Jude 1:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Jude 1:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jude 1:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jude 1:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“These are murmurers and complainers, walking after their lusts—and their mouth speaks proud things—showing respect of persons to gain advantage.”

Jude 1:16 — World English Bible

Jude 1:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their lusts (and their mouth speaketh great swelling words), showing respect of persons for the sake of advantage. ”

Jude 1:16 — American Standard Version

Jude 1:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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;”

Jude 1:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Jude 1:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their lusts; and their mouth speaks swelling words, admiring persons for the sake of profit. ”

Jude 1:16 — Darby Translation

Jude 1:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their owne lustes: Whose mouthes speake proud things, hauing mens persons in admiration, because of aduantage.”

Jude 1:16 — Geneva Bible

Jude 1:16 in Context — Jude 1

14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,

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.

16 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.

17 But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;

18 How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.

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What Does Jude 1:16 Mean?

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