Jude 11-13

Contemporary English Version

¹¹^(A) Now they are in for real trouble. They have followed Cain's example^[a] and have made the same mistake that Balaam^[b] did by caring only for money. They have also rebelled against God, just as Korah did.^[c] Because of all this, they will be destroyed.

¹²These people are filthy minded, and by their shameful and selfish actions they spoil the meals you eat together. They are like clouds blown along by the wind, but never bringing any rain. They are like leafless trees, uprooted and dead, and unable to produce fruit. ¹³Their shameful deeds show up like foam on wild ocean waves. They are like wandering stars forever doomed to the darkest pits of hell.

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Footnotes

11 Cain's example: Cain murdered his brother Abel.
11 Balaam: According to the biblical account, Balaam refused to curse the people of Israel for profit (see Numbers 22.18; 24.13), though he led them to be unfaithful to the Lord (see Numbers 25.1-3; 31.16). But by New Testament times, some Jewish teachers taught that Balaam was greedy and did accept money to curse them.
11 just as Korah did: Together with Dathan and Abiram, Korah led a rebellion against Moses and Aaron (see Numbers 16.1-35; 26.9,10).