19These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.
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But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baalpeor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.
Commentary
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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