude 1:4

2May mercy, peace, and love fill your lives! 3Dear friends, I had intended to write to you about the salvation we share. But something has come up. It demands that I write to you and encourage you to continue your fight for the Christian faith that was entrusted to God’s holy people once for all time. Some people have slipped in among you unnoticed. Not long ago they were condemned in writing for the following reason: They are people to whom God means nothing. They use God’s kindness as an excuse for sexual freedom and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. 5I want to remind you about what you already know: The Lord once saved his people from Egypt. But on another occasion he destroyed those who didn’t believe. 6He held angels for judgment on the great day. They were held in darkness, bound by eternal chains. These are the angels who didn’t keep their position of authority but abandoned their assigned place.

Jude 1:4 word by word

παρεισέδυσαν γάρ τινες ἄνθρωποι, οἱ πάλαι προγεγραμμένοι εἰς τοῦτο τὸ κρίμα, ἀσεβεῖς, τὴν τοῦ θεοῦ ἡμῶν χάριτα μετατιθέντες εἰς ἀσέλγειαν καὶ τὸν μόνον δεσπότην καὶ κύριον ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν ἀρνούμενοι.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• there areπαρεισδύνωpareisdunō · to infiltrateG3921
• certainτιςtis · oneG5100
• menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• who wereπρογράφωprographō · to write/designateG4270
• before of oldπάλαιpalai · of oldG3819
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• condemnationὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• condemnationκρίμαkrima · judgmentG2917
• ungodly menἀσεβήςasebēs · ungodlyG765
• turningμετατίθημιmetatithēmi · to transportG3346
• the graceχάριςcharis · graceG5485
• ofθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• lasciviousnessἀσέλγειαaselgeia · debaucheryG766
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• denyingἀρνέομαιarneomai · to denyG720
• onlyμόνοςmonos · aloneG3441
• Lordδεσπότηςdespotēs · masterG1203
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547

Cross-references for Jude 1:4

• Matthew 13:25But while people were asleep, his enemy planted weeds in the wheat field and went away.
• Acts 15:24We have heard that some individuals who came from us have confused you with statements that disturb you. We did not authorize these men ⌞to speak⌟.
• Galatians 2:4False Christians were brought in. They slipped in as spies to learn about the freedom Christ Jesus gives us. They hoped to find a way to control us.
• Ephesians 4:14Then we will no longer be little children, tossed and carried about by all kinds of teachings that change like the wind. We will no longer be influenced by people who use cunning and clever strategies to lead us astray.
• 2 Timothy 3:6Some of these men go into homes and mislead weak-minded women who are burdened with sins and led by all kinds of desires.
• 2 Peter 2:1False prophets were among God’s people ⌞in the past⌟, as false teachers will be among you. They will secretly bring in their own destructive teachings. They will deny the Lord, who has bought them, and they will bring themselves swift destruction.
• Romans 9:21A potter has the right to do whatever he wants with his clay. He can make something for a special occasion or something for everyday use from the same lump of clay.
• 1 Peter 2:8a stone that people trip over, a large rock that people find offensive.” The people tripped over the word because they refused to believe it. Therefore, this is how they ended up.
• 2 Peter 2:3In their greed they will use good-sounding arguments to exploit you. The verdict against them from long ago is still in force, and their destruction is not asleep.
• Jude 1:15He has come to judge all these people. He has come to convict all these ungodly sinners for all the ungodly things they have done and all the harsh things they have said about him.”
• 2 Samuel 22:5The waves of death had surrounded me. The torrents of destruction had overwhelmed me.
• Psalms 1:1Blessed is the person who does not follow the advice of wicked people, take the path of sinners, or join the company of mockers.
• 1 Peter 4:18If it’s hard for the person who has God’s approval to be saved, what will happen to the godless sinner?
• 2 Peter 2:5God didn’t spare the ancient world either. He brought the flood on the world of ungodly people, but he protected Noah and seven other people. Noah was his messenger who told people about the kind of life that has God’s approval.
• 2 Peter 3:7By God’s word, the present heaven and earth are designated to be burned. They are being kept until the day ungodly people will be judged and destroyed.
• Romans 6:1What should we say then? Should we continue to sin so that God’s kindness will increase?

Commentaries on Jude 1:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4For there are certain men crept in unawares - · They had got into the Church under specious pretences; and, when in, began to sow their bad seed. Before of old ordained - ̔ Such as were long ago proscribed, and condemned in the most public manner; this is the import of the word in this place, and there are many examples of this use of it in the Greek writers. See Kypke. To this condemnation - To a similar punishment to that immediately about to be…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4For there are certain men crept in unawares - The apostle now gives “reason” for thus defending the truth, to wit, that there were artful and wicked men who had crept into the church, pretending to be religious teachers, but whose doctrines tended to sap the very foundations of truth. The apostle Peter, describing these same persons, says, “who privily shall bring in damnable heresies.” See the notes, 2 Peter 2:1. Substantially the same idea is expressed…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4It is tempting to misuse God's wonderful grace by saying it lets us do wrong things (see Romans 6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. certain men--implying disparagement. crept in unawares--stealthily and unlawfully. See on 2Pe 2:1, "privily shall bring in damnable heresies." before ... ordained--Greek, "forewritten," namely, in Peter's prophecy Jude 17, 18; and in Paul's before that, 1Ti 4:1; 2Ti 3:1; and by implication in the judgments which overtook the apostate angels. The disobedient Israelites, Sodom and Gomorrah, Balaam and Core, and which are written "for an example" (Jude 7…Read the comment

Topics related to Jude 1:4

• Apostasy
• Commandments
• Doctrines
• Heresy
• Infidelity
• Jesus Continued
• Lasciviousness
• Minister, Christian
• Predestination
• Ramah
• Reprobacy
• Wicked (People)
• Word of God
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• God
• Jesus
• Christ, Messiah
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Jesus Christ
• Gomorrah
• Ungodly
• Condemn; Condemnation

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