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Complete Jewish Bible

Jude 1:20

But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith, and pray in union with the Ruach HaKodesh.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Commandments;   Hell;   Holy Spirit;   Zeal, Religious;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Church, the;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Benediction;   Greeting;   Jude, the Book of;   Trinity;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Edification;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for November 22;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But you, dear friends, as you build yourselves up in your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,
King James Version (1611)
But yee beloued, building vp your selues on your most holy faith, praying in the holy Ghost,
King James Version
But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
English Standard Version
But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,
New American Standard Bible
But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,
New Century Version
But dear friends, use your most holy faith to build yourselves up, praying in the Holy Spirit.
THE MESSAGE
But you, dear friends, carefully build yourselves up in this most holy faith by praying in the Holy Spirit, staying right at the center of God's love, keeping your arms open and outstretched, ready for the mercy of our Master, Jesus Christ. This is the unending life, the real life!
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,
Berean Standard Bible
But you, beloved, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,
Contemporary English Version
Dear friends, keep building on the foundation of your most holy faith, as the Holy Spirit helps you to pray.
Darby Translation
But *ye*, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,
Easy-to-Read Version
But you, dear friends, use your most holy faith to build yourselves up even stronger. Pray with the help of the Holy Spirit.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But, yee beloued, edifie your selues in your most holy faith, praying in the holy Ghost,
George Lamsa Translation
But you, my beloved, build up yourselves anew in the holy faith through the Holy Spirit, by means of prayer.
Good News Translation
But you, my friends, keep on building yourselves up on your most sacred faith. Pray in the power of the Holy Spirit,
Lexham English Bible
But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith, by praying in the Holy Spirit,
Literal Translation
But you, beloved, building yourselves up by your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,
Amplified Bible
But 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,
American Standard Version
But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,
Bible in Basic English
But you, my loved ones, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, and making prayers in the Holy Spirit,
Hebrew Names Version
But you, beloved, keep building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Ruach HaKodesh.
International Standard Version
But you, dear friends, must continue to build yourselves up on your most holy faith. Pray in the Holy Spirit,[xr]
Etheridge Translation
But you, my beloved, in your holy faith be edified anew, praying in the Holy Spirit,
Murdock Translation
But, my beloved, be ye built up anew, in your holy faith, through the Holy Spirit, while ye pray.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But ye dearely beloued, edifie your selues in your most holy fayth, praying in the holy ghost,
English Revised Version
But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,
World English Bible
But you, beloved, keep building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But ye, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith, praying thro' the Holy Spirit.
Weymouth's New Testament
But you, my dearly-loved friends, building yourselves up on the basis of your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But ye, moost dere britheren, aboue bilde you silf on youre moost hooli feith, and preye ye in the Hooli Goost,
Update Bible Version
But you, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,
Webster's Bible Translation
But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying by the Holy Spirit,
New English Translation
But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith, by praying in the Holy Spirit,
New King James Version
But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,
New Living Translation
But you, dear friends, must build each other up in your most holy faith, pray in the power of the Holy Spirit,
New Life Bible
Dear friends, you must become strong in your most holy faith. Let the Holy Spirit lead you as you pray.
New Revised Standard
But you, beloved, build yourselves up on your most holy faith; pray in the Holy Spirit;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, ye, beloved! building yourselves up in your most holy faith, in Holy Spirit, praying,
Douay-Rheims Bible
But you, my beloved, building yourselves upon your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
Revised Standard Version
But you, beloved, build yourselves up on your most holy faith; pray in the Holy Spirit;
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
But ye derlye beloved edyfie yovre selves in youre most holy fayth prayinge in the holy goost
Young's Literal Translation
And ye, beloved, on your most holy faith building yourselves up, in the Holy Spirit praying,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But ye derlye beloued, edifye youre selues in youre most holy faith, prayenge in the holy goost,
Mace New Testament (1729)
but you, my brethren, improve yourselves in your most holy faith, present your addresses by the holy spirit,
Simplified Cowboy Version
But you cowboys, y'all keep riding in faith. Pray with the power of the Holy Ghost.

Contextual Overview

15 to execute judgment against everyone, that is, to convict all the godless for their godless deeds which they have done in such a godless way, and for all the harsh words these godless sinners have spoken against him." 16 These people are grumblers and complainers, they follow their evil passions, their mouths speak grandiosities, and they flatter others to gain advantage. 17 But you, dear friends, keep in mind the words spoken in advance by the emissaries of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah. 18 They told you, "During the acharit-hayamim there will be scoffers following their own godless passions." 19 These are the people who cause divisions. They are controlled by their impulses, because they don't have the Spirit. 20 But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith, and pray in union with the Ruach HaKodesh. 21 Thus keep yourselves in God's love, as you wait for our Lord Yeshua the Messiah to give you the mercy that leads to eternal life. 22 Rebuke some who are disputing; 23 save others, snatching them out of the fire; and to yet others, show mercy, but with fear, hating even the clothes stained by their vices. 24 Now, to the one who can keep you from falling and set you without defect and full of joy in the presence of his Sh'khinah —

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Leviticus 2:1 - pour oil Joshua 23:11 - love 1 Kings 2:4 - That the Lord Job 22:23 - built up Proverbs 22:5 - he Zechariah 12:10 - of supplications Matthew 10:22 - but Luke 11:1 - teach Luke 12:36 - men John 4:23 - in spirit John 14:26 - Holy Ghost John 15:4 - Abide John 15:9 - continue John 16:27 - the Father Acts 2:42 - and in prayers Acts 9:31 - were edified Acts 14:22 - exhorting Acts 15:29 - if ye Acts 20:32 - to build Romans 8:26 - but Romans 11:22 - if thou Romans 15:14 - able 1 Corinthians 14:3 - edification 1 Corinthians 14:15 - I will pray with the spirit 2 Corinthians 3:8 - the ministration Galatians 3:14 - might Galatians 4:6 - crying Galatians 5:1 - Stand Ephesians 2:18 - by Ephesians 4:5 - one faith Ephesians 6:18 - in the Philippians 3:3 - worship Philippians 4:1 - so Philippians 4:6 - in Colossians 2:7 - built 1 Thessalonians 5:11 - and edify Hebrews 12:15 - Looking

Cross-References

Genesis 1:7
God made the dome and divided the water under the dome from the water above the dome; that is how it was,
Genesis 1:14
(A: ii) God said, "Let there be lights in the dome of the sky to divide the day from the night; let them be for signs, seasons, days and years;
Genesis 1:22
Then God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful, multiply and fill the water of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth."
Genesis 1:24
(A: iii) God said, "Let the earth bring forth each kind of living creature — each kind of livestock, crawling animal and wild beast"; and that is how it was.
Genesis 1:25
God made each kind of wild beast, each kind of livestock and every kind of animal that crawls along the ground; and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:30
And to every wild animal, bird in the air and creature crawling on the earth, in which there is a living soul, I am giving as food every kind of green plant." And that is how it was.
Genesis 2:19
So from the ground Adonai , God, formed every wild animal and every bird that flies in the air, and he brought them to the person to see what he would call them. Whatever the person would call each living creature, that was to be its name.
Genesis 8:17
Bring out with you every living thing you have with you — birds, livestock and every animal that creeps on the earth — so that they can swarm on the earth, be fruitful and multiply on the earth."
1 Kings 4:33
King Shlomo was king over all Isra'el, and these were his high officials: ‘Azaryah the son of Tzadok, the cohen; Elichoref and Achiyah the sons of Shisha, secretaries; Y'hoshafat the son of Achilud, secretary of state; B'nayah the son of Y'hoyada, commander of the army; Tzadok and Evyatar, cohanim; ‘Azaryah the son of Natan, chief administrator; Zavud the son of Natan, the king's trusted counselor; Achishar, in charge of the palace; Adoniram the son of ‘Avda, in charge of forced labor. Shlomo had twelve officers over all Isra'el who were in charge of providing food and supplies for the king and his household; each one was in charge of provisions for one month out of the year. They were: the son of Hur, in the hills of Efrayim; the son of Deker, in Makatz, Sha‘albim, Beit-Shemesh and Eilon-Beit-Hanan; the son of Hesed, in Arubot; he also had charge of Sokhoh and all the territory of Hefer; the son of Avinadav, in all the area of Dor; he had Tafat the daughter of Shlomo as his wife; Ba‘ana the son of Achilud, in Ta‘anakh, Megiddo, and all Beit-Sh'an by Tzartan below Yizre‘el, from Beit-Sh'an to Avel-M'cholah, as far as beyond Yokme‘am; the son of Gever, in Ramot-Gil‘ad; he was in charge of the villages of Ya'ir the son of M'nasheh in Gil‘ad and in charge of the region of Argov in Bashan, sixty large cities with walls and bronze bars; Achinadav the son of ‘Iddo, in Machanayim; Achima‘atz, in Naftali; he also took Basmat the daughter of Shlomo as his wife; Ba‘ana the son of Hushai, in Asher and in Alot; Y'hoshafat the son of Paruach, in Yissakhar; Shim‘i the son of Ela, in Binyamin; and Gever the son of Uri, in the land of Gil‘ad, the country of Sichon king of the Emori and ‘Og king of Bashan. Over all these, there was one administrator in the land. Y'hudah and Isra'el were as numerous as sand grains on the seashore; they ate, drank and enjoyed themselves.
Psalms 148:10
wild animals and all livestock, creeping reptiles, flying birds,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But ye, beloved,.... :-;

building up yourselves on your most holy faith; some copies, and the Complutensian edition, read, "our most holy faith"; meaning the doctrine of faith in all its branches, which is holy, a most holy doctrine; which displays the holiness of God, and is a means of beginning and increasing internal holiness in the saints, and of encouraging and exciting them to external holiness of life and conversation: this phrase, מהימנותא קדישא, "holy faith", is in use with the Jews k: and it becomes the saints to build up one another upon this; the doctrine of faith, is a foundation to build upon, particularly what regards the person, offices, and grace of Christ, and is itself of an edifying nature; and they should not content themselves with their present knowledge of it, but seek for an improvement in it; and though they were passive when first built on Christ and his doctrines, and though ministers are greatly instruments in building of them up more and more; yet they are capable of building up themselves, and one another, by attending on the ministry of the word, and by private conversation, with each other, and particularly by

praying in the Holy Ghost; which is a special means of increase and establishment in the doctrine of faith; the Holy Ghost is the author and enditer of prayer, and an assister in it; without him saints cannot call God their Father, nor pray with faith and fervency, or with freedom and liberty.

k Zohar in Gen. fol. 47. 4.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But 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 proper to endeavor to do the work of religion as if we had ample power of ourselves. See the notes at Philippians 2:12. The phrase “most holy faith” here refers to the system of religion which was founded on faith; and the meaning is, that they should seek to establish themselves most firmly in the belief of the doctrines, and in the practice of the duties of that system of religion.

Praying in the Holy Ghost - See the notes at Ephesians 6:18.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jude 1:20. Building 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 through the influence of the Holy Ghost is never likely to reach heaven.


 
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