Jude 1:18 (KJV)

Passage

How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.

Nearby Context

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.

Jude 1:17 But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Jude 1:18 How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.

Jude 1:19 These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.

Jude 1:20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "told", "should", "mockers", "last", "time", "walk", and "after". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "told" and "should", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "But beloved remember ye the words which..." into verse 19's "These be they who separate themselves sensual...", so "told" and "should" belong inside that flow. In Jude context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "told" and "should" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.