Jude 1:17 ASV

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Jude 1:12-25

Beware of the Touch of the Ungodly Jude 1:12-25 What traps and pitfalls beset us! How many have fallen who had as good or a better chance than we! The angels kept not their first estate; Adam, though created in innocency, fell; Cain was rejected; Balaam, who saw with open eyes, was slain; Korah, who had carried a censer filled with holy fire, was hurled into the abyss! How can we expect to stand! Be of good cheer! He is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless , Jude 1:24... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Jude 1:17

‘But you, beloved, remember you the words which have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ, that they said to you, “In the last time there will be mockers, walking after their own ungodly lusts.” ’ They need not be disturbed by these false and ungodly people who have come among them. Rather they should remember that the Apostles have continually warned them of such things, and that such warnings are on record. There is no indication in these words that the Apostles were... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Jude 1:17-21

Having Exposed The Ungodly Jude Now Turns To The Godly And Seeks To Encourage Them And Give Them Guidance (Jude 1:17-21 ). He first reminds God’s true people that what is happening is in full accord with the warnings given by the Apostles, that mockers would come who followed their own evil desires, who would cause division and lead people in sensuous ways, and then he tells them how they can combat such things by building up their knowledge of Christ, praying in the true Holy Spirit, keeping... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Jude 1:17-18

Jude 1:17 f. But remember the words of the apostles, how they warned you that in the last times such men would be found. This passage plainly implies that the writer was not himself an apostle; some critics maintain that it also implies that the epistle dates from the sub-apostolic age. But the past to which the writer refers was the time when those whom he is addressing had received oral instruction from the apostles— or some of them; that period of personal intercourse was now past, not... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Jude 1:17

Especially Paul and Peter: see Acts 20:29 and 2 Peter 3:2, besides the places in the margin. From this passage it appears that this Epistle was written late, and, likely, after the other apostles, except John, were dead. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Jude 1:12-19

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTESJude 1:12. Spots.—Lit. σπιλάδες, rocks; Vulg. maculæ (compare 2 Peter 2:13). “Rocks in your love-feast, causing stumbling and shipwreck.” Feeding themselves.—Seeking their own interests; getting their satisfaction out of leading you astray, forwarding their own purposes. Clouds … trees.—Figures of useless things, that may be noisy and may make a show, but prove wholly mischievous (compare 2 Peter 2:0). Twice dead.—When it fails to yield good fruit, and when it... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Jude 1:17

Jude 1:17 Practical Use of the Epistles of Paul. I. The remarkable man whom God specially raised up to carry the Gospel to the Gentiles must himself be familiar to us if we would study his epistles profitably. In order to have an intelligent idea of what Paul was and what work he had to do, we must extend our reading in some measure over the history of the time, and, indeed, over that of the ages which preceded. Again, besides forming in our minds some sufficient idea of the circumstances of... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Jude 1:1-25

Shall we go to the general epistle of Jude. Jude introduces himself as...A servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James ( Jude 1:1 ),The word servant in Greek is doulos, bondslave of Jesus Christ. But also adding this identification as brother of James, which leads to a very interesting speculation, which is in all probability correct. In Matthew's gospel, chapter thirteen, when Jesus was attracting great multitudes, there were those that were offended because of Him. They said, "Hey, we know... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Jude 1:1-25

THE gleanings of the church respecting St. Jude are few. Du Pin, who spent his life in ecclesiastical studies, says, he had the surname of Lebbeus and Thaddeus, was brother of James the less, and is called the Lord’s brother. He here denominates himself the servant of Jesus Christ, or an apostle. The Greek church calls him the apostle of Mesopotamia; but Pauline assigns Lybia as his lot. Hegesippus reports that in the time of Domitian, the emperor, two grandchildren of this apostle were alive.... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Jude 1:17-19

Jude 1:17-19Remember ye the words … spoken before of the apostles.Words to be remembered1. Great should be the care of the ministers of Christ to warn the Church of approaching evils, especially of seducers.2. It is our duty to acknowledge and commend the gifts and graces of God bestowed upon others with respect.3. The consent between the penmen of Scripture is sweet and harmonious; they were all breathed upon by the same Spirit, and breathed forth the same truth and holiness.4. Scripture is... read more

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Jude 1:12-25

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Jude 1:17

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Jude 1:17-21

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Jude 1:17-18

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Jude 1:17

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Jude 1:12-19

Sermon Bible Commentary - Jude 1:17

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Jude 1:1-25

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Jude 1:1-25

The Biblical Illustrator - Jude 1:17-19

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