Jude 1:7 (WEB)
Even as Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, having in the same way as these given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are shown as an example, suffering the punishment of eternal fire.
Fathers and councils · 5
Origen
- Origen, Against Celsus II.66Book II
“And they smote the men who were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great; so that they wearied themselves to find the door.”” — editor's note: Cf. Gen. xix. 10, 11. [Also Jude 7, “strange (or other) flesh.”]
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Irenaeus of Lyons
“And it was He who rained fire and brimstone from heaven, in the days of Lot, upon Sodom and Gomorrah, “an example of the righteous judgment of God,” that all may know, “that every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit shall be cut down, and cast into the fire.”” — editor's note: Jude 7. [And note “strange flesh” (Gr. σαρκὸς ἑτέρας) as to the angels. Gen. xix. 4, 5.]
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Jerome
““Even as Sodom and Gomorrah,” he writes, “and the cities about them, in like manner giving themselves over to fornication and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.”” — editor's note: Jude 7.
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Clement of Alexandria
““As Sodom and Gomorrha,” he says. …” — editor's note: Ver. 7.
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Tertullian
- Tertullian, To His Wife II.2Book II
“…with themselves, others also are sanctified: without doubt, they who have been sanctified before marriage, if they commingle themselves with “strange flesh,” cannot sanctify that (flesh) in (union with) which they were not “apprehended.”” — editor's note: Comp. Jude 7, and above, “an alien and stranger,” with the reference there.
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Cross-references · 13
Cited together in Against Celsus II.66.
Cited together in Against Celsus II.66.
Cited together in To His Wife II.2.
Cited together in To His Wife II.2.
Cited together in To His Wife II.2.
Cited together in To His Wife II.2.
Cited together in To His Wife II.2.
Cited together in To His Wife II.2.
Cited together in To His Wife II.2.
Cited together in To His Wife II.2.
Cited together in To His Wife II.2.
Cited together in To His Wife II.2.
Cited together in To His Wife II.2.