Yudas 1:19

1:19 These people are divisive, ¹  worldly, ²  devoid of the Spirit. ³ 

Yudas 1:2

1:2 May mercy, peace, and love be lavished on you! ⁴ 

1 Samuel 3:14

3:14 Therefore I swore an oath to the house of Eli, ‘The sin of the house of Eli can never be forgiven by sacrifice or by grain offering.’”

[1:19]  ¹ tn Grk “these are the ones who cause divisions.”

[1:19]  ² tn Or “natural,” that is, living on the level of instincts, not on a spiritual level (the same word occurs in 1 Cor 2:14 as a description of nonbelievers).

[1:19]  ³ tn Grk “not having [the] Spirit.”

[1:19]  sn The phrase devoid of the Spirit may well indicate Jude’s and Peter’s assessment of the spiritual status of the false teachers. Those who do not have the Spirit are clearly not saved.

[1:2]  ⁴ tn Grk “may mercy and peace and love be multiplied to you.”