17But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
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That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:
We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 16-25)Here, I. The apostle enlarges further on the character of these evil men and seducers: they are murmurers, complainers , etc., Jude 1:16. Observe, A murmuring complaining temper, indulged and expressed, lays men under a very bad character; such are very weak at least, and for the most part very wicked. They murmur against God and his providence, against men and their conduct; they are angry at eve…
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