Jude 1:10

1:10 But these men do not understand the things they slander, and they are being destroyed by the very things that, like irrational animals, they instinctively comprehend.

Jude 1:16

1:16 These people are grumblers and fault-finders who go wherever their desires lead them, and they give bombastic speeches, enchanting folks for their own gain.


tn Or “they should naturally comprehend.” The present tense in this context may have a conative force.

tn “And” is not in Greek, but is supplied for the sake of English style.

tn Or “going.” Though the participle is anarthrous, so also is the subject. Thus, the participle could be either adverbial or adjectival.

tn Grk “(who go/going) according to their own lusts.”

tn Grk “and their mouth speaks bombastic things.”

sn Enchanting folks (Grk “awing faces”) refers to the fact that the speeches of these false teachers are powerful and seductive.

tn Or “to their own advantage.”