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Woe to them! For they went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in Korah`s rebellion.
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Three Paths to Ruin
Jude uses three infamous Old Testament figures to illustrate the false teachers' character. Commentators explain they followed the "way of Cain" (pride, envy, and rejecting God's truth), the "error of Balaam" (corrupting faith for financial gain), and the "rebellion of Korah" (defying God-appointed authority). These examples serve as a timeless warning against pride, greed, and rebellion.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
Woe to them (ουα αυτοις). Interjection with the dative as is common in the Gospels (Matthew 11:21).
Wen…
19th Century
Anglican
Three examples of similar wickedness: Cain, Balaam, Korah.
Woe to them! This is an echo of Christ’s denunciations in the fi…
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Baptist
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…
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…
16th Century
Protestant
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…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Woe unto them This may be considered as a commiseration of their case, or as a denunciation of deserved punishment, …
False teachers are dreamers; they greatly defile and grievously wound the soul. These teachers have a disturbed mind and a seditious spirit, forget…
