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,
• English Standard Version (ESV)But you, beloved, 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 times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.” 19These are the people who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit. But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, 21keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life. 22Be merciful to 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 9:31Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria enjoyed a time of peace and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.
• Romans 15:2Each of us should please our neighbors for their good, to build them up.
• 1 Corinthians 1:8He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 1 Corinthians 10:23“I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but not everything is constructive.
• 1 Corinthians 14:4Anyone who speaks in a tongue edifies themselves, but the one who prophesies edifies the church.
• Ephesians 4:12to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up
• Colossians 2:7rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:11Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.
• 1 Timothy 1:4or to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies. Such things promote controversial speculations rather than advancing God’s work—which is by faith.
• Acts 15:9He did not discriminate between us and them, for he purified their hearts by faith.
• Acts 26:18to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so 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, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also.
• James 2:22You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did.
• 2 Peter 1:1Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:
• 1 John 5:4for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.
• Revelation 13:10“If anyone is to go into captivity, into captivity they will go. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, with the sword they will be killed.” This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness on the part of God’s people.

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