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have so very insignificant strength and power. — fiXaupyifiouvreg, speak- ing evil) Evil-speaking is their first crime ; the root of which is first mentioned, presumption , pride. So the other crime, uncleanness , ver. 14 ; the root of which is also first mentioned, luxury , ver. 13.
11. ”Oxov) where , used for when. A particle suitable for reproof:
1 Cor. iii. 3. — ayygXo/, angels) and moreover the archangel. That which Peter had in mind, as either already known to his readers, or as not yet to be disclosed, Jude afterwards expressed. The Epistle of each is in a remarkable manner parallel with the other. — Ic ryl'i) Right is defended by strength; and these are both in agreement with each other. Men are little [dwarfs] in both respects ; angels are greater ; God is best and greatest. — fieifywg, greater) A grave pleasantry : greater than mere petty men. — ov <pspov<n xar avruv, do not bring against them) that is, do not assail dignities , etc., Jude 9. — rrapa Kvplw) before the Lord. They abstain from judgment, through reverence of the Judge and His presence. — fixduprifcov) That is sometimes railing , which is spoken against any one with truth, but in an unbecoming manner. Judgment belongs to God, not to angels. •
12. "AXoya pa, animals without reason) This differs widely from angels, Ps. xlix. 21. — <puuiy.cc ysyevvYifceva,) born mere natural animals , ignoble from their very birth, and acting in accordance with their origin, pvtnxug, naturally , Jude 10 ; following the natural guidance of their senses, in food, etc., and not knowing anything superior to these things, anything beyond what is natural, anything spiritual. There follows, in those things which they know not. — s/g dXuuiv %al cpdopdv, for capture and destruction) Antithetical to men, who ought to have aimed at liberty (ver. 19) and heavenly glory. — fiXaffpYifiouvrsg, speaking evil) There ought to be great caution in our language.— ev rip tpdopfi, auruv y.arccp6ap7]Uovrai, they shall utterly perish in their own corruption) The destruction caused by iniquity, has for its just reward destruction full of misery. On another subject, the Septuagint has tpOopcf, xarupdccpriffri, thou wilt wear away , Ex. xviii. 18.
13. Ko/a/ou/a£vo/, bearing off [being about to u receive”]) willingly. — ridovyjv) that pleasure wdiich man ought chiefly to aim at.1 — Tiyou^zvoi, esteeming) A similar phrase occurs, ch. iii. 15. — iv ij/cspcc) in the day of your love-feasts, whatever that day in each case may be, without any concern, whatever to-morrow may be about to bring with it. —
1 And which contains all things else in it. — V. g. (Counting luxury the sum- mum bonum. — E.)
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