Jude 9-11

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⁹^(A) Even Michael, the chief angel, didn't dare to insult the devil, when the two of them were arguing about the body of Moses.^[a] All Michael said was, “The Lord will punish you!”

¹⁰But these people insult powers they don't know anything about. They are like senseless animals that end up getting destroyed, because they live only by their feelings. ¹¹^(B) Now they are in for real trouble. They have followed Cain's example^[b] and have made the same mistake that Balaam^[c] did by caring only for money. They have also rebelled against God, just as Korah did.^[d] Because of all this, they will be destroyed.

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Footnotes

9 Michael … the body of Moses: This refers to what was said in an ancient Jewish book about Moses.
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).