Jude 1:16
These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.
Cross-reference
Jude 1:18 recalls the apostolic prophecy that scoffers would follow ungodly passions — fulfilled by the people in verse 16.
Jude 1:15 pronounces judgment on the ungodly for their deeds and harsh words — the very people described in verse 16.
Leviticus 19:15 commands impartial judgment — reinforcing the injustice of the favoritism Jude condemns.
1 Corinthians 10:10 warns that grumbling brought destruction on Israel — showing the deadly consequence of the grumbling Jude describes.
Galatians 5:16 offers the remedy: walking by the Spirit overcomes the fleshly desires Jude's people indulge.
Galatians 5:24 says believers crucify fleshly passions — opposite to Jude's false teachers who follow their desires.
Philippians 2:14 commands believers to do all without grumbling — contrasting Jude's grumblers who disobey.
James 1:14-15 explains how desire leads to sin and death — revealing the fatal outcome of the desires Jude mentions.
James 2:1-9 condemns showing favoritism in the church — expanding on the sin Jude mentions among false teachers.
Proverbs 28:21 directly states showing partiality is evil — reinforcing Jude's condemnation of favoritism for gain.
1 Peter 1:14 commands believers not to conform to former passions — directly opposing the sinful desires followed here.
1 Peter 2:11 urges abstaining from fleshly passions that war against the soul — the opposite of those who follow their own desires.
1 Peter 4:2 says to live for God's will, not human passions — contrasting the grumblers' pursuit of their own desires.
2 Peter 2:1-3 describes false teachers exploiting with greed — matching Jude's portrayal of those who show favoritism for gain.
Job 34:19 declares God shows no partiality — in contrast to the human favoritism Jude condemns.
Job 32:21 shows Job refusing flattery and partiality — echoing Jude's critique of those who show favoritism for gain.
2 Peter 2:10 describes false teachers indulging defiling passions — parallel to those following their own sinful desires here.
2 Peter 3:3 says scoffers will follow their own sinful desires — identical description to the grumblers in this verse.
James 3:5 warns about the tongue's boastful nature, mirroring Jude's indictment of loud-mouthed boasters who follow sinful desires.
James 2:3 gives a concrete example of favoritism in the assembly, which Jude's false teachers practice for personal advantage.
In 2 Timothy 3:2, Paul lists pride and arrogance among end-times sins, echoing Jude's boastful grumblers who follow their own desires.
In Colossians 3:25, God shows no partiality in judgment — a direct contrast to the favoritism Jude's false teachers practice for gain.
In Philippians 3:19, Paul describes enemies whose god is their belly and who glory in shame — mirroring Jude's boastful, self-serving false teachers.
1 John 2:16 identifies worldly desires—flesh, eyes, pride—mirroring Jude's grumblers following sinful desires and boasting.
In Romans 16:18, Paul warns about false teachers who flatter and serve their own appetites — the same behavior Jude describes.
Acts 20:30 warns of false teachers speaking twisted things—directly echoing the deceptive, self-serving speech Jude describes.
In Numbers 14:2, Israel grumbled against Moses—the same rebellious murmuring Jude identifies in false teachers.
Psalm 12:3 directly asks God to cut off flattering lips and boastful tongues—the exact sin Jude highlights.
Matthew 20:11 depicts workers grumbling at the landowner—the same kind of discontented complaining Jude identifies in the false teachers.
Numbers 16:11 highlights Korah's company grumbling against Moses and Aaron — an archetype of rebellious complaining against God's appointed leaders.
In Romans 1:30, boastfulness appears in a list of sins of rebellious humanity — the same vice seen in Jude's false teachers.
Numbers 14:36 shows an OT example of grumbling — the spies incited Israel to complain against Moses, mirroring the grumbling spirit Jude condemns.
Deuteronomy 1:27 records Israel's grumbling in the wilderness, accusing God of hatred — a direct OT parallel to the complainers Jude describes.
Psalm 73:9-11 depicts the arrogant setting their mouths against heaven — akin to the boastful speech described here.
Daniel 7:8 describes a little horn with a mouth speaking great things—a clear parallel to Jude's 'loud-mouthed boasters'.
Daniel 7:11 shows the boastful horn judged and destroyed—adding a consequence to the arrogant speech Jude condemns.
Acts 12:22 has the crowd hailing Herod as a god—a vivid example of the boastful, prideful speech that Jude condemns.
Luke 15:2 records the Pharisees' grumbling over Jesus welcoming sinners — illustrating the same murmuring attitude Jude condemns.
Luke 19:7 describes the crowd grumbling because Jesus went to be a guest of a sinner — another instance of the complaining behavior Jude highlights.
Psalm 106:25 recalls Israel's grumbling in the wilderness, summarizing their failure to heed God — echoing the same sinful pattern Jude identifies.
In Romans 6:12, Paul commands believers not to let sin reign in their bodies — Jude's false teachers do the opposite by following their own desires.
John 6:61 reveals even disciples grumbled at Jesus' hard teaching — echoing the grumbling spirit Jude identifies.
In 2 Corinthians 12:20, Paul lists vices like slander and conceit — similar to the grumbling and boasting of Jude's false teachers.
In 1 Samuel 2:3, Hannah warns against proud speech—directly opposing the arrogant boasting Jude condemns.
John 6:41 shows the Jews grumbling at Jesus' claim — the same rebellious murmuring Jude condemns in these false teachers.
Psalm 17:10 describes the arrogant speaking proudly — mirroring the loud-mouthed boasters in this verse.
Psalm 73:8 describes the wicked scoffing and speaking maliciously—similar to the grumbling and boasting in Jude.
James 4:1 traces quarrels to inner passions, aligning with Jude's description of grumblers driven by their own sinful desires.
Mark 14:5 records people scolding about the ointment's waste—a specific instance of the grumbling Jude says marks these individuals.
In Ephesians 2:3, Paul describes all people as formerly indulging fleshly desires — the same pattern Jude's false teachers follow.
2 Timothy 4:3 predicts people will seek teachers suiting their own passions — similar to Jude's grumblers following desires.
2 Timothy 3:6 depicts false teachers exploiting the vulnerable through deception, similar to Jude's grumblers who flatter for advantage and follow their lusts.
Luke 5:30 shows Pharisees grumbling about Jesus eating with tax collectors — a concrete example of the grumbling spirit Jude warns against.
1 Timothy 6:5 warns of treating godliness as gain — paralleling Jude's description of favoritism for personal advantage.
1 Thessalonians 4:5 describes Gentiles living in passionate lust, paralleling the sinful desires Jude's people pursue.
Proverbs 25:14 compares empty boasting to clouds without rain—a vivid image of the loud boasting Jude condemns.
2 Timothy 3:3 continues with slanderous and unloving traits, aligning with Jude's characterization of loud-mouthed boasters and self-seeking flatterers.