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 1:9

1:9 But even when Michael the archangel was arguing with the devil and debating with him concerning Moses’ body, he did not dare to bring a slanderous judgment, but said, “May the Lord rebuke you!”

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

tn The word “even” is not in Greek; it is implied by the height of the contrast.

sn According to Jewish intertestamental literature (such as 1 En. 20), Michael was one of seven archangels.

tn The sentence structure is a bit different in Greek. Literally it reads: “But Michael the archangel, when arguing with the devil and disputing.”