Jude 21-23
1599 Geneva Bible
21 And keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, unto eternal life.
22 [a]And have compassion of some, in putting difference:
23 And others save with [b]fear, pulling them out of the fire, and hate even that [c]garment which is spotted by the flesh.
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- Jude 1:22 Among them which wander and go astray, the godly have to use this choice, that they handle some of them gently, and that others some being even in the very flame, they endeavor to save with severe and sharp instruction of the present danger: yet so, that they do in such sort abhor the wicked and dishonest, that they eschew even the least contagion that may be.
- Jude 1:23 By fearing them, and holding them back with godly severity.
- Jude 1:23 An amplification taken from the forbidden things of the Law which did defile.
Jude 21-23
New International Version
21 keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait(A) for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.(B)
22 Be merciful to those who doubt; 23 save others by snatching them from the fire;(C) to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.[a](D)
Footnotes
- Jude 1:23 The Greek manuscripts of these verses vary at several points.
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