Jude
Jude 1:4
4For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed — ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γάρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| certain | τινες | tines | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5100 any one, some one |
| men | ἄνθρωποι | anthrōpoi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| have crept in | παρεισέδυσαν | pareisedysan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G3921 I enter secretly |
| ungodly | ἀσεβεῖς | asebeis | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G765 impious, ungodly, wicked |
| who were designated | προγεγραμμένοι | progegrammenoi | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4270 I write previously |
| long ago | πάλαι | palai | Adverb | G3819 of old, long ago |
| for | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| condemnation | κρίμα | krima | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G2917 a judgment, verdict, lawsuit |
| They turn | μετατιθέντες | metatithentes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3346 I transfer, desert, change |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| grace | χάριτα | charita | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5485 grace, favor, kindness |
| of our | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| into | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| a license for immorality | ἀσέλγειαν | aselgeian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G766 wantonness, lewdness |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| they deny | ἀρνούμενοι | arnoumenoi | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G720 I deny, repudiate |
| our | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| only | μόνον | monon | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3441 only, solitary, desolate |
| Master | Δεσπότην | Despotēn | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G1203 a lord, master, or prince |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| Lord | Κύριον | Kyrion | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦν | Iēsoun | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| Christ | Χριστὸν | Christon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ |
Cross-references
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2 Peter 2:1–3 · Galatians 2:4 · 2 Peter 2:10 · Titus 1:15–16 · 1 Peter 2:16 · 1 John 2:22 · 2 Peter 2:18–22 · 1 Peter 2:8 · 2 Peter 2:5–6 · Romans 6:1–2 · 2 Timothy 3:6 · Galatians 5:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.