Jude 1:5

Jude 1:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.
• New International Version (NIV)Though you already know all this, I want to remind you that the Lord at one time delivered his people out of Egypt, but later destroyed those who did not believe.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now I want to remind you, although you once fully knew it, that Jesus, who saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But I want to remind you, though you once knew this, that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.

Context of Jude 1:5

3Dear friends, although I was eager to write you about the salvation we share, I found it necessary to write, appealing to you to contend for the faith that was delivered to the saints once for all. 4For some people, who were designated for this judgment long ago, have come in by stealth; they are ungodly, turning the grace of our God into sensuality and denying Jesus Christ, our only Master and Lord. Now I want to remind you, although you came to know all these things once and for all, that Jesus saved a people out of Egypt and later destroyed those who did not believe; 6and the angels who did not keep their own position but abandoned their proper dwelling, he has kept in eternal chains in deep darkness for the judgment on the great day. 7Likewise, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns committed sexual immorality and perversions, and serve as an example by undergoing the punishment of eternal fire.

Jude 1:5 word by word

Ὑπομνῆσαι δὲ ὑμᾶς βούλομαι, εἰδότας ὑμᾶς πάντα, ὅτι λαὸν ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου σώσας τὸ δεύτερον τοὺς μὴ πιστεύσαντας ἀπώλεσεν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I willβούλομαιboulomai · to planG1014
• thereforeδέde · thenG1161
• putὑπομιμνήσκωhupomimnēskō · to remindG5279
• youσύsu · youG4771
• thoughεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• onceἅπαξhapax · onceG530
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• how thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• the Lordὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• having savedσῴζωsōzō · to saveG4982
• the peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992
• out ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the landγῆgē · earth: countryG1093
• of EgyptΑἴγυπτοςAiguptos · EgyptG125
• afterwardδεύτεροςdeuteros · secondlyG1208
• destroyedἀπολλύωapollumi · to destroyG622
• them that believedπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• notμήmē · notG3361

Cross-references for Jude 1:5

• Romans 15:15Nevertheless, I have written to remind you more boldly on some points because of the grace given me by God
• 2 Peter 1:12Therefore I will always remind you about these things, even though you know them and are established in the truth you now have.
• 2 Peter 3:1Dear friends, this is now the second letter I have written to you; in both letters, I want to stir up your sincere understanding by way of reminder,
• 1 Corinthians 10:1Now I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud, all passed through the sea,
• Numbers 14:22none of the men who have seen my glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tested me these ten times and did not obey me,
• Numbers 26:64But among them there was not one of those who had been registered by Moses and the priest Aaron when they registered the Israelites in the Wilderness of Sinai.
• Deuteronomy 2:15Indeed, the Lord’s hand was against them, to eliminate them from the camp until they had all perished.
• Psalms 106:26So he raised his hand against them with an oath that he would make them fall in the desert
• Hebrews 3:16For who heard and rebelled? Wasn’t it all who came out of Egypt under Moses?
• Hebrews 4:1Therefore, since the promise to enter his rest remains, let us beware that none of you be found to have fallen short.

Commentaries on Jude 1:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5I will therefore put you in remembrance - That is, how such persons were proscribed, and condemned to bear the punishment due to such crimes. Though ye once knew this - The word ̔, here translated once, has greatly puzzled many interpreters. It has two meanings in the sacred writings, and indeed in the Greek writers also. It signifies once, one time, as opposed to twice, or several times. Altogether, entirely, perfectly, interpreted by Suidas , ̔· and of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5I will therefore put you in remembrance - “To show you what must be the doom of such men, I will call certain facts to your recollection, with which you are familiar, respecting the Divine treatment of the wicked in times past.” Though ye once knew this - That is, you were formerly made acquainted with these things, though they may not be now fresh in your recollection. On the different significations affixed to the word “once” in this place, see…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-7Verses 5-7 Outward privileges, profession, and apparent conversion, could not secure those from the vengeance of God, who turned aside in unbelief and disobedience. The destruction of the unbelieving Israelites in the wilderness, shows that none ought to presume on their privileges. They had miracles as their daily bread; yet even they perished in unbelief. A great number of the angels were not pleased with the stations God allotted to them; pride was the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Jesus existed before his birth and saved the people of Israel from Egypt. Later, he punished those who were unfaithful (compare 1 Corinthians 10:4). after Jesus had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt, He destroyed those who did not believe: Most people did not trust God to keep them safe. Because they did not believe, God made that generation (except Joshua and Caleb) wander in the wilderness until they died (see Numbers 14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. (He 3:16; 4:13.) therefore--Other oldest manuscripts and Vulgate read, "But"; in contrast to the ungodly Jude 4. though ye once--rather, "once for all." Translate, "I wish to remind you, as knowing ALL (namely, that I am referring to; so the oldest manuscripts, versions, and Fathers) once for all." As already they know all the facts once for all, he needs only to "remind" them. the Lord--The oldest manuscripts and versions read, "Jesus." So "Christ" is…Read the comment

Topics related to Jude 1:5

• Apostasy
• Doctrines
• Heresy
• Jesus, the Christ
• Lasciviousness
• Minister, Christian
• Ramah
• Reprobacy
• Unbelief
• Wicked (People)
• Word of God
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

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• Egypt, Egyptian
• Gomorrah
• Judah, Territory of
• Jude, the Epistle of
• Peter, the Second Epistle of
• Jude, Epistle of
• Sodom
• lord, Lord, master, sir

Commentaries on Jude 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings