A Call to Persevere

Jude 1:18

In 9 translations

BSB: when they said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow after their own ungodly desires.”See 2 Peter 3:3.
KJV: How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.
WEB: They said to you, “In the last time there will be mockers, walking after their own ungodly lusts.”
ASV: that they said to you, In the last time there shall be mockers, walking after their own ungodly lusts.
LSV: that they said to you, that in the last time there will be scoffers, following after their own lusts of impieties,
YLT: that they said to you, that in the last time there shall be scoffers, after their own desires of impieties going on,
DBY: that they said to you, that at [the] end of the time there should be mockers, walking after their own lusts of ungodlinesses.
DRC: Who told you, that in the last time there should come mockers, walking according to their own desires in ungodlinesses.
GNV: How that they told you that there should be mockers in ye last time, which should walke after their owne vngodly lustes.

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Where the editions differ

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In STEPBible’s comparison, NA27, Tyndale House, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ὅτι (“that”); NA28, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort do not include this wording.
NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἐπ᾽ (“on”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἐν (“in”).
NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἐσχάτου (“[this] last”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἐσχάτῳ (“[this] latest”).
NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read χρόνου (“time”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read χρόνῳ (“time”).

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In STEPBible’s comparison, NA27 include τοῦ (“the”); NA28, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.

SBLGNT apparatus (2)

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SBLGNT: ὑμῖν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ὑμῖν; Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 27th edition, Robinson–Pierpont add ὅτι.
SBLGNT: Ἐπʼ ἐσχάτου χρόνου. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read Ἐπʼ ἐσχάτου χρόνου; Nestle–Aland 27th edition read Ἐπʼ ἐσχάτου τοῦ χρόνου; Robinson–Pierpont read ἐν ἐσχάτῳ χρόνῳ.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT: ὅτι ἔλεγον ὑμῖν· Ἐπʼ ἐσχάτου χρόνου ἔσονται ἐμπαῖκται κατὰ τὰς ἑαυτῶν ἐπιθυμίας πορευόμενοι τῶν ἀσεβειῶν.
RP2018: ὅτι ἔλεγον ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐν ἐσχάτῳ χρόνῳ ἔσονται ἐμπαῖκται, κατὰ τὰς ἑαυτῶν ἐπιθυμίας πορευόμενοι τῶν ἀσεβειῶν.
TR-Boyd: ὅτι ἔλεγον ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐν ἐσχάτῳ χρόνῳ ἔσονται ἐμπαῖκται, κατὰ τὰς ἑαυτῶν ἐπιθυμίας πορευόμενοι τῶν ἀσεβειῶν.
SCR1894: οτι ελεγον υμιν οτι εν εσχατω χρονω εσονται εμπαικται κατα τας εαυτων επιθυμιας πορευομενοι των ασεβειων

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

Last Time, Times Jude, Epistle of Day, Last Lust Mock; Mocker; Mocking Scorning and Mocking Jude, the Epistle of Parousia Eschatology of the New Testament

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

2 Peter 3:3Most importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.
2 Timothy 4:3For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.
2 Timothy 3:13while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
2 Timothy 3:1–5But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving,…
1 Timothy 4:1–2Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons, influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron.
2 Peter 2:1Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction…
Psalms 14:1–2The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good. The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.
Acts 20:29I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.
Jude 1:16These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).