Jude 1:6 BSB — MannaFest

Jude 1:6

And the angels who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling—these He has kept in eternal chains under darkness, bound for judgment on that great day.

BSB

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ASV

And angels that kept not their own principality, but left their proper habitation, he hath kept in everlasting bonds under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

KJV

And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

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Commentary

4 voices

Irenaeus

Against Heresies Book IV (202)

Since the Son of God is always one and the same, He gives to those who believe on Him a well of water [springing up] to eternal life, but He causes the unfruitful fig-tree immediately to dry up; and in the days of Noah He justly brought on the deluge for the purpose of extinguishing that most infamous race of men then existent, who could not bring forth fruit to God, since the angels that sinned had commingled with them, and [acted as He did] in order that He might put a check upon the sins of these men, but [that at the same time] He might preserve the archetype, the formation of Adam.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Light and liberty concur, chains and darkness how well do they agree and suit each other! The devils, once angels in the best sense, are reserved, &c. Observe, There is, undoubtedly there is, a judgment to come; the fallen angels are reserved to the judgment of the great day; and shall fallen men escape it?

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The angels which kept not their first estate - Την ἑαυτων αρχην Their own principality. The words may be understood of their having invaded the office or dignity of some others, or of their having by some means forfeited their own. This is spoken of those generally termed the fallen angels; but from what they fell, or from what cause or for what crime, we know not. It is generally thought to have been pride; but this is mere conjecture.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

But though Jude accords with it in some particulars, it does not follow that he accords with it in all. The Hebrews name the fallen angels Aza and Azael. left--on their own accord. their own--Greek, "their proper." habitation--heaven, all bright and glorious, as opposed to the "darkness" to which they now are doomed.

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἀγγέλους	angelous	[The] angels	G32 →
τε	te	both	G5037 →
τοὺς	tous	<the>	G3588 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
τηρήσαντας	tērēsantas	having kept	G5083 →
τὴν	tēn	<the>	G3588 →
ἑαυτῶν	he'autōn	their own	G1438 →
ἀρχὴν	archēn	domain	G746 →
ἀλλ᾽	all᾽	but	G235 →
ἀπολιπόντας	apolipontas	having left	G620 →
τὸ	to	<the>	G3588 →
ἴδιον	idion	[their] own	G2398 →
οἰκητήριον,	oikētērion	dwelling,	G3613 →
εἰς	eis	unto	G1519 →
κρίσιν	krisin	[the] judgment	G2920 →
μεγάλης	megalēs	of [the] great	G3173 →
ἡμέρας	hēmeras	day	G2250 →
δεσμοῖς	desmois	in chains	G1199 →
ἀϊδίοις	aidiois	eternal	G126 →
ὑπὸ	hupo	under	G5259 →
ζόφον	zophon	darkness	G2217 →
τετήρηκεν·	tetērēken	He has kept;	G5083 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Ephesians 6:12
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
leads to
- Colossians 1:13
  He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,
- 2 Corinthians 4:4
  The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
- Ephesians 2:2
  in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the…
- Colossians 2:15
  And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
- Acts 26:18
  to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified…
Through
2 Peter 2:9
if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.
leads to
- Psalms 34:15–19
  The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
- 1 Corinthians 10:13
  No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will…
Through
2 Peter 2:4
For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;
leads to
- Matthew 25:41
  Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Jude

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Jude