Jude 1:16 (LSB)

Passage

These are grumblers, finding fault, following after their own lusts; and their mouth speaks arrogantly, flattering people for the sake of their own benefit.

Nearby Context

Jude 1:14 But Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, also prophesied about these men, saying, “Behold, the Lord came with many thousands of His holy ones,

Jude 1:15 to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their ungodly deeds which they have done in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.”

Jude 1:16 These are grumblers, finding fault, following after their own lusts; and their mouth speaks arrogantly, flattering people for the sake of their own benefit.

Jude 1:17 But you, beloved, must remember the words that were spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Jude 1:18 that they were saying to you, “In the last time there will be mockers, following after their own ungodly lusts.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grumblers", "finding", "fault", "following", "after", "lusts", "mouth", and "speaks". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "grumblers" and "finding", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "to execute judgment upon all and to..." into verse 17's "But you beloved must remember the words...", so "grumblers" and "finding" 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 "grumblers" and "finding" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.