1Sa 2:3, Job 5:13, Jer 10:7, 12, 1Cor 1:21-29, Jude 25 | TSK | STEP | let not arrogancy. Heb. hard. a God. by him.

the wisdom.Dr. Lightfoot well observes, "that [sophia tou theos ,] the wisdom of God, is not to be understood of that wisdom which had God for its author, but of that wisdom which had God for its object. There was, among the heathen, [sophia tes physeos,] wisdom about natural things, that is philosophy; and [sophia tou theos ,] wisdom about God, that is, divinity. But the world, in its divinity, could not, by wisdom, know God." The wisest of the heathen had no just and correct views of the Divine nature; of which the works of Cicero and Lucretius are incontestable proofs.

the world.

Mt 11:25; Lu 10:21; Ro 1:20-22,28

the foolishness.

the Jews.

Mt 12:38,39; 16:1-4; Mr 8:11; Lu 11:16,20; Joh 2:18; 4:28

the Greeks.

Ac 17:18-21

we.

18; 2:2; Lu 24:46,47; Ac 7:32-35; 10:39-43; 2Co 4:5; Ga 3:1; 6:14

Eph 3:8

unto the Jews.

Isa 8:14,15; Mt 11:6; 13:57; Lu 2:34; Joh 6:53-66; Ro 9:32,33

Ga 5:11; 1Pe 2:8

foolishness.

28; 2:14

called.

2,9; Lu 7:35; Ro 8:28-30; 9:24

the power.

18; Ro 1:4,16

the wisdom.

30; Pr 8:1,22-30; Col 2:3

the foolishness.

18,27-29; Ex 13:17; 14:2-4; Jos 6:2-5; Jud 7:2-8; 15:15,16

1Sa 17:40-51; 1Ki 20:14-22; Zec 4:6,7; 12:7,8; Ro 11:33-36

that.

20; 2:3-6,13; 3:18-20; Zep 3:12; Mt 11:25,26; Lu 10:21; Joh 7:47-49

Jas 3:13-17

not many mighty.

Lu 1:3; *Gr:

Lu 18:24,25; Joh 4:46-53; 19:38,39; Ac 13:7,12; 17:34; Php 4:22

Jas 1:9-11; 2:5; 2Jo 1:1

Ps 8:2; Isa 26:5,6; 29:14,19; Zep 3:12; Mt 4:18-22; 9:9; 11:25

Mt 21:16; Lu 19:39,40; 21:15; Ac 4:11-21; 6:9,10; 7:35,54; 17:18

Ac 24:24,25; 2Co 4:7; 10:4,5,10

things which.

Ro 4:17; 2Co 12:11

to bring.

2:6; De 28:63; Job 34:19,20,24; Ps 32:10; 37:35,36; Isa 2:11,17

Isa 17:13,14; 37:36; 41:12; Da 2:34,35,44,45; Re 18:17

31; 4:7; 5:6; Ps 49:6; Isa 10:15; Jer 9:23; Ro 3:19,27; 4:2; 15:17

Eph 2:9

Jude 25

the only.

Ps 104:24; 147:5; Ro 11:33; 16:27; Eph 1:8; 3:10; 1Ti 1:17

God.

Ps 78:20; Isa 12:2; 45:21; Joh 4:22; 1Ti 2:3; Tit 1:3,4; 2:10,13

Tit 3:4; 2Pe 1:1

be glory.

1Ch 29:11; Ps 72:18,19; Da 4:37; Mt 6:13; Eph 3:21; 1Pe 4:11

1Pe 5:10,11; 2Pe 3:18; Re 1:6; 4:9-11; 5:13,14 CONCLUDING REMARKS ON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE. St. Jude, says Origen, has written an Epistle in a few lines indeed, but full of vigorous expressions of heavenly grace.--[Ioudas men egrapsen epistolen oligostichon men pepleromenen de ouraniou charitos erromenon logon.] He briefly and forcibly represents the detestable doctrines and practices of certain false teachers, generally supposed to be the impure Gnostics, Nicolaitans and followers of Simon Magus; and reproves these profligate perverters of sound principles, and patrons of lewdness, with a holy indignation and just severity; while at the same time he exhorts all sound Christians, with genuine apostolic charity, to have tender compassion on these deluded wretches, and to endeavour vigorously to reclaim them from the ways of hell, and pluck them as brands out of the fire. There is a great similarity in sentiment and style between this Epistle and the second chapter of the second Epistle of Peter. Both writers are nearly alike in vehemence and holy indignation against impudence and lewdness, and against those who insidiously undermine chastity, purity, and sound principles.