Jude 1:16
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.”
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“These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.”
King James Version · Public Domain“These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their lusts (and their mouth speaketh great swelling words), showing respect of persons for the sake of advantage.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“These are murmurers, repiners; according to their desires walking, and their mouth doth speak great swellings, giving admiration to persons for the sake of profit;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Jude 1:16 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 19:15You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.
- Numbers 14:36So the men Moses had sent to spy out the land, who had returned and made the whole congregation grumble against him by bringing out a bad report about the land—
- Numbers 16:11Therefore, it is you and all your followers who have conspired against the LORD! As for Aaron, who is he that you should grumble against him?”
- Deuteronomy 1:27You grumbled in your tents and said, “Because the LORD hates us, He has brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to be annihilated.
- Job 17:4You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore You will not exalt them.
- Job 32:21I will be partial to no one, nor will I flatter any man.
- Job 34:19who is not partial to princes and does not favor rich over poor? For they are all the work of His hands.
- Psalms 15:4who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,
- Psalms 17:10They have closed their callous hearts; their mouths speak with arrogance.
- Psalms 73:9They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.
- Psalms 106:25They grumbled in their tents and did not listen to the voice of the LORD.
- Proverbs 28:21To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
- Isaiah 29:24Then the wayward in spirit will come to understanding, and those who grumble will accept instruction.”
- Luke 5:30But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
- Luke 15:2So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
- Luke 19:7And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!”
- John 6:41At this, the Jews began to grumble about Jesus because He had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”
- John 6:61Aware that His disciples were grumbling about this teaching, Jesus asked them, “Does this offend you?
- 1 Corinthians 10:10And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.
- Galatians 5:16So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
- Galatians 5:24Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
- Philippians 2:14Do everything without complaining or arguing,
- 1 Thessalonians 4:5not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;
- 1 Timothy 6:5and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain.
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