Jude 1:18

18 They said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.”

Jude 1:18 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
18 How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.
English Standard Version (ESV)
18 They said to you, "In the last time there will be scoffers, following their own ungodly passions."
New Living Translation (NLT)
18 They told you that in the last times there would be scoffers whose purpose in life is to satisfy their ungodly desires.
The Message Bible (MSG)
18 "In the last days there will be people who don't take these things seriously anymore. They'll treat them like a joke, and make a religion of their own whims and lusts."
American Standard Version (ASV)
18 That they said to you, In the last time there shall be mockers, walking after their own ungodly lusts.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
18 "In the last times people who ridicule [God] will appear. They will follow their own ungodly desires."
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
18 they told you, "In the end time there will be scoffers walking according to their own ungodly desires."
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
18 They told you, "In the last days, some people will make fun of the truth. They will follow their own ungodly longings."

Jude 1:18 Meaning and Commentary

Jude 1:18

How that they told you that there should be mockers in the
last time (See Gill on 2 Peter 3:3).

Jude 1:18 In-Context

16 These people are grumblers and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires; they boast about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage.
17 But, dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold.
18 They said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.”
19 These are the people who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit.
20 But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,

Cross References 2

  • 1. 1 Timothy 4:1; 2 Timothy 3:1; 2 Peter 3:3
  • 2. ver 16; 2 Peter 2:1; 2 Peter 3:3
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