New American Standard Bible 1995
Jude 1:7
7just as 1Sodom and Gomorrah and the 2cities around them, since they in the same way as these indulged in gross immorality and 3went after 4strange flesh, are exhibited as an 56example in undergoing the 7punishment of eternal fire.
Jude 1:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
- New International Version (NIV)In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire.
- English Standard Version (ESV)just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.
- New King James Version (NKJV)as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
Context of Jude 1:7
5Now I desire to remind you, though you know all things once for all, that the Lord, after saving a people out of the land of Egypt, subsequently destroyed those who did not believe. 6And angels who did not keep their own domain, but abandoned their proper abode, He has kept in eternal bonds under darkness for the judgment of the great day, just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, since they in the same way as these indulged in gross immorality and went after strange flesh, are exhibited as an example in undergoing the punishment of eternal fire. 8Yet in the same way these men, also by dreaming, defile the flesh, and reject authority, and revile angelic majesties. 9But Michael the archangel, when he disputed with the devil and argued about the body of Moses, did not dare pronounce against him a railing judgment, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”
Read all of Jude 1Jude 1:7 word by word
ὡς Σόδομα καὶ Γόμορρα καὶ αἱ περὶ αὐτὰς πόλεις τὸν ὅμοιον τρόπον τούτοις ἐκπορνεύσασαι καὶ ἀπελθοῦσαι ὀπίσω σαρκὸς ἑτέρας, πρόκεινται δεῖγμα πυρὸς αἰωνίου δίκην ὑπέχουσαι.Read the interlinear
- justὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
- SodomΣόδομαSodoma · SodomG4670
- and GomorrahΓόμορραGomorrha · GomorrahG1116
- citiesπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
- aroundπερίperi · aboutG4012
- them, since they in the sameὅμοιοςhomoios · likeG3664
- wayτρόποςtropos · wayG5158
- as theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- indulgedἐκπορνεύωekporneuō · to fornicateG1608
- wentἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
- afterὀπίσωopisō · afterG3694
- strangeἕτεροςheteros · otherG2087
- fleshσάρξsarx · fleshG4561
- are exhibitedπρόκειμαιprokeimai · to set beforeG4295
- exampleδεῖγμαdeigma · exampleG1164
- in undergoingὑπέχωhupechō · to undergoG5254
- punishmentδίκηdikē · condemnationG1349
- of eternalαἰώνιοςaiōnios · eternalG166
- fireπῦρpur · fireG4442
Cross-references for Jude 1:7
- Genesis 13:13Now the men of Sodom were wicked exceedingly and sinners against the Lord.
- Genesis 18:20And the Lord said, “The outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah is indeed great, and their sin is exceedingly grave.
- Genesis 19:24Then the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven,
- Deuteronomy 29:23‘All its land is brimstone and salt, a burning waste, unsown and unproductive, and no grass grows in it, like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the Lord overthrew in His anger and in His wrath.’
- Isaiah 1:9Unless the Lord of hosts Had left us a few survivors, We would be like Sodom, We would be like Gomorrah.
- Isaiah 13:19And Babylon, the beauty of kingdoms, the glory of the Chaldeans’ pride, Will be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
- Jeremiah 20:16But let that man be like the cities Which the Lord overthrew without relenting, And let him hear an outcry in the morning And a shout of alarm at noon;
- Jeremiah 50:40As when God overthrew Sodom And Gomorrah with its neighbors,” declares the Lord, “No man will live there, Nor will any son of man reside in it.
- Lamentations 4:6For the iniquity of the daughter of my people Is greater than the sin of Sodom, Which was overthrown as in a moment, And no hands were turned toward her.
- Ezekiel 16:49Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had arrogance, abundant food and careless ease, but she did not help the poor and needy.
- Hosea 11:8How can I give you up, O Ephraim? How can I surrender you, O Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned over within Me, All My compassions are kindled.
- Amos 4:11“I overthrew you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, And you were like a firebrand snatched from a blaze; Yet you have not returned to Me,” declares the Lord.
- Luke 17:29but on the day that Lot went out from Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all.
- Genesis 19:5and they called to Lot and said to him, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us that we may have relations with them.”
- Romans 1:26For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural,
- 1 Corinthians 6:9Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals,
Commentaries on Jude 1:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Even as Sodom and Gomorrha - What their sin and punishment were may be seen in Genesis 19, and the notes there. This is the third example to illustrate what is laid down Judges 1:4. Are set forth for an example - Both of what God will do to such transgressors, and of the position laid down in Judges 1:4, viz., that God has in the most open and positive manner declared that such and such sinners shall meet with the punishment due to their crimes. Suffering…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Even as Sodom and Gomorrha - Notes, 2 Peter 2:6. And the cities about them - Admah and Zeboim, Genesis 14:2; Deuteronomy 29:23; Hosea 11:8. There may have been other towns, also, that perished at the same time, but these are particularly mentioned. They seem to have partaken of the same general characteristics, as neighboring towns and cities generally do. In like manner - “In a manner like to these,” ( ̀ ̔́ ́ ́ ton homoion toutois troponThe Greek word…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-7Verses 5-7 Outward privileges, profession, and apparent conversion, could not secure those from the vengeance of God, who turned aside in unbelief and disobedience. The destruction of the unbelieving Israelites in the wilderness, shows that none ought to presume on their privileges. They had miracles as their daily bread; yet even they perished in unbelief. A great number of the angels were not pleased with the stations God allotted to them; pride was the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7God's judgment on Sodom and Gomorrah became well-known (see Genesis 18:17–19:26; Luke 17:26–29). the cities around them: Deuteronomy 29:23 mentions Admah and Zeboiim. sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh: this likely refers to sexual relations between people of the same sex (Genesis 19:5–10).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. Even as--Alford translates, "I wish to remind you (Jude 5) that." Sodom, &c.--(2Pe 2:6). giving themselves over to fornication--following fornication extraordinarily, that is, out of the order of nature. On "in like manner to them" (Greek), compare Note, see on Jude 6. Compare on spiritual fornication, "go a whoring from thee," Psa 73:27. going after strange flesh--departing from the course of nature, and going after that which is unnatural. In later…Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Jude 1:7 Gen 19:24f; 2 Pet 2:6 ↩
- 2. Jude 1:7 Deut 29:23; Hos 11:8 ↩
- 3. Jude 1:7 2 Pet 2:2 ↩
- 4. Jude 1:7 Lit different or other flesh ↩
- 5. Jude 1:7 Or example of eternal fire, in undergoing punishment ↩
- 6. Jude 1:7 2 Pet 2:6 ↩
- 7. Jude 1:7 Matt 25:41; 2 Thess 1:8f; 2 Pet 3:7 ↩
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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