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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)I say this because some ungodly people have wormed their way into your churches, saying that God’s marvelous grace allows us to live immoral lives. The condemnation of such people was recorded long ago, for they have denied our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

Context of Jude 1:4

2Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance. 3Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God’s holy people. 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. 5Though you already know all this, I want to remind you that the Lord at one time delivered his people out of Egypt, but later destroyed those who did not believe. 6And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their proper dwelling—these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day.

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 everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.
• Acts 15:24We have heard that some went out from us without our authorization and disturbed you, troubling your minds by what they said.
• Galatians 2:4This matter arose because some false believers had infiltrated our ranks to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus and to make us slaves.
• Ephesians 4:14Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming.
• 2 Timothy 3:6They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over gullible women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires,
• 2 Peter 2:1But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.
• Romans 9:21Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for special purposes and some for common use?
• 1 Peter 2:8and, “A stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall.” They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for.
• 2 Peter 2:3In their greed these teachers will exploit you with fabricated stories. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.
• Jude 1:15to judge everyone, and to convict all of them of all the ungodly acts they have committed in their ungodliness, and of all the defiant words ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”
• 2 Samuel 22:5The waves of death swirled about me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
• Psalms 1:1Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers,
• 1 Peter 4:18And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”
• 2 Peter 2:5if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others;
• 2 Peter 3:7By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.
• Romans 6:1What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may 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

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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