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Jude 1:4 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Jude 1:4Greek Interlinear

Greek · Jude 1:430 words
GreekMeaning
παρεισέδυσανpareisedysan
Came in stealthilyverbG3921
γάρgar
forwordG1063
τινεςtines
certainpronounG5100
ἄνθρωποιanthrōpoi
mennounG444
οἱhoi
thosearticleG3588
πάλαιpalai
long agoadverbG3819
προγεγραμμένοιprogegrammenoi
designatedverbG4270
εἰςeis
untoprepositionG1519
τοῦτοtouto
thisdemonstrativeG3778
τὸto
thearticleG3588
κρίμαkrima
condemnationnounG2917
ἀσεβεῖςasebeis
ungodly onesadjectiveG765
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
GodnounG2316
ἡμῶνhēmōn
IpronounG1473
χάριταcharita
gracenounG5485
μετατιθέντεςmetatithentes
changingverbG3346
εἰςeis
intoprepositionG1519
ἀσέλγειανaselgeian
sensualitynounG766
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
μόνονmonon
onlyadjectiveG3441
δεσπότηνdespotēn
masternounG1203
καὶkai
andwordG2532
κύριονkyrion
LordnounG2962
ἡμῶνhēmōn
IpronounG1473
ἸησοῦνIēsoun
JesusnounG2424
ΧριστὸνChriston
ChristnounG5547
ἀρνούμενοιarnoumenoi
denyingverbG720
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Jude 1:4

Jude, who wrote the Catholic Epistle, the brother of the sons of Joseph, and very religious, whilst knowing the near relationship of the Lord, yet did not say that he himself was His brother. But what said he? Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ,--of Him as Lord; but the brother of James. For this is true; he was His brother, the son of Joseph. For certain men have entered unawares, ungodly men, who had been of old ordained and predestined to the judgment of our God; not that…

Clement of Alexandria · 3rd century · Comments on the Epistle of Jude (fragment preserved by Cassiodorus)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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