Bible Commentary / New Testament
Jude
Jude introduces himself as a servant of Jesus Christ and addresses believers as called, loved by the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ. After blessing them with multiplied mercy, peace, and love, he explains why his letter changed direction: instead of writing about their shared salvation, he must urge them to contend…
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Literary units
Jude 1:1 - Jude 1:4
Greeting and purpose of the letter
Jude introduces himself as a servant of Jesus Christ and addresses believers as called, loved by the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ. After blessing them with multiplied mercy, peace, and love, he explains why his letter changed directio…
Jude 1:5 - Jude 1:16
Judgment on false teachers
Jude proves the condemnation announced in verse 4 by stacking remembered judgments, scriptural rebel types, sharp images, and Enoch's oracle. Israel after the exodus, the angels kept for judgment, and Sodom show that privilege does not pro…
Jude 1:17 - Jude 1:23
Exhortation to persevere and build one another up
After describing the false teachers and their certain judgment, Jude turns directly to his readers with a sharp contrast:
Jude 1:24 - Jude 1:25
Doxology: Glory to God our Savior
Jude ends not with one more command but with praise to the God who can do what the readers most need after the letter's warnings: keep them from the downfall that has overtaken the rebels and present them before His glory without blemish a…