But these men speak evil of what they know not: and what they know naturally, as brute animals, in these things they are corrupt.

Wo unto them; for they have gone in the way of Cain, and been carried away by Balaam's error, the love of lucre, and perished as in the contradiction of Korah.

These are spots in your love-feasts, feeding themselves without fear, when they are feasting with you: clouds without water, carried about by the winds; trees withered and without fruit, twice dead and rooted up; raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame;

to pass judgement upon all, and to convict all the ungodly among them of all their wicked works, which they have impiously committed, and of all the hard things which impious sinners have spoken against Him.

But, beloved, remember the words which were formerly spoken by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; for they told you,

These are they who separate themselves, sensualists, not having the Spirit.