Jude 1:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Crept

Who

Romans 9:21

1 Peter 2:8

2 Peter 2:3

Turning

Denying

Titus 1:15

2 Peter 2:1

1 John 2:22

General references

Bible References

Crept

and, while men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away,

seeing we have heard that certain having gone forth from us did trouble you with words, subverting your souls, saying to be circumcised and to keep the law, to whom we did give no charge,

and that because of the false brethren brought in unawares, who did come in privily to spy out our liberty that we have in Christ Jesus, that us they might bring under bondage,

that we may no more be babes, tossed and borne about by every wind of the teaching, in the sleight of men, in craftiness, unto the artifice of leading astray,

for of these there are those coming into the houses and leading captive the silly women, laden with sins, led away with desires manifold,

And there did come also false prophets among the people, as also among you there shall be false teachers, who shall bring in besides destructive sects, and the Master who bought them denying, bringing to themselves quick destruction,

Who

hath not the potter authority over the clay, out of the same lump to make the one vessel to honour, and the one to dishonour?

and a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence -- who are stumbling at the word, being unbelieving, -- to which also they were set;

and in covetousness, with moulded words, of you they shall make merchandise, whose judgment of old is not idle, and their destruction doth not slumber.

Turning

What, then, shall we say? shall we continue in the sin that the grace may abound?

For ye -- to freedom ye were called, brethren, only not the freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through the love serve ye one another,

For the saving grace of God was manifested to all men,

looking diligently over lest any one be failing of the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness springing up may give trouble, and through this many may be defiled;

as free, and not having the freedom as the cloak of the evil, but as servants of God;

and chiefly those going behind the flesh in desire of uncleanness, and lordship despising; presumptuous, self-complacent, dignities they are not afraid to speak evil of,

Denying

all things, indeed, are pure to the pure, and to the defiled and unstedfast is nothing pure, but of them defiled are even the mind and the conscience;

Who is the liar, except he who is denying that Jesus is the Christ? this one is the antichrist who is denying the Father and the Son;

General references

'And when he who hath the issue spitteth on him who is clean, then he hath washed his garments, and hath bathed with water, and been unclean till the evening.

'And many false prophets shall arise, and shall lead many astray;

for already certain did turn aside after the Adversary.

thou -- thou dost believe that God is one; thou dost well, and the demons believe, and they shudder!