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Jude 10 Explained in Context
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Verse 10. 10But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.
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Quick Meaning
The contrast concludes: the intruders slander what they do not know and are corrupted through merely instinctive knowledge.
Read It With
- Jude 8–10
Read Jude 8–10 as a complete section. Verse 8 applies the warning; verse 9 supplies Michael's restrained contrast; verse 10 concludes with the intruders' ignorant slander and corruption.
Why This Verse Appears Here
The contrast concludes by exposing the intruders' speech as ignorance and their instinctive knowledge as a path of corruption.
Read Jude 1:8–10 together
Why these verses belong together: The intruders' slander is directly contrasted with Michael's restraint and then exposed as ignorant, instinctive corruption.
Verse 8. 8 Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.
Verse 9. 9 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.
Verse 10. 10 But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.
What Remains True
Confident speech is not knowledge; the intruders' instinctive course becomes the means of their corruption.
How It Can Shape Life
- Distinguish evidence-based understanding from loud certainty and appetite-driven reaction.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Jude 8–10 — Arrogant Slander Contrasted with Michael's RestraintSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: The exact displayed KJV wording and immediate English context for Jude 8–10.
Exact location: eBible/CrossWire eng-kjv2006 USFM, source files dated 2026-08-19, Jude 1, verses within Jude 8–10; archive and normalized-corpus SHA-256 values are recorded in the library policy.
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: The critically edited Greek wording, clause relationships, and visible variation markers checked for the passage.
Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT repository, data/sblgnt/text/Jude.txt, verses within Jude 8–10.
Open the Jude Greek text file ↗Translation and textual notes
NET Bible — Jude with translators' notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2005–2026 online edition
Supports: Material translation choices, syntax questions, and textual variants checked for this passage.
Exact location: NET Bible, Jude 1, translator and textual notes attached to the verses in Jude 8–10.
Open source ↗