Jude 1:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jude 1:11

Woe unto them! - See Matthew 11:21.For they have gone in the way of Cain - Genesis 4:5-12. That is, they have evinced disobedience and rebellion as he did; they have shown that they are proud, corrupt, and wicked. The apostle does not specify the points in which they had imitated the example of Cain, but it was probably in such things as these - pride, haughtiness, the hatred of religion, restlessness under the restraints of virtue, envy that others were more favored, and a spirit of hatred of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jude 1:10-11

Judges 1:10-11. But these Without any shame; speak evil of those things which they know not Namely, the things of God; of whose nature and excellence, truth and importance, they are entirely ignorant. See on 1 Corinthians 2:14. But what they know naturally as brute beasts By instinct, as animals void of reason; in those things they corrupt themselves They make them occasions of sin: or, they are corrupted by the gross and scandalous abuse of them, to the dishonour of God, and their own... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jude 1:1-16

CONTENTS OF THE LETTERCondemnation of the false teachers (1-16)Jude had intended to write about more general matters concerning the Christian faith, but when he heard of the activities of evil teachers he changed his mind. He now feels that it is more important to encourage the Christians to hold firmly to the truth they first heard and to fight against those who want to destroy it. Punishment is certain for those who distort the true teaching of the gospel in order to give themselves the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jude 1:11

have gone = went. Cain . His way was that of natural religion, not the way God hadappointed. ran greedily = rushed. Literally were poured out. Greek. ekchuno. Often translated "shed". reward . Same word as in 2 Peter 2:13 , 2 Peter 2:15 . perished . Greek. apollumi. See John 17:12 . gainsaying . Greek. antilogia. See Hebrews 6:16 ; Hebrews 12:3 . In five places wherethe Hebrew has "Meribah", the Septuagint translates it by antilogia. Numbers 20:13 ; Numbers 27:14 .Deuteronomy 32:51 ;... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jude 1:11

Woe unto them! for they went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in the gainsaying of Korah.Glancing above at the preceding verses, it will be noted that Jude gave three examples of apostasy: the ancient Israelites, the rebel angels, and the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah (Jude 1:1:5-7). Next, he indicted the licentious Gnostic heretics as just as guilty as the ancient apostates, emphasizing their sinful and ignorant behaviour by contrasting... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jude 1:11

Jude 1:11. And ran greedily after the error— And have been poured out in the error; εξεχυθησαν : which seems to have much the same sense as the Latin word palari, to ramble, or keep no certain path; as liquor when poured out of a vessel, spreads itself, and keeps no direct course. And the proper sense of πλανη, error, is a wandering out of the right way. St. Jude speaks of their havingalready perished, which affords us a genuine trait of the prophetic spirit, speaking of things certainly... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jude 1:11

Woe — See on :-, “cursed children.”Cain — the murderer: the root of whose sin was hatred and envy of the godly, as it is the sin of these seducers.ran greedily — literally, “have been poured forth” like a torrent that has burst its banks. Reckless of what it costs, the loss of God’s favor and heaven, on they rush after gain like Balaam.perished in the gainsaying of Core — (compare Note, see on :-). When we read of Korah perishing by gainsaying, we read virtually also of these perishing in... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jude 1:5-16

III. WARNINGS AGAINST FALSE TEACHERS VV. 5-16"The brief epistle of Jude is without parallel in the New Testament for its vehement denunciation of libertines and apostates." [Note: Hiebert, Second Peter . . ., p. 185.] read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jude 1:8-16

B. Present Failures vv. 8-16Jude next expounded the errors of the false teachers in his day to warn his readers even more strongly. A feature of Jude’s style is that he referred to certain Old Testament types (Judges 1:5-7; Judges 1:11) or prophecies (Judges 1:14-15; Judges 1:17-18) and then proceeded to interpret them as fulfilled by the false teachers (Judges 1:8-10; Judges 1:12-13; Judges 1:16; Judges 1:19)."Following his illustrations of the past fate of apostates (Judges 1:5-7), Jude turns... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jude 1:10-13

2. The seriousness of the error vv. 10-13 read more

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