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Christian Standard Bible ®

Jude 1:20

But you, dear friends, as you build yourselves up in your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,

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

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

15to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly concerning all the ungodly acts that they have done in an ungodly way, and concerning all the harsh things ungodly sinners have said against him.” 16These people are discontented grumblers, living according to their desires; their mouths utter arrogant words, flattering people for their own advantage. 17But you, dear friends, remember what was predicted by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. 18They told you, “In the end time there will be scoffers living according to their own ungodly desires.” 19These people create divisions and are worldly, not having the Spirit. 20But you, dear friends, as you build yourselves up in your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, 21keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting expectantly for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ for eternal life. 22Have mercy on those who waver; 23save others by snatching them from the fire; have mercy on others but with fear, hating even the garment defiled by the flesh. 24Now to him who is able to protect you from stumbling and to make you stand in the presence of his glory, without blemish and with great joy,

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
So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above the expanse. And it was so.
Genesis 1:14
Then God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night. They will serve as signs for seasons and for days and years.
Genesis 1:22
God blessed them: “Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the waters of the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.”
Genesis 1:24
Then God said, “Let the earth produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that crawl, and the wildlife of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so.
Genesis 1:25
So God made the wildlife of the earth according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that crawl on the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:30
for all the wildlife of the earth, for every bird of the sky, and for every creature that crawls on the earth—everything having the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.
Genesis 2:19
The Lord God formed out of the ground every wild animal and every bird of the sky, and brought each to the man to see what he would call it. And whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name.
Genesis 8:17
Bring out all the living creatures that are with you—birds, livestock, those that crawl on the earth—and they will spread over the earth and be fruitful and multiply on the earth.”
1 Kings 4:33
He spoke about trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing out of the wall. He also spoke about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.
Psalms 148:10
wild animals and all cattle,creatures that crawl and 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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