Jude 1:11

Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Woe	οὐαὶ ouai	G3759	"woe" · interjection
them	αὐτοῖς, autois	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative plural masculine
for	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
gone	ἐπορεύθησαν eporeuthēsan	G4198	to traverse · verb — aorist passive deponent indicative, 3rd person plural
way	ὁδῷ hodō	G3598	a road · noun — dative singular feminine
Cain	Κάϊν Kain	G2535	Cain · noun — genitive singular masculine, a proper name
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
greedily	ἐξεχύθησαν exechuthēsan	G1632	to pour forth · verb — aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural
error	πλάνῃ planē	G4106	objectively · noun — dative singular feminine
Balaam	Βαλαὰμ Balaam	G903	Balaam · noun — genitive singular masculine, a proper name
reward	μισθοῦ misthou	G3408	pay for service (literally or figuratively) · noun — genitive singular masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
perished	ἀπώλοντο.¶ apōlonto	G622	to destroy fully (reflexively · verb — second aorist middle indicative, 3rd person plural
gainsaying	ἀντιλογίᾳ antilogia	G485	dispute · noun — dative singular feminine
Core	Κόρε Kore	G2879	Core (i.e. Korach) · noun — genitive singular masculine, a proper name

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Cross-references

2 Peter 2:15 Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness…
1 John 3:12 Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s…
Revelation 2:14 But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblo…
Genesis 4:3-14 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
Hebrews 11:4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of h…
Numbers 16:1-35 Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons o…
Numbers 26:9-10 And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram, which were famous in the congregation, who strove aga…
Numbers 31:16 Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and t…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jude 1:8-15

The apostle here exhibits a charge against deceivers who were now seducing the disciples of Christ from the profession and practice of his holy religion. He calls them filthy dreamers, forasmuch as delusion is a dream, and the beginning of, and inlet to, all manner of filthiness. Note, Sin is filthiness; it renders men odious and vile in the sight of the most holy God, and makes them (sooner or later, as penitent or as punished to extremity and without resource) vile in their own eyes, and in a while they become vile in the eyes of all about them. These filthy dreamers dream themselves into a fool's paradise on earth, and into a real hell at last: let their character, course, and end, be our…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jude 1:11

Woe--See on Pe2 2:14, "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 Jde 1:12). When we read of Korah perishing by gainsaying, we read virtually also of these perishing in like manner through the same: for the same seed bears the same harvest.

Adam Clarke on Jude 1:11

They have gone in the way of Cain - They are haters of their brethren, and they that are such are murderers; and by their false doctrine they corrupt and destroy the souls of the people. The error of Balaam - For the sake of gain they corrupt the word of God and refine away its meaning, and let it down so as to suit the passions of the profligate. This was literally true of the Nicolaitans, who taught most impure doctrines, and followed the most lascivious practices. Gainsaying of Core - See the account of the rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, and their company, in Num. 22. It appears that these persons opposed the authority of the apostles of our Lord, as Korah and his associates did…

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The Church Fathers

Since it has been declared that heretics have completely deserted the word of truth, Jude shows how they are subjected to different kinds of evil.
— Didymus the Blind, COMMENTARY ON JUDE

"Woe unto them!" he says, "for they have gone in the way of Cain." For so also we lie under Adam's sin through similarity of sin.
— Clement of Alexandria ((as quoted by Cassiodorus)), From the Latin Translation of Cassiodorus

These people are even fratricides, because what they teach kills the souls of those who are deceived by them. Look how he describes their outrageous ungodliness. He is not content to compare them with Cain but adds Ba-laam and Korah as well. Cain we understand from the above. Balaam he adds because Ba-laam went out to curse God's people for the sake of money, even if God later turned his tongue around to the point where he blessed them instead. Korah is mentioned because he seized a teaching authority which God had not granted to him.
— Andreas of Caesarea, CATENA

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Jude 1:11

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jude 1:8-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jude 1:11

Adam Clarke on Jude 1:11

The Church Fathers

Jude 1:11

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jude 1:8-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jude 1:11

Adam Clarke on Jude 1:11

The Church Fathers

John Gill on Jude 1:11

John Calvin on Jude 1:11-13

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jude 1:11