Jude 1:2

Jude 1:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.
• New International Version (NIV)Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance.
• English Standard Version (ESV)May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.

Context of Jude 1:2

1From Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James. To those who have been called, who are loved by God the Father, and who are kept safe for Jesus Christ. May mercy, peace, and love fill your lives! 3Dear friends, I had intended to write to you about the salvation we share. But something has come up. It demands that I write to you and encourage you to continue your fight for the Christian faith that was entrusted to God’s holy people once for all time. 4Some people have slipped in among you unnoticed. Not long ago they were condemned in writing for the following reason: They are people to whom God means nothing. They use God’s kindness as an excuse for sexual freedom and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

Jude 1:2 word by word

ἔλεος ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη καὶ ἀγάπη πληθυνθείη.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Mercyἔλεοςeleos · mercyG1656
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• peaceεἰρήνηeirēnē · peaceG1515
• loveἀγάπηagapē · loveG26
• be multipliedπληθύνωplēthunō · to multiplyG4129

Cross-references for Jude 1:2

• Romans 1:7To everyone in Rome whom God loves and has called to be his holy people. Good will and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ are yours!
• 1 Peter 1:2God the Father knew you long ago and chose you to live holy lives with the Spirit’s help so that you are obedient to Jesus Christ and are sprinkled with his blood. May good will and peace fill your lives!
• 2 Peter 1:2May good will and peace fill your lives through your knowledge about Jesus, our God and Lord!
• Revelation 1:4From John to the seven churches in the province of Asia. Good will and peace to you from the one who is, the one who was, and the one who is coming, from the seven spirits who are in front of his throne,

Commentaries on Jude 1:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Mercy unto you - For even the best have no merit, and must receive every blessing and grace in the way of mercy. Peace - With God and your consciences, love both to God and man, be multiplied - be unboundedly increased.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied - This is not quite the form of salutation used by the other apostles, but it is one equally expressive of an earnest desire for their welfare. These things are mentioned as the choicest blessings which could be conferred on them: “mercy” - in the pardon of all their sins and acceptance with God; “peace” - with God, with their fellow-men, in their own consciences, and in the prospect of death; and “love”…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2Following the typical structure of the beginning of a letter, Jude identifies himself, addresses his audience, and prays for them. kept in Jesus Christ: This phrase emphasizes an important point (see also 1:21, 24). It gives believers confidence when they face people who teach wrong things about God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Mercy--in a time of wretchedness. Therefore mercy stands first; the mercy of Christ (Jude 21). peace--in the Holy Ghost (Jude 20). love--of God (Jude 21). The three answer to the divine Trinity. be multiplied--in you and towards you.Read the comment

Topics related to Jude 1:2

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• Urim and Thummim
• James (brother of Jesus)

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