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Jude 1:4-13 Jude: Warnings Against False Teachers

4 For certain men whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are godless men, who change the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord.

5 Though you already know all this, I want to remind you that the Lord delivered his people out of Egypt, but later destroyed those who did not believe.

6 And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their own home—these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day.

7 In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire.

8 In the very same way, these dreamers pollute their own bodies, reject authority and slander celestial beings.

9 But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring a slanderous accusation against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”

10 Yet these men speak abusively against whatever they do not understand; and what things they do understand by instinct, like unreasoning animals—these are the very things that destroy them.

11 Woe to them! They have taken the way of Cain; they have rushed for profit into Balaam’s error; they have been destroyed in Korah’s rebellion.

12 These men are blemishes at your love feasts, eating with you without the slightest qualm—shepherds who feed only themselves. They are clouds without rain, blown along by the wind; autumn trees, without fruit and uprooted—twice dead.

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

Cross References for Jude 1:4-13

Acts 11:23 - When he arrived and saw the evidence of the grace of God, he was glad and encouraged them all t... Click to read the verse Acts 11:23 Click to read the verse Acts 11:23

2 Corinthians 11:3 - But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may somehow ... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 11:3 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 11:3

2 Peter 3:7 - By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of... Click to read the verse 2 Peter 3:7 Click to read the verse 2 Peter 3:7

2 Peter 2:10 - This is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire of the sinful nature and despise... Click to read the verse 2 Peter 2:10 Click to read the verse 2 Peter 2:10

Galatians 5:13 - You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nat... Click to read the verse Galatians 5:13 Click to read the verse Galatians 5:13

Romans 3:8 - Why not say—as we are being slanderously reported as saying and as some claim that we say—“Let ... Click to read the verse Romans 3:8 Click to read the verse Romans 3:8

Titus 1:15-16 - To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is... Click to read the verse Titus 1:15-16 Click to read the verse Titus 1:15-16

Proverbs 19:21 - Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. Click to read the verse Proverbs 19:21 Click to read the verse Proverbs 19:21

1 Timothy 5:8 - If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has d... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 5:8 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 5:8

Titus 2:11-12 - For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. Click to read the verse Titus 2:11-12 Click to read the verse Titus 2:11-12

Isaiah 30:33 - Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its fire pit has been made... Click to read the verse Isaiah 30:33 Click to read the verse Isaiah 30:33

1 Timothy 4:1 - Instructions to Timothy The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 4:1 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 4:1

2 Peter 3:16 - He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters conta... Click to read the verse 2 Peter 3:16 Click to read the verse 2 Peter 3:16

Psalms 1:1 - BOOK I Psalms 1–41 Psalm 1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or... Click to read the verse Psalms 1:1 Click to read the verse Psalms 1:1

Matthew 7:15 - “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are fero... Click to read the verse Matthew 7:15 Click to read the verse Matthew 7:15

Acts 2:23 - This man was handed over to you by God’s set purpose and foreknowledge; and you, with the help ... Click to read the verse Acts 2:23 Click to read the verse Acts 2:23

1 Peter 2:8 - and, “A stone that causes men to stumble and a rock that makes them fall.” They stumble because... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 2:8 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 2:8

Exodus 9:16 - But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name... Click to read the verse Exodus 9:16 Click to read the verse Exodus 9:16

Revelation 15:4 - Who will not fear you, O Lord, and bring glory to your name? For you alone are holy. All nation... Click to read the verse Revelation 15:4 Click to read the verse Revelation 15:4

Ephesians 4:14 - Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there... Click to read the verse Ephesians 4:14 Click to read the verse Ephesians 4:14

Romans 9:22 - What if God, choosing to show his wrath and make his power known, bore with great patience the ... Click to read the verse Romans 9:22 Click to read the verse Romans 9:22

Ezekiel 5:6 - Yet in her wickedness she has rebelled against my laws and decrees more than the nations and co... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 5:6 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 5:6

2 Peter 2:1 - False Teachers and Their Destruction But there were also false prophets among the people, just ... Click to read the verse 2 Peter 2:1 Click to read the verse 2 Peter 2:1

Philippians 3:19 - Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Th... Click to read the verse Philippians 3:19 Click to read the verse Philippians 3:19

John 17:3 - Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you... Click to read the verse John 17:3 Click to read the verse John 17:3

Titus 1:16 - They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient an... Click to read the verse Titus 1:16 Click to read the verse Titus 1:16

2 Peter 2:18-22 - For they mouth empty, boastful words and, by appealing to the lustful desires of sinful human n... Click to read the verse 2 Peter 2:18-22 Click to read the verse 2 Peter 2:18-22

2 Corinthians 11:13 - For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, masquerading as apostles of Christ. Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 11:13 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 11:13

Hebrews 12:15-16 - See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble... Click to read the verse Hebrews 12:15-16 Click to read the verse Hebrews 12:15-16

Leviticus 15:8 - “‘If the man with the discharge spits on someone who is clean, that person must wash his clothe... Click to read the verse Leviticus 15:8 Click to read the verse Leviticus 15:8

2 Peter 2:1-3 - False Teachers and Their Destruction But there were also false prophets among the people, just ... Click to read the verse 2 Peter 2:1-3 Click to read the verse 2 Peter 2:1-3

Leviticus 15:31 - “‘You must keep the Israelites separate from things that make them unclean, so they will not di... Click to read the verse Leviticus 15:31 Click to read the verse Leviticus 15:31

1 Peter 2:16 - Live as free men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God. Click to read the verse 1 Peter 2:16 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 2:16

2 Peter 2:3 - In their greed these teachers will exploit you with stories they have made up. Their condemnati... Click to read the verse 2 Peter 2:3 Click to read the verse 2 Peter 2:3

Matthew 18:7 - “Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to sin! Such things must come, but wo... Click to read the verse Matthew 18:7 Click to read the verse Matthew 18:7

Matthew 24:11 - and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. Click to read the verse Matthew 24:11 Click to read the verse Matthew 24:11

Galatians 2:4 - This matter arose because some false brothers had infiltrated our ranks to spy on the freedom w... Click to read the verse Galatians 2:4 Click to read the verse Galatians 2:4

Philippians 3:2 - Watch out for those dogs, those men who do evil, those mutilators of the flesh. Click to read the verse Philippians 3:2 Click to read the verse Philippians 3:2

2 Timothy 3:4 - treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— Click to read the verse 2 Timothy 3:4 Click to read the verse 2 Timothy 3:4

Revelation 3:8 - I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that... Click to read the verse Revelation 3:8 Click to read the verse Revelation 3:8

Isaiah 37:26 - “Have you not heard? Long ago I ordained it. In days of old I planned it; now I have brought it... Click to read the verse Isaiah 37:26 Click to read the verse Isaiah 37:26

James 2:19 - You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder. Click to read the verse James 2:19 Click to read the verse James 2:19

Job 31:28 - then these also would be sins to be judged, for I would have been unfaithful to God on high. Click to read the verse Job 31:28 Click to read the verse Job 31:28

2 Timothy 2:12 - if we endure, we will also reign with him. If we disown him, he will also disown us; Click to read the verse 2 Timothy 2:12 Click to read the verse 2 Timothy 2:12

2 Samuel 22:5 - “The waves of death swirled about me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me. Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 22:5 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 22:5

Psalms 62:2 - He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken. Click to read the verse Psalms 62:2 Click to read the verse Psalms 62:2

Matthew 13:25 - But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. Click to read the verse Matthew 13:25 Click to read the verse Matthew 13:25

Romans 6:15 - Slaves to Righteousness What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? B... Click to read the verse Romans 6:15 Click to read the verse Romans 6:15

1 Peter 4:3 - For you have spent enough time in the past doing what pagans choose to do—living in debauchery,... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 4:3 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 4:3

2 Corinthians 2:17 - Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we spea... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 2:17 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 2:17

Romans 6:1-2 - Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may ... Click to read the verse Romans 6:1-2 Click to read the verse Romans 6:1-2

1 Timothy 6:15-16 - which God will bring about in his own time—God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings a... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 6:15-16 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 6:15-16

Romans 6:1 - Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may ... Click to read the verse Romans 6:1 Click to read the verse Romans 6:1

2 Timothy 3:6 - They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over weak-willed women, who ar... Click to read the verse 2 Timothy 3:6 Click to read the verse 2 Timothy 3:6

1 Thessalonians 5:9 - For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 5:9 Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 5:9

Romans 5:6 - You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Click to read the verse Romans 5:6 Click to read the verse Romans 5:6

Jude 1:15 - to judge everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of all the ungodly acts they have done in the... Click to read the verse Jude 1:15 Click to read the verse Jude 1:15

Romans 9:21-22 - Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for noble ... Click to read the verse Romans 9:21-22 Click to read the verse Romans 9:21-22

2 Corinthians 11:15 - It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end ... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 11:15 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 11:15

1 Peter 4:18 - And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinn... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 4:18 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 4:18

Daniel 11:34 - When they fall, they will receive a little help, and many who are not sincere will join them. Click to read the verse Daniel 11:34 Click to read the verse Daniel 11:34

John 6:71 - (He meant Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, who, though one of the Twelve, was later to betray ... Click to read the verse John 6:71 Click to read the verse John 6:71

1 John 2:22 - Who is the liar? It is the man who denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a man is the antichris... Click to read the verse 1 John 2:22 Click to read the verse 1 John 2:22

Galatians 1:7 - which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are... Click to read the verse Galatians 1:7 Click to read the verse Galatians 1:7

Acts 15:24 - We have heard that some went out from us without our authorization and disturbed you, troubling... Click to read the verse Acts 15:24 Click to read the verse Acts 15:24

2 Peter 2:5-6 - if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but prot... Click to read the verse 2 Peter 2:5-6 Click to read the verse 2 Peter 2:5-6