Passage

Flattery for advantage

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

¹⁶These are murmurers and complainers, walking after their lusts—and their mouth speaks proud things—showing respect of persons to gain advantage.

Jude 1:16World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

The writer describes people who complain, follow their desires, boast and flatter others for personal advantage.

To understand

The warning joins what these people say with what they seek to gain. The readers are then urged to remember words already spoken by the apostles of Jesus Christ.

A question

What motive for giving special treatment to others is named in this warning?