front:intro pla1 0 # Jude Study Questions\n\nAsk yourself questions as you carefully read this letter, and pray to God that he will open your eyes to see his message clearly.
1:1 f1b5 basic,observe τοῖς ἐν Θεῷ Πατρὶ ἠγαπημένοις, καὶ Ἰησοῦ Χριστῷ τετηρημένοις κλητοῖς 1 How does **Jude** identify the people to whom he is writing?
1:3 hud2 basic,observe ἀγαπητοί 1 How does Jude here address his readers?
1:3 z9dq basic,observe πᾶσαν σπουδὴν ποιούμενος γράφειν ὑμῖν περὶ τῆς κοινῆς ἡμῶν σωτηρίας 1 What was the topic about which Jude originally intended **to write** in this letter?
1:3 l000 basic,observe ἀνάγκην ἔσχον γράψαι ὑμῖν, παρακαλῶν ἐπαγωνίζεσθαι τῇ ἅπαξ παραδοθείσῃ τοῖς ἁγίοις πίστει 1 What was the new topic about which James felt it was **a necessity to write** in this letter?
1:3 fud1 basic,interpret τῇ ἅπαξ παραδοθείσῃ & πίστει 1 What does Jude mean when he says **the faith** was **delivered once for all**?
1:4 l001 basic,observe παρεισέδυσαν γάρ τινες ἄνθρωποι & τὴν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν χάριτα μετατιθέντες εἰς ἀσέλγειαν, καὶ τὸν μόνον Δεσπότην καὶ Κύριον ἡμῶν, Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν, ἀρνούμενοι 1 Here **For** introduces the reason that Jude felt is was necessary to write about contending for the faith. What was that reason?
1:4 vhj8 basic,interpret παρεισέδυσαν γάρ τινες ἄνθρωποι 1 In what way might these evil men **have entered secretly** into the church?
1:4 nr63 basic,observe οἱ πάλαι προγεγραμμένοι εἰς τοῦτο τὸ κρίμα, ἀσεβεῖς 1 What does Jude say is the spiritual condition of these men who have entered into the church?
1:4 h7q1 basic,interpret τὴν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν χάριτα μετατιθέντες εἰς ἀσέλγειαν 1 How might a false teacher change **the grace of our God into licentiousness**?
1:4 l002 basic,interpret τὸν μόνον Δεσπότην καὶ Κύριον ἡμῶν, Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν, ἀρνούμενοι 1 In what way do you think these false teachers were **denying our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ**?
1:3,5 l003 basic,interpret τῇ ἅπαξ παραδοθείσῃ τοῖς ἁγίοις πίστει & ὑπομνῆσαι δὲ ὑμᾶς βούλομαι, εἰδότας ὑμᾶς ἅπαξ πάντα 1 In light of verse 3, how would Jude’s readers know **all things once for all**?
1:5 gb16 basic,interpret Ἰησοῦς λαὸν ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου σώσας, τὸ δεύτερον τοὺς μὴ πιστεύσαντας ἀπώλεσεν 1 Jude here says that **Jesus** was the one who saved the Jews **out of the land of Egypt** and then **destroyed the ones not having believed** in the Old Testament. What does that tell us about who Jesus is?
1:5 l004 basic,interpret τὸ δεύτερον τοὺς μὴ πιστεύσαντας ἀπώλεσεν 1 In what way are the unbelievers among the Jews who came out of Egypt similar to the false teachers who came secretly into the church, and how does Jesus deal with both groups?
1:6 l228 advanced,interpret ἀγγέλους τε τοὺς μὴ τηρήσαντας τὴν ἑαυτῶν ἀρχὴν, ἀλλὰ ἀπολιπόντας τὸ ἴδιον οἰκητήριον 1 This refers back to the time when Satan sinned against God. In what way did these **angels** not keep **their own domain** and leave **their own dwelling place**?
1:6 a4q9 basic,observe ἀγγέλους τε τοὺς μὴ τηρήσαντας τὴν ἑαυτῶν ἀρχὴν, ἀλλὰ ἀπολιπόντας τὸ ἴδιον οἰκητήριον, εἰς κρίσιν μεγάλης ἡμέρας, δεσμοῖς ἀϊδίοις ὑπὸ ζόφον τετήρηκεν 1 According to Jude, how has God dealt with these evil **angels** during Satan’s rebellion against God?
1:7 gzw1 basic,observe ὡς Σόδομα καὶ Γόμορρα, καὶ αἱ περὶ αὐτὰς πόλεις, τὸν ὅμοιον τρόπον τούτοις ἐκπορνεύσασαι, καὶ ἀπελθοῦσαι ὀπίσω σαρκὸς ἑτέρας 1 In what way did **Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them** sin against God?
1:7 d3ua basic,interpret τὸν ὅμοιον τρόπον τούτοις ἐκπορνεύσασαι, καὶ ἀπελθοῦσαι ὀπίσω σαρκὸς ἑτέρας 1 What kind of **sexual immorality** did the men of Sodom and Gomorrah commit that Jude describes as **having gone after other flesh**?
1:7 nnu9 basic,observe τὸν ὅμοιον τρόπον τούτοις ἐκπορνεύσασαι 1 Jude here uses **these** to refer back to the false teachers in verse 4. What do we learn about those false teachers from verse 7?
1:7 uu87 basic,interpret πρόκεινται δεῖγμα, πυρὸς αἰωνίου δίκην ὑπέχουσαι 1 In what way does the **punishment of eternal fire** of Sodom and Gomorrah serve as **an example**?
1:8 l009 basic,observe ὁμοίως μέντοι καὶ οὗτοι ἐνυπνιαζόμενοι, σάρκα μὲν μιαίνουσιν, κυριότητα δὲ ἀθετοῦσιν, δόξας δὲ βλασφημοῦσιν 1 Jude continues to refer back to the false teachers in verse 4. What evil did **these** do that is **the same** as the fallen angels and the people of Sodom and Gomorrah?
1:8 csc9 basic,interpret οὗτοι ἐνυπνιαζόμενοι 1 In what way are **these** false teachers **dreaming** as they commit sexual immorality and defy the authority of God?
1:9 c7cj basic,observe ὁ δὲ Μιχαὴλ ὁ ἀρχάγγελος, ὅτε τῷ διαβόλῳ διακρινόμενος, διελέγετο περὶ τοῦ Μωϋσέως σώματος 1 According to Jude, what was the reason **Michael the archangel** was **disputing with the devil**?
1:9 l010 basic,observe οὐκ ἐτόλμησεν κρίσιν ἐπενεγκεῖν βλασφημίας, ἀλλὰ εἶπεν, ἐπιτιμήσαι σοι Κύριος 1 According to Jude, how did Michael answer them devil?
1:10 l011 basic,observe οὗτοι δὲ ὅσα μὲν οὐκ οἴδασιν βλασφημοῦσιν 1 Here **But** introduces a contrast between Michael and the false teachers. What did **these ones** do that even Michael the archangel was not willing to do?
1:10 jr7f basic,interpret ὅσα δὲ φυσικῶς ὡς τὰ ἄλογα ζῷα ἐπίστανται 1 Jude compares the false teachers to **unreasoning animals**. In what way do animals act **by instinct**?
1:10 l012 basic,observe ὅσα δὲ φυσικῶς ὡς τὰ ἄλογα ζῷα ἐπίστανται, ἐν τούτοις φθείρονται 1 According to Jude, what is the result of these men acting **by instinct** without understanding?
1:11 vyl8 basic,interpret οὐαὶ αὐτοῖς! ὅτι τῇ ὁδῷ τοῦ Κάϊν ἐπορεύθησαν 1 **Cain** gave God an inappropriate offering, and killed his own brother. In what was were these false teachers like Cain?
1:11 abc1 basic,interpret καὶ τῇ πλάνῃ τοῦ Βαλαὰμ μισθοῦ ἐξεχύθησαν 1 **Balaam** taught the Israelites to engage in sexual immorality with other nations. In what was were these false teachers like Balaam?
1:11 wed9 basic,interpret καὶ τῇ ἀντιλογίᾳ τοῦ Κόρε ἀπώλοντο 1 **Korah** refused to obey Moses, through whom God was leading Israel. In what was were these false teachers like Korah?
1:12 vq5g basic,interpret οὗτοί εἰσιν οἱ ἐν ταῖς ἀγάπαις ὑμῶν, & συνευωχούμενοι ἀφόβως 1 Why do you think the believers allowed these false teachers to join in the **love feasts** of the church?
1:12 pa9c basic,interpret σπιλάδες 1 What does Jude want to say about these false teachers by calling them **hidden reefs**?
1:12 l013 basic,interpret ἑαυτοὺς ποιμαίνοντες 1 What does Jude want to say about these false teachers when he says they are only **shepherding themselves**?
1:12 ph9z basic,interpret νεφέλαι ἄνυδροι ὑπὸ ἀνέμων παραφερόμεναι 1 Of what value are **waterless clouds** that are soon **carried along by winds**?
1:12 bjl6 basic,interpret δένδρα φθινοπωρινὰ ἄκαρπα δὶς ἀποθανόντα ἐκριζωθέντα 1 What does Jude want to say about these false teachers by comparing them to tries that have **died twice** because they are both **fruitless** and **uprooted**?
1:13 ntl8 basic,interpret κύματα ἄγρια θαλάσσης ἐπαφρίζοντα τὰς ἑαυτῶν αἰσχύνας 1 What does Jude want to say about these false teachers when he says they are **foaming out their own shameful deeds** as if they were **wild waves of the sea**?
1:13 uwu7 basic,interpret ἀστέρες πλανῆται, οἷς ὁ ζόφος τοῦ σκότους εἰς αἰῶνα τετήρηται 1 These **wandering stars** are shooting stars that do not give light and that quickly disappear in the night sky. In what way has **the gloom of darkness has been kept to eternity** for both these stars and for the false teachers?
1:14 b8b7 advanced,interpret ἐπροφήτευσεν δὲ καὶ τούτοις ἕβδομος ἀπὸ Ἀδὰμ, Ἑνὼχ, λέγων 1 This prophesy is not recorded in the Old Testament. Why do you think Jude included it in his letter?
1:14 r3aa basic,interpret ἦλθεν Κύριος ἐν ἁγίαις μυριάσιν αὐτοῦ 1 Who are **his holy ones** who came with **The Lord**?
1:14-15 c8ss basic,observe ἰδοὺ, ἦλθεν Κύριος ἐν ἁγίαις μυριάσιν αὐτοῦ, & ποιῆσαι κρίσιν κατὰ πάντων, καὶ ἐλέγξαι πᾶσαν ψυχὴν περὶ πάντων τῶν ἔργων ἀσεβείας αὐτῶν, ὧν ἠσέβησαν, καὶ περὶ πάντων τῶν σκληρῶν, ὧν ἐλάλησαν κατ’ αὐτοῦ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ἀσεβεῖς 1 According to this quotation, what did **The Lord** come **with myriads of his holy ones** to do?
1:15 d1zm basic,interpret περὶ πάντων τῶν σκληρῶν, ὧν ἐλάλησαν κατ’ αὐτοῦ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ἀσεβεῖς 1 What are examples of some of the **the harsh things which ungodly sinners** speak against God?
1:15-16 l014 basic,interpret ἁμαρτωλοὶ ἀσεβεῖς & οὗτοί εἰσιν γογγυσταί μεμψίμοιροι, κατὰ τὰς ἐπιθυμίας αὐτῶν πορευόμενοι, καὶ τὸ στόμα αὐτῶν λαλεῖ ὑπέρογκα, θαυμάζοντες πρόσωπα ὠφελίας χάριν 1 Here ***These ones** refer to the false teachers, but directly connects them to the actions of the **ungodly sinners** in verse 15. By this connection, what is Jude implying will happen to the false teachers?
1:16 ki8l basic,interpret κατὰ τὰς ἐπιθυμίας αὐτῶν πορευόμενοι 1 What does Jude mean when he says the false teachers are **going according to their lusts**?
1:16 es4l basic,interpret καὶ τὸ στόμα αὐτῶν λαλεῖ ὑπέρογκα 1 What might be examples of the **boastful things** that these false teachers were speaking?
1:16 l015 basic,interpret θαυμάζοντες πρόσωπα ὠφελίας χάριν 1 Why is speaking **admiring faces for the sake of advantage** so destructive in the church?
1:18 n654 basic,observe ἔλεγον ὑμῖν, ἐπ’ ἐσχάτου χρόνου ἔσονται ἐμπαῖκται κατὰ τὰς ἑαυτῶν ἐπιθυμίας πορευόμενοι τῶν ἀσεβειῶν 1 Who did the apostles say would come **In the last time**?
1:18 q1p8 basic,interpret ἐπ’ ἐσχάτου χρόνου 1 To what does **the last time** refer?
1:19 hgb9 basic,interpret ψυχικοί, Πνεῦμα μὴ ἔχοντες 1 Here Jude says the **soulish** natural desires of the false teachers are guiding them. and no the Holy **Spirit**. Why would that lead to divisions in the church?
1:20-21 ie95 basic,observe ὑμεῖς δέ, ἀγαπητοί & ἑαυτοὺς ἐν ἀγάπῃ Θεοῦ τηρήσατε 1 There is only one verb in verses 20-21, which forms the main command to the readers. What is that command?
1:20 x36x basic,interpret ἐποικοδομοῦντες ἑαυτοὺς τῇ ἁγιωτάτῃ ὑμῶν πίστει 1 In what way would **building** themselves **up** in their **most holy faith** enable the readers to keep themselves in the love of God?
1:20 l020 basic,interpret ἐν Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ προσευχόμενοι 1 What does it mean to be **praying in the Holy Spirit**?
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