New American Standard Bible 2020
Jude 1:16
16These are 1grumblers, finding fault, 2following after their own lusts; 3they speak 4arrogantly, flattering people 5for the sake of gaining an advantage.
Jude 1:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.
- New International Version (NIV)These people are grumblers and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires; they boast about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage.
- English Standard Version (ESV)These are grumblers, malcontents, following their own sinful desires; they are loud-mouthed boasters, showing favoritism to gain advantage.
- New King James Version (NKJV)These are grumblers, complainers, walking according to their own lusts; and they mouth great swelling words, flattering people to gain advantage.
Context of Jude 1:16
14It was also about these people that Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord has come with many thousands of His holy ones, 15to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their ungodly deeds which they have done in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.” These are grumblers, finding fault, following after their own lusts; they speak arrogantly, flattering people for the sake of gaining an advantage. 17But you, beloved, ought to remember the words that were spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ, 18that they were saying to you, “In the last time there will be mockers, following after their own ungodly lusts.”
Read all of Jude 1Jude 1:16 word by word
οὗτοί εἰσιν γογγυσταὶ μεμψίμοιροι, κατὰ τὰς ἐπιθυμίας ἑαυτῶν πορευόμενοι, καὶ τὸ στόμα αὐτῶν λαλεῖ ὑπέρογκα, θαυμάζοντες πρόσωπα ὠφελείας χάριν.¶Read the interlinear
- Theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- grumblersγογγυστήςgoggustēs · a murmurerG1113
- findingμεμψίμοιροςmempsimoiros · malcontentG3202
- followingπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
- afterκατάkata · according toG2596
- lustsἐπιθυμίαepithumia · desireG1939
- they speakλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
- arrogantlyὑπέρογκοςhuperogkos · boastfulG5246
- flatteringθαυμάζωthaumazō · to marvelG2296
- peopleπρόσωπονprosōpon · faceG4383
- for the sakeχάρινcharin · because ofG5484
- advantageὠφέλειαōpheleia · advantageG5622
Cross-references for Jude 1:16
- Numbers 14:36As for the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land, and who returned and led all the congregation to grumble against him by bringing a bad report about the land,
- Numbers 16:11Therefore you and your whole group are the ones gathered together against the Lord; but as for Aaron, who is he, that you grumble against him?”
- Deuteronomy 1:27and you grumbled in your tents and said, ‘Because the Lord hates us, He has brought us out of the land of Egypt, to hand us over to the Amorites to destroy us.
- Psalms 106:25But grumbled in their tents; They did not listen to the voice of the Lord.
- Isaiah 29:24Those who err in mind will know the truth, And those who criticize will accept instruction.
- Luke 5:30The Pharisees and their scribes began grumbling to His disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?”
- Luke 15:2And both the Pharisees and the scribes began to complain, saying, “This Man receives sinners and eats with them.”
- Luke 19:7When the people saw this, they all began to complain, saying, “He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner!”
- John 6:41So then the Jews were complaining about Him because He said, “I am the bread that came down out of heaven.”
- 1 Corinthians 10:10Nor grumble, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroyer.
- Philippians 2:14Do all things without complaining or arguments;
- Jude 1:18that they were saying to you, “In the last time there will be mockers, following after their own ungodly lusts.”
- Galatians 5:16But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:5not in lustful passion, like the Gentiles who do not know God;
- 2 Timothy 4:3For the time will come when they will not tolerate sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance with their own desires,
- James 1:14But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust.
Commentaries on Jude 1:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16These are murmurers - Grudging and grumbling at all men, and at all things; complainers, , complainers of their fate or destiny - finding fault with God and all his providential dispensations, making and governing worlds in their own way; persons whom neither God nor man can please. Walking after their own lusts - Taking their wild, disorderly, and impure passions for the rule of their conduct, and not the writings of the prophets and apostles. Great…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16These are murmurers - The word here used does not elsewhere occur, though the word “murmur” is frequent, Matthew 20:11; Luke 5:30; John 6:41, John 6:43, John 6:61; John 7:32; 1 Corinthians 10:10. Compare John 7:12; Acts 6:1; Philemon 2:14; 1 Peter 4:9. The sense is that of repining or complaining under the allotments of Providence, or finding fault with God‘s plans, and purposes, and doings. Complainers - Literally, finding fault with one‘s own lot ( ́…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. 1616. murmurers--in secret: muttering murmurs against God's ordinances and ministers in Church and state. Compare Jude 8, "speak evil of dignities"; Jude 15, "hard speeches"; against the Lord. complainers--never satisfied with their lot (Nu 11:1; compare the penalty, De 28:47, 48). walking after their own lusts--(Jude 18). The secret of their murmuring and complaining is the restless insatiability of their desires. great swelling words--(2Pe 2:18). men's…Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Jude 1:16 Num 16:11, 41; 1 Cor 10:10 ↩
- 2. Jude 1:16 2 Pet 2:10; Jude 18 ↩
- 3. Jude 1:16 Lit their mouth speaks ↩
- 4. Jude 1:16 2 Pet 2:18 ↩
- 5. Jude 1:16 2 Pet 2:3 ↩
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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