Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version In the very same way, on the strength of their dreams these ungodly people pollute their own bodies, reject authority and heap abuse on celestial beings. New Living Translation In the same way, these people—who claim authority from their dreams—live immoral lives, defy authority, and scoff at supernatural beings. English Standard Version Yet in like manner these people also, relying on their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and blaspheme the glorious ones. Berean Standard Bible Yet in the same way these dreamers defile their bodies, reject authority, and slander glorious beings. Berean Literal Bible Yet likewise also these dreaming ones indeed defile the flesh, and set aside authority, and blaspheme glorious ones. King James Bible Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities. New King James Version Likewise also these dreamers defile the flesh, reject authority, and speak evil of dignitaries. New American Standard Bible Yet in the same way these people also, dreaming, defile the flesh, reject authority, and speak abusively of angelic majesties. NASB 1995 Yet in the same way these men, also by dreaming, defile the flesh, and reject authority, and revile angelic majesties. NASB 1977 Yet in the same manner these men, also by dreaming, defile the flesh, and reject authority, and revile angelic majesties. Legacy Standard Bible Yet in the same way these men, also by dreaming, defile the flesh, and reject authority, and blaspheme glorious ones. Amplified Bible Nevertheless in the same way, these dreamers [who are dreaming that God will not punish them] also defile the body, and reject [legitimate] authority, and revile and mock angelic majesties. Christian Standard Bible In the same way these people—relying on their dreams—defile their flesh, reject authority, and slander glorious ones. Holman Christian Standard Bible Nevertheless, these dreamers likewise defile their flesh, reject authority, and blaspheme glorious ones. American Standard Version Yet in like manner these also in their dreamings defile the flesh, and set at nought dominion, and rail at dignities. Contemporary English Version The people I am talking about are behaving just like those dreamers who destroyed their own bodies. They reject all authority and insult angels. English Revised Version Yet in like manner these also in their dreamings defile the flesh, and set at nought dominion, and rail at dignities. GOD'S WORD® Translation Yet, in a similar way, the people who slipped in among you are dreamers. They contaminate their bodies with sin, reject the Lord's authority, and insult his glory. Good News Translation In the same way also, these people have visions which make them sin against their own bodies; they despise God's authority and insult the glorious beings above. International Standard Version In a similar way, these dreamers also defile their flesh, reject the Lord's authority, and slander his glorious beings. Majority Standard Bible Yet in the same way these dreamers defile their bodies, reject authority, and slander glorious beings. NET Bible Yet these men, as a result of their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and insult the glorious ones. New Heart English Bible Yet in like manner these also in their dreaming defile the flesh, despise authority, and blaspheme the glories. Webster's Bible Translation Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities. Weymouth New Testament Yet in just the same way these dreamers also pollute the body, while they set authority at naught and speak evil of dignities. World English Bible Yet in the same way, these also in their dreaming defile the flesh, despise authority, and slander celestial beings. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionIn like manner, nevertheless, those dreaming indeed defile the flesh, and they disregard lordship, and they speak evil of glorious [ones], Berean Literal Bible Yet likewise also these dreaming ones indeed defile the flesh, and set aside authority, and blaspheme glorious ones. Young's Literal Translation In like manner, nevertheless, those dreaming also the flesh indeed do defile, and lordship they put away, and dignities they speak evil of, Smith's Literal Translation And likewise indeed these dreaming truly defile the flesh, and despise dominion, and defame glories. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIn like manner these men also defile the flesh, and despise dominion, and blaspheme majesty. Catholic Public Domain Version Similarly also, these ones certainly defile the flesh, and they despise proper authority, and they blaspheme against majesty. New American Bible Similarly, these dreamers nevertheless also defile the flesh, scorn lordship, and revile glorious beings. New Revised Standard Version Yet in the same way these dreamers also defile the flesh, reject authority, and slander the glorious ones. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleLikewise also, these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise authority, and blaspheme against the glory. Aramaic Bible in Plain English In this likeness, these also lust in their dreams, who defile the flesh, reject Lordship and slander The Glory. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentYet, these dreamers also in like manner defile the flesh, despise government, and speak evil of dignitaries. Godbey New Testament Likewise indeed these dreamers also pollute the flesh, and reject lordship, and blaspheme glories. Haweis New Testament In like manner also do these men, even when they dream, defile indeed the flesh, despise sovereignty, and revile dignities. Mace New Testament yet these visionary debauchees despise princes, and traduce dignitys. Weymouth New Testament Yet in just the same way these dreamers also pollute the body, while they set authority at naught and speak evil of dignities. Worrell New Testament Yet, in like manner, these also, indulging in dreams, defile, indeed, the flesh, and set at nought dominion, and rail at dignities. Worsley New Testament So these vile dreamers also defile the flesh, despise authority, and speak evil of dignities. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God's Judgment on the Ungodly…7In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire. 8Yet in the same way these dreamers defile their bodies, reject authority, and slander glorious beings. 9But even the archangel Michael, when he disputed with the devil over the body of Moses, did not presume to bring a slanderous charge against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”… Cross References 2 Peter 2:10 Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings. Numbers 16:1-35 Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath son of Levi, along with some Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—conducted / a rebellion against Moses, along with 250 men of Israel renowned as leaders of the congregation and representatives in the assembly. / They came together against Moses and Aaron and told them, “You have taken too much upon yourselves! For everyone in the entire congregation is holy, and the LORD is in their midst. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?” ... Deuteronomy 13:1-5 If a prophet or dreamer of dreams arises among you and proclaims a sign or wonder to you, / and if the sign or wonder he has spoken to you comes about, but he says, “Let us follow other gods (which you have not known) and let us worship them,” / you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. For the LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love Him with all your heart and with all your soul. ... Zechariah 3:1-2 Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. / And the LORD said to Satan: “The LORD rebukes you, Satan! Indeed, the LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you! Is not this man a firebrand snatched from the fire?” 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. Romans 1:24-27 Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another. / They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen. / For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. ... 1 Timothy 1:9-10 We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers, / for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders and liars and perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching 2 Timothy 3:1-5 But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. / For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, / unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, ... Revelation 2:20-23 But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols. / Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling. / Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds. ... Matthew 7:15-20 Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. / By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? / Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. ... 1 John 4:1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness—the son of destruction—is revealed. / He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God. 1 Kings 21:25-26 (Surely there was never one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the LORD, incited by his wife Jezebel. / He committed the most detestable acts by going after idols, just like the Amorites whom the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.) Jeremiah 23:16-17 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD. / They keep saying to those who despise Me, ‘The LORD says that you will have peace,’ and to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart, ‘No harm will come to you.’ Ezekiel 13:3-9 This is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit yet have seen nothing. / Your prophets, O Israel, are like foxes among the ruins. / You did not go up to the gaps or restore the wall around the house of Israel so that it would stand in the battle on the Day of the LORD. ... Treasury of Scripture Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities. these. Jeremiah 38:25-28 But if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come unto thee, and say unto thee, Declare unto us now what thou hast said unto the king, hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death; also what the king said unto thee: … defile. 1 Corinthians 3:17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. 1 Timothy 1:10 For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine; See on 2 Peter 2:10-12 But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities… despise. Genesis 3:5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. Numbers 16:3,12,13 And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD? … 1 Samuel 10:27 But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace. speak. Jude 1:9,10 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee… Exodus 22:28 Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people. Proverbs 30:11,17 There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother… Jump to Previous Authorities Authority Beings Body Celestial Defile Despise Dignities Dominion Dreamers Dreaming Evil Filthy Flesh Glorious Likewise Manner Naught Nought Ones Pollute Railingly Reject Respect Revile Rulers Slander Speak Unclean WayJump to Next Authorities Authority Beings Body Celestial Defile Despise Dignities Dominion Dreamers Dreaming Evil Filthy Flesh Glorious Likewise Manner Naught Nought Ones Pollute Railingly Reject Respect Revile Rulers Slander Speak Unclean WayJude 1 1. He exhorts them to be constant in the profession of the faith.4. false teachers crept in to seduce them, for whose evil doctrine a horrible punishment is prepared; 20. whereas the godly may persevere, grow in grace, and keep the faith. Yet in the same way This phrase connects the actions of the individuals Jude is addressing to the examples he previously mentioned, such as the Israelites who did not believe, the angels who abandoned their positions, and Sodom and Gomorrah. The Greek word "ὁμοίως" (homoios) suggests a direct comparison, indicating that the behaviors of these "dreamers" are not new but are a continuation of past rebellious actions against God. This serves as a warning that history often repeats itself when people turn away from divine truth. these dreamers defile their bodies reject authority and slander glorious beings (8) Likewise also.--Rather, Yet in like manner: i.e., in spite of these warnings. These ungodly men were like the unbelievers in the wilderness in denying Christ and scoffing at His promises; they were like the impure angels in leaving that "constitution which is in heaven" (Philippians 3:20) for the base pleasures of earth; they were like the people of Sodom in seeking even these base pleasures by unnatural courses. These filthy dreamers.--We must add also. "Filthy" is not in the original Greek, nor in any previous English version, but is supplied from the next clause; not rightly, for "dreamers" goes with all three clauses, not with "defile the flesh" only. This being admitted, a number of painful interpretations are at once excluded. "These dreamers also" means these ungodly men, who are deep in the slumber of sin (see Note on Romans 13:11), as well as the three classes of sinners just mentioned. Excepting in Acts 2:17, which is a quotation from Joel 2:28, the word for "dreamer" occurs nowhere else in the New Testament, but is found in the LXX. version of Isaiah 56:10, of dogs that dream and make a noise in their sleep. St. Jude perhaps has this passage in his mind. (See below, second Note on Jude 1:12.) "Dreamers" may perhaps refer to the empty speculations of these men. . . . Verse 8. - Having set in the forefront of his warnings these terrible instances of gross sin and overwhelming penalty, the writer proceeds to deal with the real character of the insidious troublers and corrupters of the Churches of his time. He describes them as filthy dreamers; or better, as the Revised Version puts it, men in their dreamings - an expression pointing to the foul and perverted fancies in the service of which they lived. He charges them with the particular sins of defiling the flesh, despising dominion, and railing at dignities. He further declares of them that, in practicing such sins, they run a course like that of the cities of the plain, and run it in defiance, too, of the warning held forth to them by the case of Sodom and Gomorrah. For such seems the point of the terms connecting this paragraph with the preceding, which are best rendered "nevertheless in like manner," or "yet in like manner" (Revised Version). The difficulty lies, however, in the description of their offences. What is intended by the charge that they defile the flesh is obvious. But what is referred to in the other clauses, and set at naught dominion (or, lordship), and rail at dignities (or, glories), is far from clear. It has been supposed that a lawlessness is meant which expressed itself in contempt for all earthly authority, whether political or ecclesiastical. The whole scope of the passage, however, and the analogy of 2 Peter 2:10, etc., seem to point so decidedly to higher dignities than the earthly institutions of Church and State, that most interpreters now think that celestial lordship of some kind is in view. But of what kind? That of God and that of good angels, say some. That of Christ and that of angels, say others. Both clauses, say a third class of interpreters, refer to angels, both to good angels and to evil, or to good angels alone, or to evil angels alone, as the allusions are variously understood. Pointing to the particular word which is used here for "dominion" or "lordship," some contend that there is a definite reference to the dominion of Christ, the Lord distinctively so called. But the same word is used elsewhere (cf. Ephesians 1:21; Colossians 1:16) of angels, while the term translated "dignities," or "glories," occurs again only in 2 Peter 2:10. If, therefore, any single kind of lordship is in view, we should conclude in favour of angelic dignities, and the authority of good angels in particular. But it may be that Jude uses the terms here in a general sense to cover all kinds of authority, especially celestial authority. This is favoured by the undefined expressions which meet us in the Petrine parallel (2 Peter 2:10, etc.). It is supported, too, by the consideration that in leveling three separate charges against the men, Jude has probably in view the three separate cases which he has just cited in verses 5-7. In which case the parallel between these latter and the men now described can naturally be only of a general kind. It is remarked by Professor Plumptre that the passage in 2 Peter 2:10, etc. (see his Commentary), taken in connection with this one in Jude, suggests that "the undue worshipping of angels in the Judaizing Gnosticism which had developed out of the teaching of the Essenes (Colossians 2:18), had been met by its most extreme opponents with coarse and railing mockery as to all angels, whether good or evil, and that the apostle felt it necessary to rebuke this license of speech as well as that which paid no respect to human authority."Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Yetμέντοι (mentoi) Conjunction Strong's 3305: (a) indeed, really, (b) yet, however, nevertheless. From Not Used and toi; indeed though, i.e. However. in the same way, Ὁμοίως (Homoiōs) Adverb Strong's 3668: In like manner, similarly, in the same way, equally. Adverb from homoios; similarly. these οὗτοι (houtoi) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it. dreamers ἐνυπνιαζόμενοι (enypniazomenoi) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 1797: To dream (see visions) in my sleep. Middle voice from enupnion; to dream. defile μιαίνουσιν (miainousin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 3392: To stain, pollute, defile, corrupt. Perhaps a primary verb; to sully or taint, i.e. Contaminate. [their] bodies, σάρκα (sarka) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 4561: Flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred. reject ἀθετοῦσιν (athetousin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 114: From a compound of a and a derivative of tithemi; to set aside, i.e. to disesteem, neutralize or violate. authority, κυριότητα (kyriotēta) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 2963: From kurios; mastery, i.e. rulers. and δὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. slander βλασφημοῦσιν (blasphēmousin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 987: From blasphemos; to vilify; specially, to speak impiously. glorious [beings]. δόξας (doxas) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural Strong's 1391: From the base of dokeo; glory, in a wide application. 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