Jude 1:20

Jude 1:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
• New International Version (NIV)But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,
• New King James Version (NKJV)But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,
• New Living Translation (NLT)But you, dear friends, must build each other up in your most holy faith, pray in the power of the Holy Spirit,

Context of Jude 1:20

18They said to you, "In the last time there will be scoffers, following their own ungodly passions." 19It is these who cause divisions, worldly people, devoid of the Spirit. But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, 21keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life. 22And have mercy on those who doubt;

Jude 1:20 word by word

ὑμεῖς δέ, ἀγαπητοί, ἐποικοδομοῦντες ἑαυτοὺς τῇ ἁγιωτάτῃ ὑμῶν πίστει, ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ προσευχόμενοι,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• yeσύsu · youG4771
• belovedἀγαπητόςagapētos · belovedG27
• building upἐποικοδομέωepoikodomeō · to build up/uponG2026
• yourselvesἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• onπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• most holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• prayingπροσεύχομαιproseuchomai · to prayG4336
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• theπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588

Cross-references for Jude 1:20

• Acts 9:31So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it multiplied.
• Romans 15:2Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
• 1 Corinthians 1:8who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 1 Corinthians 10:23"All things are lawful," but not all things are helpful. "All things are lawful," but not all things build up.
• 1 Corinthians 14:4The one who speaks in a tongue builds up himself, but the one who prophesies builds up the church.
• Ephesians 4:12to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,
• Colossians 2:7rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:11Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.
• 1 Timothy 1:4nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculations rather than the stewardship from God that is by faith.
• Acts 15:9and he made no distinction between us and them, having cleansed their hearts by faith.
• Acts 26:18to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'
• 2 Timothy 1:5I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well.
• James 2:22You see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was completed by his works;
• 2 Peter 1:1Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained a faith of equal standing with ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:
• 1 John 5:4For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.
• Revelation 13:10If anyone is to be taken captive, to captivity he goes; if anyone is to be slain with the sword, with the sword must he be slain. Here is a call for the endurance and faith of the saints.

Commentaries on Jude 1:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Building up yourselves - Having the most holy faith - the Gospel of our Lord Jesus, and the writings of his apostles, for your foundation; founding all your expectations on these, and seeking from the Christ who is their sum and substance; all the grace and glory ye need. Praying in the Holy Ghost - Holding fast the Divine influence which ye have received, and under that influence making prayer and supplication to God. The prayer that is not sent up…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith - Compare the notes at Jude 1:3. On the word “building,” see the 1 Corinthians 3:9-10 notes; Ephesians 2:20 note. It is said here that they were to “build up themselves;” that is, they were to act as moral and responsible agents in this, or were to put forth their own proper exertions to do it. Dependent, as we are, and as all persons with correct views will feel themselves to be, yet it is…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-23Verses 17-23 Sensual men separate from Christ, and his church, and join themselves to the devil, the world, and the flesh, by ungodly and sinful practices. That is infinitely worse than to separate from any branch of the visible church on account of opinions, or modes and circumstances of outward government or worship. Sensual men have not the spirit of holiness, which whoever has not, does not belong to Christ. The grace of faith is most holy, as it…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20your most holy faith: As in 1:3, faith means the basic teachings that Christians believe. These teachings include both what Christians should believe about God and how they should live. False teachers threaten these beliefs, so believers must commit to them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. Resuming Jude 17. building up yourselves--the opposite to the "separate themselves" (Jude 19): as "in the Holy Ghost" is opposed to "having not the Spirit." on--as on a foundation. Building on THE FAITH is equivalent to building on Christ, the object of faith. praying in the Holy Ghost--(Ro 8:26; Ep 6:18). The Holy Spirit teaches what we are to pray for, and how. None can pray aright save by being in the Spirit, that is, in the element of His…Read the comment

Topics related to Jude 1:20

• Commandments
• Decision
• Hell
• Holy Spirit
• Prayer
• Religion
• Watchfulness
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Holy Ghost
• Build; Building
• Builder
• Judah, Territory of
• Prayer
• Trine Immersion; Triune Immersion
• Trinity
• Jude, Epistle of

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