Jude 1:21
Keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, unto life everlasting. Building yourselves upon your most holy faith... Raising by your actions, a spiritual building, founded, 1st, upon faith; 2d, on the love of God; 3d, upon hope, whilst you are waiting for the mercies of God, and the reward of eternal life; 4th, joined with the great duty of prayer.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)
In The King James Version
In Context
20But you, my beloved, building yourselves upon your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
22And some indeed reprove, being judged:
Cross References
Job 14:14Shall man that is dead, thinkest thou, live again? all the days in which I am now in warfare, I expect until my change come.
Matthew 24:42Watch ye therefore, because you know not what hour your Lord will come.
John 1:17For the law was given by Moses: grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
John 15:9As the Father hath loved me, I also have loved you. Abide in my love.
Romans 5:5And hope confoundeth not: because the charity of God is poured forth in our hearts, by the Holy Ghost who is given to us.
Romans 6:23For the wages of sin is death. But the grace of God, life everlasting in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Matthew Henry on Jude 1:17-25
Exhortation to the Faithful; Conclusion. ( a. d. 66.) 15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him. 16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage. 17 But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the… Read the whole commentary →