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sayings [with which also the sons of the Lord and His servants are assailed, Job xlii. 7 ; Mai. iii. 13. — Y. g.] were directed against Him. — ajjjaprojXoi uffsfieTc, ungodly sinners) A sinner is bad ; a defirig, one who sins without fear , is worse.
16. Toyyvtra/, murmurers) against men. — ^z^ifijoipoi, complainers) against God. — * iropsvofievoi , walking) with respect to themselves, ver.
18. — 6av[j,aiZpvri$ *irpb<sm ra) having men’s persons in admiration . So the Septuagint translates EJ'JB KfiPJ and Tin, on either side [either in a bad or a good sense].
17. 'X/f uz7g 8s, uya^roi, hut ye, beloved) Thus also ver. 20. — /^<r0»jrg, remember) They therefore to whom Jude writes had also heard the other apostles. — anotroXuv, apostles) Jude does not exempt himself from the number of the apostles ; for in the next verse he says, to you , not, to us.
19. Ouro/) these . He shows that the characters of these are such as have been foretold, ver. 18. — oi dirod/op/fovreg) suvrovg is understood, though this also is added by some i1 Isa. xlv. 24, Septuagint, at<fXyvd{)<rovrcu ndvrzg 0/ dpoptfyvrzg (b/opt^ovreg is the reading of the Vatican edition) a vrovg' All that separate themselves shall be ashamed. They separate themselves from God, and from living communion with the Church ; yet not from its outward fellowship, ver. 12, at the beginning. Comp. Hos. iv. 14, 1TB' ; [Prov. xviii. 1 ; Isa. lxvi. 5; Luke vi. 22. — V. g.] — ^vyuoi, animal) who are influenced by the animal nature only, without the spirit. — nn firi syovrzg, not having spirit) Therefore the spirit is not an essential part of man.
20. As, but) Separating , and building yourselves up, are opposite terms ; also animal, and in the Holy Spirit. — a y/urdrjj, most holy) than which nothing can be more holy. The superlative singular, with great force of exhortation and urgency. — iv nv&vpuri' Ayiw npo<s- zuyfliim, praying in the Holy Spirit) Eph. vi. 18 ; Zech. xii. 10 ; John iv. 24. Jude makes mention of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit : he also makes mention of faith, of love and hope, in this and the following verses. — <jrpo<f evyo/uevoi, praying) The atten- tion of the righteous is requisite, but much more their prayers, by which they obtain Divine assistance.
21. 'Eavrovg, yourselves) He who defends himself first, is able then, and not till then, to preserve others. The following verses. — npoa-
1 A Vulg. and Lucifer omit eotvrovs : and so Stephens’ Rec. Text. But B (judging from the silence of collators) C and later Syr. add it : and so Elzev, Rec. Text. — E.
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