Verse Lens · Expanded explanation
Jude 14 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 14. 14And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
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Quick Meaning
Jude introduces Enoch and begins a traditional prophecy of the Lord's coming judgment.
Read It With
- Jude 14–16
Read Jude 14–16 as a complete section. Verses 14–15 form the Enochic judgment saying and verse 16 applies its language to the intruders' conduct.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Jude introduces the Enochic judgment saying to show that ungodly deeds and hard speech will not escape the Lord's judgment.
Read Jude 1:14–15 together
Why these verses belong together: Verse 15 completes the Enochic prophecy introduced in verse 14; neither line contains the whole saying by itself.
Verse 14. 14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
Verse 15. 15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
Follow the Context
- Jude identifies Enoch as seventh from Adam and introduces his prophecy.
- The Lord comes with holy multitudes to execute judgment and expose ungodly deeds and hard speech.
- Jude applies that portrait to grumblers driven by desire, speaking boasts and flattering people for gain.
Phrase-by-Phrase Explanation
“Enoch ... prophesied”
In plain language: Jude treats the Enochic saying as prophecy that also addresses these people.
The authority of this cited saying in Jude does not automatically transfer to every surviving part of 1 Enoch.
Why it matters: It states what citation does and does not establish.
How certain? strongWhat This Verse Is Not Saying
Jude 14 does not by itself establish the authorship, final textual form, complete truth, or canonical status of the whole collection called 1 Enoch.
What Remains True
Jude uses an Enochic saying as a true witness that the Lord will judge ungodly deeds and hard speech.
How It Can Shape Life
- Use cited traditional material for the claim Jude makes without importing an entire speculative system.
Teach It Back
Explain Jude 14's specific contribution to Jude 14–16: Jude introduces Enoch and begins a traditional prophecy of the Lord's coming judgment. Include the surrounding movement, one uncertainty or limit where relevant, and what the verse does not permit readers to conclude.
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Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Jude 14–16 — Enoch's Judgment Saying Applied to the IntrudersSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
Where care is needed
Jude's wording is related to 1 Enoch 1:9 but differs from surviving forms; the precise textual exemplar and mode of transmission are uncertain.
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
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 14–16.
Exact location: eBible/CrossWire eng-kjv2006 USFM, source files dated 2026-08-19, Jude 1, verses within Jude 14–16; 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 14–16.
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 14–16.
Open source ↗peer reviewed open access study
Reassessing Jude's Use of Enochic Traditions (with Notes on their Later Reception History)
Peter J. Gentry and Andrew M. Fountain
Tyndale Bulletin 68.2, 2017
Supports: The relationship between Jude and Enochic traditions, competing dependency proposals, and limits on claims about the whole Enochic collection.
Exact location: Peter J. Gentry and Andrew M. Fountain, Reassessing Jude's Use of Enochic Traditions, pp. 261 and 280–286.
Open source ↗peer reviewed open access textual study
Jude's use of a kaige edition of Enochic scripture
Timothy A. Lee
Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha, 2025
Supports: A current textual-transmission proposal explaining differences between Jude 14–15 and surviving Enochic forms.
Exact location: Timothy A. Lee, Jude's use of a kaige edition of Enochic scripture, sections 'Revision in the Enochic text cited in Jude,' Table 1, and 'Conclusion.'
Open source ↗