Focused Passage

Jude 1:11-13

Contend for the Faith, Keep Yourselves in God’s Love, and Rest in the God Who Keeps You

Jude moves from divine preservation and mercy, to the urgent call to contend for the apostolic faith, to examples of judgment against rebellion, to exposure of ungodly intruders, to the church’s call to persevere in love and mercy, and finally to a doxology celebrating the God who is able to keep his people from falling.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

11 Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed for profit into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.

12 These men are hidden reefs in your love feasts, shamelessly feasting with you but shepherding only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by the wind; fruitless trees in autumn, twice dead after being uprooted.

13 They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.

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References and Original Words

Verse 11

Cross-references

2 Peter 2:15 Classic cross-references 1 John 3:12 Classic cross-references Revelation 2:14 Classic cross-references Genesis 4:3 Classic cross-references 1 Timothy 6:10 Classic cross-references Genesis 4:3–8 OliveGrove study links

Original words

Woe οὐαὶ G3759 Interjection to them αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural - ὅτι G3754 Conjunction They have traveled ἐπορεύθησαν G4198 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural the τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular path ὁδῷ G3598 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of Cain Κάϊν G2535 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction they have rushed ἐξεχύθησαν G1632 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural for profit μισθοῦ G3408 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular into the τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular error πλάνῃ G4106 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of Balaam Βαλαὰμ G903 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction they have perished ἀπώλοντο G622 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural in τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Korah’s Κόρε G2879 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular rebellion ἀντιλογίᾳ G485 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular

Verse 12

Cross-references

Psalms 1:3 Classic cross-references 2 Peter 2:17 Classic cross-references Matthew 15:13 Classic cross-references Revelation 3:1 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 34:8 Classic cross-references Genesis 4:3–8 OliveGrove study links

Original words

These [men] Οὗτοί G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural are εἰσιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural - οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural hidden reefs σπιλάδες G4694 Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural in ἐν G1722 Preposition your ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural - ταῖς G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Plural love feasts ἀγάπαις G26 Noun - Dative Feminine Plural shamelessly ἀφόβως G870 Adverb feasting [with you] συνευωχούμενοι G4910 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural [but] shepherding ποιμαίνοντες G4165 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural [only] themselves ἑαυτοὺς G1438 Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural [They are] clouds νεφέλαι G3507 Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural without water ἄνυδροι G504 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural carried along παραφερόμεναι G3911 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Plural by ὑπὸ G5259 Preposition [the] wind ἀνέμων G417 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural fruitless ἄκαρπα G175 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural trees δένδρα G1186 Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural in autumn φθινοπωρινὰ G5352 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural twice δὶς G1364 Adverb dead ἀποθανόντα G599 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Plural after being uprooted ἐκριζωθέντα G1610 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Neuter Plural

BSB notes

Or are blemishes

Verse 13

Cross-references

John 8:12 Classic cross-references 2 Peter 2:17 Classic cross-references Philippians 3:19 Classic cross-references Ephesians 4:29 Classic cross-references Isaiah 57:20 Classic cross-references Genesis 4:3–8 OliveGrove study links

Original words

[They are] wild ἄγρια G66 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural waves κύματα G2949 Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural of [the] sea θαλάσσης G2281 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular foaming up ἐπαφρίζοντα G1890 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Plural their ἑαυτῶν G1438 Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Plural [own] τὰς G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Plural shame αἰσχύνας G152 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural wandering πλανῆται G4107 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural stars ἀστέρες G792 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural for whom οἷς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Plural - ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular blackest ζόφος G2217 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular darkness σκότους G4655 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular has been reserved τετήρηται G5083 Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular vvv εἰς G1519 Preposition forever αἰῶνα G165 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

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