Jude 1:22
in Jude 1And indeed, have mercy on those who doubt;
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And on some have mercy, who are in doubt;
KJV
And of some have compassion, making a difference:
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This verse in Jude 1
Commentary
2 notes on this verseMeantime watch over others, as well as yourselves, and give them such help as their various needs require. Some, that are wavering in judgment, staggered by others or by their own evil reasoning, endeavour more deeply to convince of the whole truth as it is in Jesus. Some snatch, with a swift and strong hand, out of the fire of sin and temptation.
This site's exposition
praying in the Holy Ghost
on Jude 1:20-23
The church's own defense is four participles around one imperative: building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, prayer in the Spirit's own power taught as the church's living practice, keep yourselves in the love of God, and looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. The rescue commands are triage: of some have compassion, making a difference, discernment between the doubting and the defiant, and others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire, Zechariah 3:2's brand plucked from the burning behind the figure, while hating even the garment spotted by the flesh keeps the rescuer clean in the rescue. The text of verses 22-23 comes down in two-clause and three-clause forms, and the reader should know the seam is real.
The words behind it
5 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| οὓς | hous | those who | G3739 → | 1405 times |
| μὲν | men | indeed | G3303 → | 176 times |
| ἐλεᾶτε | eleate | do have mercy on | G1653 → | |
| διακρινομένους, | diakrinomenous | are doubting, | G1252 → |
καὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
οὓςthose who
housG3739 →1405 times
μὲνindeed
menG3303 →176 times
ἐλεᾶτεdo have mercy on
eleateG1653 →
διακρινομένους,are doubting,
diakrinomenousG1252 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Galatians 6:1Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.
it leads to
- Romans 15:1
We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
- 2 Timothy 2:25
He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:15
Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother.
- James 5:19–20
My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back,
- 1 John 5:16
If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads…
- Romans 15:1
Where this verse is studied
About Jude
This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament.