Jude 1:3
1 Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who are called, loved by God the Father, and kept in Jesus Christ:
2 Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.
Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and urge you to contend earnestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the saints.
4 For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed—ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
5 Although you are fully aware of this, I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt, He destroyed those who did not believe.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and urge you to contend earnestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the saints.
- KJV
- Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.
- WEB
- Beloved, while I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I was constrained to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.
- ASV
- Beloved, while I was giving all diligence to write unto you of our common salvation, I was constrained to write unto you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered unto the saints.
- DARBY
- Beloved, using all diligence to write to you of our common salvation, I have been obliged to write to you exhorting [you] to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints.
- BLB
- Beloved, using all diligence to write to you⁺ concerning our common salvation, I had necessity to write to you⁺, exhorting [you] to contend earnestly for the faith having been delivered once for all to the saints.
- ÅB
- Dere elskede! mens jeg gjorde meg all flid for å skrive til dere om vår felles frelse, så jeg meg nødt til å skrive til dere med formaning om å stride for den tro som én gang er overgitt til de hellige.
- OTB
- Mine kjære, mens jeg ivrig ønsket å skrive til dere om vår felles frelse, følte jeg det nødvendig å oppfordre dere til å kjempe alvorlig for den tro som en gang for alle ble overgitt til de hellige.
- B1930
- I elskede! mens jeg gjorde mig all flid for å skrive til eder om vår felles frelse, så jeg mig nødt til å skrive til eder med formaning om å stride for den tro som én gang er overgitt til de hellige.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Timothy 6:12
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.
Read in contextPhilippians 1:27
Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,
Read in contextJude 1:20
But you, beloved, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,
Read in contextTitus 1:4
To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
Read in context2 Timothy 1:13
Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching you have heard from me, with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
Read in contextRevelation 12:11
They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.
Read in context2 Timothy 4:7–8
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
Read in contextRevelation 2:10
Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
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