Jude 1:10

"But these speak evil of whatever things they don’t know. They are destroyed in these things that they understand naturally, like the creatures without reason."

Key Reflection

Jude 1:10 warns about individuals who spread malicious gossip and slander on matters they do not fully comprehend. These people are destined for destruction in their own ignorance, behaving much like irrational animals that act without understanding. This verse highlights the dangerous nature of spreading unfounded accusations and the inevitable consequences for those who engage in such behavior, reflecting a stark contrast between wisdom and folly in the biblical narrative.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 10. But these speak evil of those things which they know not. These false and corrupt teachers employ reproachful language of those things which lie wholly beyond the reach of their vision. See Barnes "2 Pe 2:12". But what they know naturally. As mere men; as animals; that is, in things pertaining to their physical nature, or in which they are on a level with the brute creation. The reference is to the natural instincts, the impulses of appetite, and passion, and sensual pleasure. The idea of the apostle seems to be, that their knowledge was confined to those things.

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