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Jude 11

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1:11Woe to them! For they have traveled down Cain’s path,47 and because of greed48 have abandoned themselves49 to50 Balaam’s error; hence,51 they will certainly perish52 in Korah’s rebellion.

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Footnotes

  1. 47 Or “they have gone the way of Cain.”
  2. 48 Grk “for wages.”
  3. 49 The verb ἐκχέω (ekcheō) normally means “pour out.” Here, in the passive, it occasionally has a reflexive idea, as 3. suggests (with extra-biblical examples).
  4. 50 Or “in.”
  5. 51 Grk “and.” See note on “perish” later in this verse.
  6. 52 The three verbs in this verse are all aorist indicative (“have gone down,” “have abandoned,” “have perished”). Although the first and second could be considered constative or ingressive, the last is almost surely proleptic (referring to the certainty of their future judgment). Although it may seem odd that a proleptic aorist is so casually connected to other aorists with a different syntactical force, it is not unparalleled (cf. Rom 8:30).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Woe to them! For they walked in the way of Cain and abandoned themselves for the sake of gain to Balaam’s error and perished in Korah’s rebellion.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Woe to them! They have taken the way of Cain; they have rushed for profit into Balaam’s error; they have been destroyed in Korah’s rebellion.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Woe to them! For they have gone the way of Cain, have plunged into Balaam’s error for profit, and have perished in Korah’s rebellion.

NLTNew Living Translation

What sorrow awaits them! For they follow in the footsteps of Cain, who killed his brother. Like Balaam, they deceive people for money. And like Korah, they perish in their rebellion.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Woe to them! For they have traveled in the way of Cain, and have given themselves up to the error of Balaam for gain, and have perished in the rebellion of Korah.

KJV 1900King James Version

Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.