Jude 1:12

New Living Translation

When these people eat with you in your fellowship meals commemorating the Lord’s love, they are like dangerous reefs that can shipwreck you. They are like shameless shepherds who care only for themselves. They are like clouds blowing over the land without giving any rain. They are like trees in autumn that are doubly dead, for they bear no fruit and have been pulled up by the roots.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 7:20

then I will uproot the people from this land that I have given them. I will reject this Temple that I have made holy to honor my name. I will make it an object of mockery and ridicule among the nations.

Job 8:17

Its roots grow down through a pile of stones; it takes hold on a bed of rocks.

Psalm 1:3

They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do.

Psalm 37:2

For like grass, they soon fade away. Like spring flowers, they soon wither.

Proverbs 25:14

A person who promises a gift but doesn’t give it is like clouds and wind that bring no rain.

Ezekiel 17:9

“So now the Sovereign Lord asks: Will this vine grow and prosper? No! I will pull it up, roots and all! I will cut off its fruit and let its leaves wither and die. I will pull it up easily without a strong arm or a large army.

Ezekiel 34:10

This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I now consider these shepherds my enemies, and I will hold them responsible for what has happened to my flock. I will take away their right to feed the flock, and I will stop them from feeding themselves. I will rescue my flock from their mouths; the sheep will no longer be their prey.

Ezekiel 34:18

Isn’t it enough for you to keep the best of the pastures for yourselves? Must you also trample down the rest? Isn’t it enough for you to drink clear water for yourselves? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet?

Ezekiel 34:2

“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds, the leaders of Israel. Give them this message from the Sovereign Lord: What sorrow awaits you shepherds who feed yourselves instead of your flocks. Shouldn’t shepherds feed their sheep?

Ezekiel 34:8

As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, you abandoned my flock and left them to be attacked by every wild animal. And though you were my shepherds, you didn’t search for my sheep when they were lost. You took care of yourselves and left the sheep to starve.

Hosea 6:4

“O Israel and Judah, what should I do with you?” asks the Lord. “For your love vanishes like the morning mist and disappears like dew in the sunlight.

Leviticus 14:43

“But if the mildew reappears after all the stones have been replaced and the house has been scraped and replastered,

Matthew 13:6

But the plants soon wilted under the hot sun, and since they didn’t have deep roots, they died.

Matthew 15:13

Jesus replied, “Every plant not planted by my heavenly Father will be uprooted,

Mark 4:6

But the plant soon wilted under the hot sun, and since it didn’t have deep roots, it died.

Luke 12:45

But what if the servant thinks, ‘My master won’t be back for a while,’ and he begins beating the other servants, partying, and getting drunk?

Luke 16:19

Jesus said, “There was a certain rich man who was splendidly clothed in purple and fine linen and who lived each day in luxury.

Luke 21:34

“Watch out! Don’t let your hearts be dulled by carousing and drunkenness, and by the worries of this life. Don’t let that day catch you unaware,

Luke 8:6

Other seed fell among rocks. It began to grow, but the plant soon wilted and died for lack of moisture.

Ephesians 4:14

Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth.

Philippians 3:19

They are headed for destruction. Their god is their appetite, they brag about shameful things, and they think only about this life here on earth.

1 Timothy 5:6

But the widow who lives only for pleasure is spiritually dead even while she lives.

Hebrews 13:9

So do not be attracted by strange, new ideas. Your strength comes from God’s grace, not from rules about food, which don’t help those who follow them.

James 5:5

You have spent your years on earth in luxury, satisfying your every desire. You have fattened yourselves for the day of slaughter.