Jude 1:22

Contemporary English Version

Be helpful to all who may have doubts.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Have mercy on those who waver;

King James Version (1611)
And of some haue compassion, making a difference:

King James Version
And of some have compassion, making a difference:

English Standard Version
And have mercy on those who doubt;

New American Standard Bible
And have mercy on some, who are doubting;

New Century Version
Show mercy to some people who have doubts.

THE MESSAGE
Go easy on those who hesitate in the faith. Go after those who take the wrong way. Be tender with sinners, but not soft on sin. The sin itself stinks to high heaven.

Berean Standard Bible
And indeed, have mercy on those who doubt;

Complete Jewish Bible
Rebuke some who are disputing;

Darby Translation
And of some have compassion, making a difference,

Easy-to-Read Version
Help those who have doubts.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And haue compassion of some, in putting difference:

George Lamsa Translation
And on some of them whoever they may be, heap coals of fire:

Good News Translation
Show mercy toward those who have doubts;

Lexham English Bible
And have mercy on those who doubt,

Literal Translation
And pity some, making a distinction.

Amplified Bible
And have mercy on some, who are doubting;

American Standard Version
And on some have mercy, who are in doubt;

Bible in Basic English
And have pity on those who are in doubt;

Hebrew Names Version
On some have compassion, making a distinction,

International Standard Version
Show mercy to those who have doubts.

Etheridge Translation
(1:23a) And some of them snatch from the fire.

Murdock Translation
And some of them, snatch ye from the fire.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And haue compassion of some, seperatyng them:

English Revised Version
And on some have mercy, who are in doubt;

World English Bible
On some have compassion, making a distinction,

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And some, that are wavering, convince; Some save, snatching them out of the fire;

Weymouth's New Testament
Some, when they argue with you, you must endeavor to convince;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And repreue ye these men that ben demed,

Update Bible Version
And on some have mercy, who are in doubt;

Webster's Bible Translation
And of some have compassion, making a difference:

New English Translation
And have mercy on those who waver;

New King James Version
And on some have compassion, making a distinction; [fn]

New Living Translation
And you must show mercy to those whose faith is wavering.

New Life Bible
Have loving-kindness for those who doubt.

New Revised Standard
And have mercy on some who are wavering;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, on some, indeed, have mercy, - such as are in doubt, be saving, out of the fire, snatching them;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And some indeed reprove, being judged:

Revised Standard Version
And convince some, who doubt;

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And have compassion on some separatynge them:

Young's Literal Translation
and to some be kind, judging thoroughly,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And haue copassion on some, separatinge the:

Mace New Testament (1729)
Make use of your discernment; some reprove:

Simplified Cowboy Version
When someone is having a hard time and having doubts, don't kick them when they're down.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And have mercy on some, who are doubting;

Contextual Overview

¹⁵ to judge everyone. He will punish all those ungodly people for all the evil things they have done. The Lord will surely punish those ungodly sinners for every evil thing they have ever said about him. ¹⁶ Now they are in for real trouble. They have followed Cain's example and have made the same mistake that Balaam did by caring only for money. They have also rebelled against God, just as Korah did. Because of all this, they will be destroyed. These people are filthy minded, and by their shameful and selfish actions they spoil the meals you eat together. They are like clouds blown along by the wind, but never bringing any rain. They are like leafless trees, uprooted and dead, and unable to produce fruit. Their shameful deeds show up like foam on wild ocean waves. They are like wandering stars forever doomed to the darkest pits of hell. Enoch was the seventh person after Adam, and he was talking about these people when he said: Look! The Lord is coming with thousands and thousands of holy angels to judge everyone. He will punish all those ungodly people for all the evil things they have done. The Lord will surely punish those ungodly sinners for every evil thing they have ever said about him. These people grumble and complain and live by their own selfish desires. They brag about themselves and flatter others to get what they want. ¹⁷ My dear friends, remember the warning you were given by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. ¹⁸ They told you that near the end of time, selfish and godless people would start making fun of God. ¹⁹ And now these people are already making you turn against each other. They think only about this life, and they don't have God's Spirit. ²⁰ Dear friends, keep building on the foundation of your most holy faith, as the Holy Spirit helps you to pray. ²¹ And keep in step with God's love, as you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to show how kind he is by giving you eternal life. ²² Be helpful to all who may have doubts. ²³ Rescue any who need to be saved, as you would rescue someone from a fire. Then with fear in your own hearts, have mercy on everyone who needs it. But hate even the clothes of those who have been made dirty by their filthy deeds. ²⁴Offer praise to God our Savior because of our Lord Jesus Christ! Only God can keep you from falling and make you pure and joyful in his glorious presence. Before time began and now and forevermore, God is worthy of glory, honor, power, and authority. Amen.

Bible Verse Review
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Cross-References

Genesis 1:13
Evening came and then morning—that was the third day.

Genesis 1:14

The Fourth Day

God said, "I command lights to appear in the sky and to separate day from night and to show the time for seasons, special days, and years.

Genesis 1:28
God gave them his blessing and said: Have a lot of children! Fill the earth with people and bring it under your control. Rule over the fish in the ocean, the birds in the sky, and every animal on the earth.

Genesis 8:17
Let out the birds, animals, and reptiles, so they can mate and live all over the earth."

Genesis 9:1
God said to Noah and his sons: I am giving you my blessing. Have a lot of children and grandchildren, so people will live everywhere on this earth.

Genesis 30:27
But Laban told him, "If you really are my friend, stay on, and I'll pay whatever you ask. I'm sure the Lord has blessed me because of you."

Genesis 30:30
You didn't have much before I came, but the Lord has blessed everything I have ever done for you. Now it's time for me to start looking out for my own family.

Leviticus 26:9
I will treat you with such kindness that your nation will grow strong, and I will also keep my promises to you.

Job 40:15
I created both you and the hippopotamus. It eats only grass like an ox,

Job 42:12
The Lord now blessed Job more than ever; he gave him fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand pair of oxen, and a thousand donkeys.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And of some have compassion,.... That is, of such who have gone astray, being drawn aside; who are simple and ignorant, and out of the way; who sin through infirmity, and the force of temptation; and who are tractable and open to conviction, and whose mistakes are in lesser matters of religion; as also such who are convicted and wounded in their consciences for their sins and mistakes: and to these compassion is to be shown, by praying with them, and for them, with ardency and affection; instructing them in meekness; giving friendly and brotherly reproofs to them; expressing on all occasions a tender concern for their good; doing them all the good that can be done, both for their souls and bodies: and good reason there is why compassion should be shown them, because God is a God of compassion; Christ is a merciful high priest; a contrary spirit is grieving to the Holy Ghost; saints should consider what they themselves were, and what they now are, and that compassion has been shown to them, and they may want it again. The Alexandrian copy, and some others, and the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions, read, "reprove".

Making a difference; between one and another; using some more tenderly, others more severely, as the nature and circumstances of their case appear to be. The Syriac version renders the whole, "when they repent, have compassion on them".

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And of some have compassion - This cannot be intended to teach that they were not to have compassion for all people, or to regard the salvation of all with solicitude, but that they were to have special and unusual compassion for a certain class of persons, or were to approach them with feelings appropriate to their condition. The idea is, that the special feeling to be manifest toward a certain class of persons in seeking their salvation was tender affection and kindness. They were to approach them in the gentlest manner, appealing to them by such words as “love” would prompt. Others were to be approached in a different manner, indicated by the phrase, “save with fear.” The class here referred to, to whom “pity” (ἐλεάτε eleate) was to be shown, and in whose conversion and salvation tender compassion was to be employed, appear to have been the timid, the gentle, the unwary; those who had not yet fallen into dangerous errors, but who might be exposed to them; those, for there are such, who would be more likely to be influenced by kind words and a gentle manner than by denunciation. The direction then amounts to this, that while we are to seek to save all, we are to adapt ourselves wisely to the character and circumstances of those whom we seek to save. See the notes at 1 Corinthians 9:19-22.

Making a difference - Making a distinction between them, not in regard to your “desires” for their salvation, or your “efforts” to save them, but to the “manner” in which it is done. To be able to do this is one of the highest qualifications to be sought by one who endeavors to save souls, and is indispensable for a good minister of the gospel. The young, the tender, the delicate, the refined, need a different kind of treatment from the rough, the uncultivated, the hardened. This wisdom was shown by the Saviour in all his preaching; it was eminent in the preaching of Paul.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jude 1:22. And of some have compassion, making a difference — The general meaning of this exhortation is supposed to be, "Ye are not to deal alike with all those who have been seduced by false teachers; ye are to make a difference between those who have been led away by weakness and imprudence, and those who, in the pride and arrogance of their hearts, and their unwillingness to submit to wholesome discipline, have separated themselves from the Church, and become its inveterate enemies."

Instead of Και οὑς μεν ελεειτε διακρινομενοι, and of some have compassion, making a difference, many MSS., versions, and fathers have και οὑς μεν ελεγχετε διακρινομενους, and some rebuke, after having judged them; or, rebuke those that differ; or, some that are wavering convince; or whatever else the reader pleases: for this and the following verse are all confusion, both in the MSS. and versions; and it is extremely difficult to know what was the original text. Our own is as likely as any.