Jude 1:7

"Even as Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, having in the same way as these given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are shown as an example, suffering the punishment of eternal fire."

Key Reflection

Jude 1:7 warns that just as Sodom and Gomorrah and their surrounding cities succumbed to extreme sexual immorality, turning away from natural relationships, these same cities serve as a grim example of God's judgment, highlighting the eternal consequences of such sins. This passage underscores the severity with which God views deviations from His moral standards, even today.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 7. Even as Sodom and Gomorrha. See Barnes "2 Pe 2:6". And the cities about them. Admah and Zeboim, Ge 14:2; De 29:23; Hos 11:8. There may have been other towns, also, that perished at the same time, but these are particularly mentioned. They seem to have partaken of the same general characteristics, as neighbouring towns and cities generally do. In like manner. "In a manner like to these," (ton omoion toutoiv tropon) The Greek word these is in the plural number. There has been much diversity in interpreting this clause.

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