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Jude 1:17

But as for you, beloved, remember the [prophetic] words spoken by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Hell;   Word of God;   Zeal, Religious;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Follow, Follower;   Mission;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Benediction;   Greeting;   Jude, the Book of;   Trinity;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Jude, Epistle of;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for January 17;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But you, dear friends, remember what was predicted by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.
King James Version (1611)
But beloued, remember yee the words, which were spoken before of the Apostles of our Lord Iesus Christ:
King James Version
But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
English Standard Version
But you must remember, beloved, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.
New American Standard Bible
But you, beloved, ought to remember the words that were spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,
New Century Version
Dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ said before.
THE MESSAGE
But remember, dear friends, that the apostles of our Master, Jesus Christ, told us this would happen: "In the last days there will be people who don't take these things seriously anymore. They'll treat them like a joke, and make a religion of their own whims and lusts." These are the ones who split churches, thinking only of themselves. There's nothing to them, no sign of the Spirit!
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But you, beloved, ought to remember the words that were spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Berean Standard Bible
But you, beloved, remember what was foretold by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ
Contemporary English Version
My dear friends, remember the warning you were given by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Complete Jewish Bible
But you, dear friends, keep in mind the words spoken in advance by the emissaries of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah.
Darby Translation
But *ye*, beloved, remember the words spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Easy-to-Read Version
Dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ said would happen.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But, yee beloued, remember the wordes which were spoken before of the Apostles of our Lord Iesus Christ,
George Lamsa Translation
But you, my beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our LORD Jesus Christ;
Good News Translation
But remember, my friends, what you were told in the past by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Lexham English Bible
But you, dear friends, remember the words proclaimed beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Literal Translation
But you, beloved, remember the words spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,
American Standard Version
But ye, beloved, remember ye the words which have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
Bible in Basic English
But you, my loved ones, keep in memory the words which were said before by the Apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Hebrew Names Version
But you, beloved, remember the words which have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah.
International Standard Version
But you, dear friends, must remember the statements and predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.[xr]
Etheridge Translation
But you, my beloved, remember those words which before were spoken by the apostles of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha,
Murdock Translation
But do ye, my beloved, remember the words which were before spoken by the legates of our Lord Jesus the Messiah;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But ye beloued, remember the wordes which were spoken before, of the Apostles of our Lorde Iesus Christe.
English Revised Version
But ye, beloved, remember ye the words which have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
World English Bible
But you, beloved, remember the words which have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But ye, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Weymouth's New Testament
But as for you, my dearly-loved friends, remember the words that before now were spoken by the Apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ--
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And ye, moost dere britheren, be myndeful of the wordis, whiche ben bifor seid of apostlis of oure Lord Jhesu Crist; whiche seiden to you,
Update Bible Version
But you, beloved, remember the words which have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
Webster's Bible Translation
But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
New English Translation
But you, dear friends—recall the predictions foretold by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.
New King James Version
But you, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ:
New Living Translation
But you, my dear friends, must remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ predicted.
New Life Bible
Dear friends, you must remember the words spoken by the missionaries of our Lord Jesus Christ.
New Revised Standard
But you, beloved, must remember the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, ye, beloved! remember the things which were foretold by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Douay-Rheims Bible
But you, my dearly beloved, be mindful of the words which have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ:
Revised Standard Version
But you must remember, beloved, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
But ye beloved remember the wordes which were spoken before of the Apostles of oure lorde Iesus Christ
Young's Literal Translation
and ye, beloved, remember ye the sayings spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ:
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But ye beloued, remeber the wordes which were spoken before of the Apostles of oure LORDE Iesus Christ,
Mace New Testament (1729)
As for you, my beloved, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ have formerly told you.
Simplified Cowboy Version
But don't forget what Jesus's twelve cowboys told y'all.

Contextual Overview

15to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all the ungodly deeds they have done in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh and cruel things ungodly sinners have spoken against Him." 16These people are [habitual] murmurers, griping and complaining, following after their own desires [controlled by passion]; they speak arrogantly, [pretending admiration and] flattering people to gain an advantage. 17But as for you, beloved, remember the [prophetic] words spoken by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.18They used to say to you, "In the last days there will be scoffers, following after their own ungodly passions." 19These are the ones who are [agitators] causing divisions—worldly-minded [secular, unspiritual, carnal, merely sensual—unsaved], devoid of the Spirit. 20But you, beloved, build yourselves up on [the foundation of] your most holy faith [continually progress, rise like an edifice higher and higher], pray in the Holy Spirit, 21and keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting anxiously and looking forward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ [which will bring you] to eternal life. 22And have mercy on some, who are doubting; 23save others, snatching them out of the fire; and on some have mercy but with fear, loathing even the clothing spotted and polluted by their shameless immoral freedom. 24Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling or falling into sin, and to present you unblemished [blameless and faultless] in the presence of His glory with triumphant joy and unspeakable delight,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: 1 Corinthians 14:37 - let Ephesians 3:5 - as it Ephesians 4:11 - he 2 Timothy 3:1 - in 2 Peter 1:12 - I will not 2 Peter 3:2 - and of 1 John 4:6 - We are Revelation 18:20 - and ye Revelation 21:14 - and in

Cross-References

Genesis 9:13
I set My rainbow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of a covenant between Me and the earth.
Job 38:12
"Since your days began, have you ever commanded the morning, And caused the dawn to know its place,
Psalms 8:1
O LORD, our Lord, How majestic and glorious and excellent is Your name in all the earth! You have displayed Your splendor above the heavens.
Psalms 8:3
When I see and consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have established,
Acts 13:47
"For that is what the Lord has commanded us, saying, 'I HAVE PLACED YOU AS A LIGHT FOR THE GENTILES, SO THAT YOU MAY BRING [the message of eternal] SALVATION TO THE END OF THE EARTH.'"

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But, beloved,.... Or "my beloved", as the Syriac and Arabic versions read; or "our brethren", as the Ethiopic version; the apostle addresses the saints in this manner, to distinguish them from the false teachers, and to show that he had a different opinion of them from them; and that be would have them beware of them, and not be surprised at them, since it was no other than what was foretold; and also to engage their attention and regard to the following exhortation:

remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; these words mean not the doctrines of the apostles in general, but particularly the prophecies delivered out by them, as by the Apostles Paul and Peter, concerning the false teachers that should arise; and these being spoken of before, and by apostles, even by the apostles, of our Lord Jesus Christ, were worthy of regard, and deserved to be remembered; a remembrance of which is a preservative from error, and a relief in the worst of times, whether of persecution, or heresy. This does not suppose that Jude was not an apostle, only that there were other apostles besides him; and that these, some of them at least, had prophesied of these men, and that he had lived to see their predictions verified; nor does he exclude himself from being one of them; yea, the Ethiopic version reads, "which we the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ have formerly declared unto you"; see 2 Peter 3:2.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But, beloved, remember ye ... - There is a striking similarity between these two verses and 2 Peter 3:1-3. It occurs in the same connection, following the description of the false and dangerous teachers against whom the apostle would guard them, and couched almost in the same words. See it explained in the notes at the similar passage in Peter. When Jude (Jude 1:17) entreats them to remember the words which were spoken by “the apostles,” it is not necessarily to be inferred that he was not himself an apostle, for he is speaking of what was past, and there might have been a special reason why he should refer to something that they would distinctly remember which had been spoken by the “other” apostles on this point. Or it might be that he meant also to include himself among them, and to speak of the apostles collectively, without particularly specifying himself.

Mockers - The word rendered “mockers” here is the same which in the parallel place in 2 Peter 3:3 is rendered “scoffers.” Peter has stated more fully what was the particular subject on which they scoffed, and has shown that there was no occasion for it 2 Peter 3:4, following.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jude 1:17. Remember - the words — Instead of following those teachers and their corrupt doctrine, remember what Christ and his apostles have said; for they foretold the coming of such false teachers and impostors.


 
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