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Woe unto them! For they went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in the gainsaying of Korah.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Woe to them (ουα αυτοις). Interjection with the dative as is common in the Gospels (Matthew 11:21).

Wen…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Woe unto them! See Matthew 11:21.

For they have gone in the way of Cain.Genesis 4:5–12. That is, they have sho…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Three examples of similar wickedness: Cain, Balaam, Korah.

Woe to them! This is an echo of Christ’s denunciations in the fi…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

But what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves. Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, and…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Again Jude turns to the OT—this time for another triad of examples. Because of their coming judgment, he pronounces “woe” on the false teachers, ju…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Woe unto them. It is a wonder that he denounces them so severely, especially since he had just said that an angel was not permitted to bri…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Woe unto them
This may be considered as a commiseration of their case, or as a denunciation of deserved punishment, …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

False teachers are dreamers; they greatly defile and grievously wound the soul. These teachers have a disturbed mind and a seditious spirit, forget…

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