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But now I find that I must write about something else, urging you to defend the faith that God has entrusted once for all time to his holy people. <a href="/esv/jude/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. <a href="/bsb/jude/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and urge you to contend earnestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the saints. <a href="/blb/jude/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Beloved, using all diligence to write to you concerning our common salvation, I had necessity to write to you, exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith having been delivered once for all to the saints. <a href="/kjv/jude/1.htm">King James Bible</a> Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. <a href="/nkjv/jude/1.htm">New King James Version</a> Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints. <a href="/nasb_/jude/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith that was once for all time handed down to the saints. <a href="/nasb/jude/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints. <a href="/nasb77/jude/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints. <a href="/lsb/jude/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you exhorting that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints. <a href="/amp/jude/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I was compelled to write to you [urgently] appealing that you fight strenuously for [the defense of] the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints [the faith that is the sum of Christian belief that was given verbally to believers]. <a href="/csb/jude/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Dear friends, although I was eager to write you about the salvation we share, I found it necessary to write, appealing to you to contend for the faith that was delivered to the saints once for all. <a href="/hcsb/jude/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Dear friends, although I was eager to write you about the salvation we share, I found it necessary to write and exhort you to contend for the faith that was delivered to the saints once for all. <a href="/asv/jude/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> Beloved, while I was giving all diligence to write unto you of our common salvation, I was constrained to write unto you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered unto the saints. <a href="/cev/jude/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> My dear friends, I really wanted to write you about God's saving power at work in our lives. But instead, I must write and ask you to defend the faith that God has once for all given to his people. <a href="/erv/jude/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> Beloved, while I was giving all diligence to write unto you of our common salvation, I was constrained to write unto you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered unto the saints. <a href="/gwt/jude/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Dear friends, I had intended to write to you about the salvation we share. But something has come up. It demands that I write to you and encourage you to continue your fight for the Christian faith that was entrusted to God's holy people once for all time. <a href="/gnt/jude/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> My dear friends, I was doing my best to write to you about the salvation we share in common, when I felt the need of writing at once to encourage you to fight on for the faith which once and for all God has given to his people. <a href="/isv/jude/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> Dear friends, although I was eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I found it necessary to write to you and urge you to continue your vigorous defense of the faith that was passed down to the saints once and for all. <a href="/msb/jude/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and urge you to contend earnestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the saints. <a href="/net/jude/1.htm">NET Bible</a> Dear friends, although I have been eager to write to you about our common salvation, I now feel compelled instead to write to encourage you to contend earnestly for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints. <a href="/nheb/jude/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Beloved, while I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I was constrained to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints. <a href="/wbt/jude/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write to you concerning the common salvation, it was needful for me to write to you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith, which was once delivered to the saints. <a href="/wey/jude/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Dear friends, since I am eager to begin a letter to you on the subject of our common salvation, I find myself constrained to write and cheer you on to the vigorous defense of the faith delivered once for all to God's people. <a href="/web/jude/1.htm">World English Bible</a> Beloved, while I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I was constrained to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jude/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Beloved, using all diligence to write to you concerning our common salvation, I had necessity to write to you, exhorting [you] to fight for the faith once delivered to the holy ones, <a href="/blb/jude/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Beloved, using all diligence to write to you concerning our common salvation, I had necessity to write to you, exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith having been delivered once for all to the saints. <a href="/ylt/jude/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Beloved, all diligence using to write to you concerning the common salvation, I had necessity to write to you, exhorting to agonize for the faith once delivered to the saints, <a href="/slt/jude/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Dearly beloved, making all diligence to write to you of the common salvation, I had necessity to write to you, beseeching to fight for the faith once delivered to the holy ones.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jude/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Dearly beloved, taking all care to write unto you concerning your common salvation, I was under a necessity to write unto you: to beseech you to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints. <a href="/cpdv/jude/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Most beloved, taking all care to write to you about your common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you in order to beg you to contend earnestly for the faith that was handed down once to the saints. <a href="/nabre/jude/1.htm">New American Bible</a> Beloved, although I was making every effort to write to you about our common salvation, I now feel a need to write to encourage you to contend for the faith that was once for all handed down to the holy ones. <a href="/nrsvce/jude/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Beloved, while eagerly preparing to write to you about the salvation we share, I find it necessary to write and appeal to you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jude/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> My beloved, I write to you with all diligence concerning our common salvation, and it is needful that I write and exhort you also to earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered to the saints. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/jude/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write to you about our common life, it was necessary for me to write to you, as I am to persuade you to compete for the faith, which was once delivered to The Holy Ones.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/jude/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Beloved, using all diligence to write to you of the common salvation, I thought it necessary to write to you, and exhort you to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints. <a href="/godbey/jude/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Beloved, making all haste to write to you concerning our common salvation, I had need to write to you, exhorting you to agonize for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. <a href="/haweis/jude/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you concerning the common salvation, I held it necessary to write unto you, exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered unto the saints. <a href="/mace/jude/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a> My beloved, as I was strongly bent upon writing to you of our common salvation, I thought it necessary to write to you at present, and exhort you to contend earnestly for the faith, which was once delivered to the saints. <a href="/wey/jude/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Dear friends, since I am eager to begin a letter to you on the subject of our common salvation, I find myself constrained to write and cheer you on to the vigorous defense of the faith delivered once for all to God's people. <a href="/worrell/jude/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Beloved, while giving all diligence to write to you of the common salvation, I was constrained to write to you, exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith once for all delivered to the saints. <a href="/worsley/jude/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Beloved, having an earnest desire to write to you concerning the common salvation, I was under a necessity of writing to exhort you that ye would strive earnestly for the faith which was once delivered to the saints. <a href="/parallel/jude/1-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B4ISOUBwbKU?start=16" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jude/1.htm">God's Judgment on the Ungodly</a> 2Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. 3<a href="/greek/27.htm" title="27: Agapētoi (Adj-VMP) -- From agapao; beloved.">Beloved,</a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: poioumenos (V-PPM-NMS) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">although I made</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pasan (Adj-AFS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">every</a> <a href="/greek/4710.htm" title="4710: spoudēn (N-AFS) -- (a) speed, haste, (b) diligence, earnestness, enthusiasm. From speudo; speed, i.e. despatch, eagerness, earnestness.">effort</a> <a href="/greek/1125.htm" title="1125: graphein (V-PNA) -- A primary verb; to grave, especially to write; figuratively, to describe.">to write</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">to you</a> <a href="/greek/4012.htm" title="4012: peri (Prep) -- From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.">about</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4991.htm" title="4991: sōtērias (N-GFS) -- Feminine of a derivative of soter as noun; rescue or safety.">salvation</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmōn (PPro-G1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">we</a> <a href="/greek/2839.htm" title="2839: koinēs (Adj-GFS) -- Probably from sun; common, i.e. shared by all or several, or profane.">share,</a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: eschon (V-AIA-1S) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">I felt</a> <a href="/greek/318.htm" title="318: anankēn (N-AFS) -- From ana and the base of agkale; constraint; by implication, distress.">it necessary</a> <a href="/greek/1125.htm" title="1125: grapsai (V-ANA) -- A primary verb; to grave, especially to write; figuratively, to describe.">to write</a> <a href="/greek/3870.htm" title="3870: parakalōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- From para and kaleo; to call near, i.e. Invite, invoke.">and urge</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/1864.htm" title="1864: epagōnizesthai (V-PNM/P) -- To contend earnestly for. From epi and agonizomai; to struggle for.">to contend earnestly</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">for the</a> <a href="/greek/4102.htm" title="4102: pistei (N-DFS) -- Faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness. ">faith</a> <a href="/greek/3860.htm" title="3860: paradotheisē (V-APP-DFS) -- From para and didomi; to surrender, i.e yield up, intrust, transmit.">entrusted</a> <a href="/greek/530.htm" title="530: hapax (Adv) -- Once, once for all. Probably from hapas; one time.">once for all</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tois (Art-DMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">to the</a> <a href="/greek/40.htm" title="40: hagiois (Adj-DMP) -- Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred.">saints.</a> 4For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed—ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_timothy/6-12.htm">1 Timothy 6:12</a> Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses. <a href="/2_timothy/4-7.htm">2 Timothy 4:7</a> I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. <a href="/philippians/1-27.htm">Philippians 1:27</a> Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending together as one for the faith of the gospel, <a href="/1_corinthians/16-13.htm">1 Corinthians 16:13</a> Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong. <a href="/2_peter/1-1.htm">2 Peter 1:1</a> Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours: <a href="/ephesians/6-12.htm">Ephesians 6:12</a> For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. <a href="/1_peter/5-9.htm">1 Peter 5:9</a> Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering. <a href="/2_peter/3-1.htm">2 Peter 3:1-2</a> Beloved, this is now my second letter to you. Both of them are reminders to stir you to wholesome thinking / by recalling what was foretold by the holy prophets and commanded by our Lord and Savior through your apostles. <a href="/hebrews/10-23.htm">Hebrews 10:23</a> Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful. <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:2</a> As you are aware, we had already endured suffering and shameful treatment in Philippi. But in the face of strong opposition, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God. <a href="/romans/15-30.htm">Romans 15:30</a> Now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me. <a href="/2_corinthians/10-3.htm">2 Corinthians 10:3-5</a> For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh. / The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. / We demolish arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. <a href="/galatians/1-23.htm">Galatians 1:23</a> They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.” <a href="/acts/6-7.htm">Acts 6:7</a> So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith. <a href="/1_john/4-1.htm">1 John 4:1</a> Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write to you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write to you, and exhort you that you should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered to the saints.when.<a href="/romans/15-15.htm">Romans 15:15,16</a> Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you in some sort, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me of God, … <a href="/galatians/6-11.htm">Galatians 6:11</a> Ye see how large a letter I have written unto you with mine own hand.<a href="/hebrews/13-22.htm">Hebrews 13:22</a> And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words.common.<a href="/isaiah/45-17.htm">Isaiah 45:17,22</a> But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end… <a href="/acts/4-12.htm">Acts 4:12</a> Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.<a href="/acts/13-46.htm">Acts 13:46,47</a> Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles… that ye.<a href="/nehemiah/13-25.htm">Nehemiah 13:25</a> And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.<a href="/jeremiah/9-3.htm">Jeremiah 9:3</a> And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.<a href="/acts/6-8.htm">Acts 6:8-10</a> And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people… which.<a href="/deuteronomy/9-10.htm">Deuteronomy 9:10</a> And the LORD delivered unto me two tables of stone written with the finger of God; and on them was written according to all the words, which the LORD spake with you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly.<a href="/deuteronomy/21-9.htm">Deuteronomy 21:9</a> So shalt thou put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD.<a href="/acts/20-27.htm">Acts 20:27</a> For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.the saints.<a href="/ephesians/1-1.htm">Ephesians 1:1</a> Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:<a href="/philippians/1-1.htm">Philippians 1:1</a> Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:<a href="/colossians/1-2.htm">Colossians 1:2</a> To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_peter/2-18.htm">Appealing</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-17.htm">Begin</a> <a href="/jude/1-1.htm">Beloved</a> <a href="/james/5-13.htm">Cheer</a> <a href="/1_john/2-21.htm">Common</a> <a href="/acts/28-19.htm">Constrained</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-24.htm">Contend</a> <a href="/3_john/1-11.htm">Dear</a> <a href="/1_john/2-1.htm">Defense</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-21.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-10.htm">Diligence</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-2.htm">Eager</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-14.htm">Earnestly</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-15.htm">Effort</a> <a href="/1_peter/5-1.htm">Exhort</a> <a href="/1_peter/5-12.htm">Exhorting</a> <a href="/3_john/1-8.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-8.htm">Felt</a> <a href="/2_john/1-4.htm">Find</a> <a href="/3_john/1-14.htm">Friends</a> <a href="/jude/1-1.htm">God's</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-21.htm">Handed</a> <a href="/3_john/1-9.htm">Letter</a> <a href="/1_john/1-9.htm">Making</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-16.htm">Necessity</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-3.htm">Needful</a> <a href="/1_john/2-18.htm">Once</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-1.htm">Saints</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-15.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-10.htm">Vigorous</a> <a href="/3_john/1-13.htm">Write</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/16-9.htm">Appealing</a> <a href="/revelation/10-7.htm">Begin</a> <a href="/jude/1-17.htm">Beloved</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-5.htm">Cheer</a> <a href="/revelation/17-13.htm">Common</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-23.htm">Constrained</a> <a href="/genesis/6-3.htm">Contend</a> <a href="/jude/1-17.htm">Dear</a> <a href="/numbers/14-9.htm">Defense</a> <a href="/jude/1-5.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/ezra/5-8.htm">Diligence</a> <a href="/revelation/13-10.htm">Eager</a> <a href="/genesis/31-30.htm">Earnestly</a> <a href="/numbers/13-20.htm">Effort</a> <a href="/acts/2-40.htm">Exhort</a> <a href="/acts/2-40.htm">Exhorting</a> <a href="/jude/1-20.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/genesis/2-25.htm">Felt</a> <a href="/revelation/2-2.htm">Find</a> <a href="/jude/1-17.htm">Friends</a> <a href="/jude/1-21.htm">God's</a> <a href="/genesis/23-20.htm">Handed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-14.htm">Letter</a> <a href="/jude/1-20.htm">Making</a> <a href="/mark/2-25.htm">Necessity</a> <a href="/ezra/7-20.htm">Needful</a> <a href="/jude/1-5.htm">Once</a> <a href="/jude/1-14.htm">Saints</a> <a href="/revelation/7-10.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/exodus/1-19.htm">Vigorous</a> <a href="/revelation/1-11.htm">Write</a><div class="vheading2">Jude 1</div>1. <a href="/jude/1-1.htm">He exhorts them to be constant in the profession of the faith.</a> 4. <a href="/jude/1-4.htm">false teachers crept in to seduce them, for whose evil doctrine a horrible punishment is prepared;</a> 20. <a href="/jude/1-20.htm">whereas the godly may persevere, grow in grace, and keep the faith.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The use of "beloved" is common in New Testament epistles, reflecting the familial bond among early Christians (e.g., 1 <a href="/john/3-2.htm">John 3:2</a>). It underscores the pastoral care and concern Jude has for his readers.Although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share Jude initially intended to write a more general letter celebrating the common salvation shared by believers. This shared salvation refers to the gospel message of Jesus Christ, emphasizing unity in the core tenets of Christian faith. The phrase suggests that Jude's original intent was to encourage and affirm the believers in their shared experience of grace and redemption.I felt it necessary to write and urge you Jude's shift in focus from a general letter to a more urgent appeal indicates a pressing issue within the community. The necessity to write suggests an immediate threat to the faith, likely from false teachings or heretical influences. This urgency is mirrored in other New Testament writings, such as Paul's letters to the Galatians, where he addresses similar concerns about false doctrines.To contend earnestly for the faith The call to "contend earnestly" implies a vigorous defense of the Christian faith. The Greek word used here, "epagonizomai," conveys the idea of a struggle or fight, indicating that maintaining doctrinal purity requires active effort. This echoes Paul's exhortation to Timothy to "fight the good fight of the faith" (<a href="/1_timothy/6-12.htm">1 Timothy 6:12</a>), highlighting the spiritual battle against false teachings.Entrusted once for all to the saints The faith referred to is the apostolic teaching and doctrine handed down to the early church. "Once for all" emphasizes the completeness and finality of this revelation, suggesting that no new doctrines are needed beyond what has been delivered. The term "saints" refers to all believers, indicating that this faith is a collective responsibility. This aligns with the idea in <a href="/hebrews/1.htm">Hebrews 1:1-2</a>, where God’s final revelation is through His Son, Jesus Christ, and the teachings of the apostles.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jude.htm">Jude</a> The author of the epistle, traditionally identified as Jude, the brother of James and half-brother of Jesus. He writes with authority and concern for the early Christian community. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_beloved.htm">The Beloved</a> The recipients of the letter, likely early Christians who are being encouraged to stand firm in their faith amidst false teachings. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_faith.htm">The Faith</a> Refers to the core doctrines and beliefs of Christianity that were delivered to the saints. This faith is described as being "entrusted once for all," indicating its completeness and unchanging nature. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_saints.htm">The Saints</a> The believers who have been set apart by God. In this context, it refers to all Christians who have received the faith. 5. <a href="/topical/c/contending_for_the_faith.htm">Contending for the Faith</a> The central action Jude urges, implying a struggle or fight to maintain the purity and truth of Christian doctrine against false teachings.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_urgency_of_contending_for_the_faith.htm">The Urgency of Contending for the Faith</a> Jude emphasizes the necessity of defending the faith, highlighting the urgency and importance of maintaining doctrinal purity in the face of false teachings. <a href="/topical/t/the_unchanging_nature_of_the_faith.htm">The Unchanging Nature of the Faith</a> The faith was "entrusted once for all," indicating its completeness and the responsibility of believers to preserve it without alteration. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_every_believer.htm">The Role of Every Believer</a> Contending for the faith is not just for church leaders but for all believers, who are called to be vigilant and proactive in their defense of the gospel. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_community.htm">The Importance of Community</a> Jude addresses the "beloved," underscoring the importance of community in supporting one another in the faith and standing together against false teachings. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_preparedness.htm">Spiritual Preparedness</a> Believers must be spiritually prepared, equipped with knowledge of the Scriptures and a strong relationship with God, to effectively contend for the faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jude_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jude 1</a> <a href="/q/current_challenges_for_the_church.htm">What challenges is the Church currently facing?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_i_defend_my_faith_effectively.htm">How do I defend my faith effectively?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_defend_faith_from_falsehoods.htm">How can we contend for the faith against false teachings?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_ifca_international.htm">What is IFCA International?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jude/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3, 4) The purpose and occasion of the Letter.(3) Beloved.--"Very unusual at the beginning of an Epistle; <a href="/jude/1-2.htm" title2="Mercy to you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.">Jude 1:2</a>, is the only other example It indicates, possibly, the writer's wish to be brief and get to his subject at once; and, as his subject is a very unpleasing one, he hastens to assure his readers of affection for them, to prevent his strong language from offending them.When I gave all diligence.--Better, in giving all diligence: i.e., in having it much at heart. Wiclif and Rheims are nearly right. The expression is unique in the New Testament--<a href="/2_peter/1-5.htm" title2="And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;">2Peter 1:5</a> is similar, but the Greek for "giving" differs in verb and tense from the word used here.Of the common salvation.--The best MSS. insert "our"--of our common salvation: i.e., of those things which pertain to the salvation of us all. (Comp. <a href="/titus/1-4.htm" title2="To Titus, my own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.">Titus 1:4</a>.) Some would take these words after "it was needful for me to write unto you." The Authorised version is better.It was needful for me to write unto you.--Better, I found it necessary to write at once to you, St. Jude had intended to write on general grounds; then the circumstances stated in <a href="/jude/1-4.htm" title2="For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.">Jude 1:4</a> made him write immediately for the special purpose of warning them against a pressing danger. The "at once" comes from the tense, which is present in the first clause, aorist in the second. That St. Jude had intended to write a longer letter is pure conjecture, for which there is no evidence. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jude/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 3. - The author's reason for writing. The statement of this is introduced by the conciliatory address, beloved - a form of address found twice again in this short Epistle (verses 17, 20). It occurs at great turning-points in all the Catholic Epistles, except for an obvious reason in 2 John. (See <a href="/james/1-16.htm">James 1:16, 19</a>; <a href="/james/2-5.htm">James 2:5</a> (who couples the term "brethren" with it); <a href="/1_peter/2-11.htm">1 Peter 2:11</a>; <a href="/1_peter/4-12.htm">1 Peter 4:12</a>; <a href="/2_peter/3-1.htm">2 Peter 3:1, 8, 14, 17</a>; <a href="/1_john/3-2.htm">1 John 3:2, 21</a>; <a href="/1_john/4-1.htm">1 John 4:1, 7, 11</a> 3John 2, 5, 11.) It is frequent also in the Pauline Epistles. It is only here, however, and in <a href="/3_john/1.htm">3 John 1:2</a> that it is introduced so near the beginning of an Epistle. The statement itself contains several expressions which demand notice. The phrase which the Authorized Version renders, When I gave all diligence, is better rendered, while I was giving all diligence, with the Revised Version. In this particular form it occurs nowhere else in the New Testament; but it has close parallels in <a href="/2_peter/1-5.htm">2 Peter 1:5</a> and <a href="/hebrews/6-11.htm">Hebrews 6:11</a>. The noun is the same as is translated "diligence" in <a href="/romans/12-8.htm">Romans 12:8</a>, and "business" in <a href="/romans/12-11.htm">Romans 12:11</a>. It is not certain whether the phrase expresses action here as well as earnest desire; but it indicates the position of the author, whether as seriously bethinking himself to write, or actually engaged in the task, when he had occasion to send the counsels given in this Epistle. The subject on which he had thought of addressing them was the common salvation - the term "salvation" meaning here neither the doctrine nor the means of redemption, but the grace of redemption itself. And this grace is designated "common," or, as the better reading gives it, "our common salvation;" not with reference to any contrast of Jew with Gentile, but simply as a grace open to all, and in which writer and readers had an equal interest (comp. <a href="/acts/2-44.htm">Acts 2:44</a>; <a href="/acts/4-32.htm">Acts 4:32</a>; and especially the "common faith" of <a href="/titus/1-4.htm">Titus 1:4</a>). The "like precious faith' of <a href="/2_peter/1-1.htm">2 Peter 1:1</a> is a stronger expression, and probably points to a distinction, formerly existent, but now removed, between Jew and Gentile. The next phrase is rendered too weakly by the Authorized Version, It was needful for me to write unto you. Neither does the Revised Version quite bring out the idea when it substitutes, I was constrained to write unto you. What is in view is an objective necessity; certain circumstances which had arisen and imperatively demanded writing. So that we might translate it, "necessity arose for me to write," or, "an emergency occurred constraining me to write." He was thus induced to write in the way of exhorting them. The particular subject of the exhortation is described as the duty of contending earnestly for the faith; the contention being expressed by a strong term somewhat analogous to that used by Paul in <a href="/philippians/1-27.htm">Philippians 1:27</a>, and the "faith" being taken, not in the subjective sense of the quality or grace of belief, but in the objective sense of the things believed. This "faith" is declared to have been delivered once for all (so, with the Revised Version; not once delivered, as the Authorized Version puts it, which might mean "once on a time") to the saints. It is not stated by whom the deliverance was made. The unexpressed subject may be God, as some suppose who point to the analogy of <a href="/1_corinthians/11-23.htm">1 Corinthians 11:23</a> and 1 Cor 15:3; or it may be the apostles, as others hold who look to the analogy of such passages as <a href="/1_corinthians/11-2.htm">1 Corinthians 11:2</a>; <a href="/2_peter/2-21.htm">2 Peter 2:21</a>, and especially the seventeenth verse of the present Epistle itself. The main point is, not the author or the instruments of the deliverance, but the fact that such a deliverance has taken place. What has been transmitted is carefully defined, not, indeed, as a system of doctrine, but at least as a sum or deposit of things necessary to be believed. This is said to have been given once for all, so that there is no repetition or extension of the gift. It is described; further, as committed, not to the Church as an organization, nor to any particular office-bearers, but to the saints in general. <a href="/commentaries/jude/1-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Beloved, Ἀγαπητοί (Agapētoi) Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_27.htm">Strong's 27: </a> From agapao; beloved. [although] I made ποιούμενος (poioumenos) Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. every πᾶσαν (pasan) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. effort σπουδὴν (spoudēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4710.htm">Strong's 4710: </a> (a) speed, haste, (b) diligence, earnestness, enthusiasm. From speudo; 'speed', i.e. despatch, eagerness, earnestness. to write γράφειν (graphein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_1125.htm">Strong's 1125: </a> A primary verb; to 'grave', especially to write; figuratively, to describe. you ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. about περὶ (peri) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_4012.htm">Strong's 4012: </a> From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time. the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. salvation σωτηρίας (sōtērias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4991.htm">Strong's 4991: </a> Feminine of a derivative of soter as noun; rescue or safety. we ἡμῶν (hēmōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. share, κοινῆς (koinēs) Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2839.htm">Strong's 2839: </a> Probably from sun; common, i.e. shared by all or several, or profane. I felt ἔσχον (eschon) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. it necessary ἀνάγκην (anankēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_318.htm">Strong's 318: </a> From ana and the base of agkale; constraint; by implication, distress. to write γράψαι (grapsai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_1125.htm">Strong's 1125: </a> A primary verb; to 'grave', especially to write; figuratively, to describe. [and] urge παρακαλῶν (parakalōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3870.htm">Strong's 3870: </a> From para and kaleo; to call near, i.e. Invite, invoke. you ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. to contend earnestly ἐπαγωνίζεσθαι (epagōnizesthai) Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive <a href="/greek/strongs_1864.htm">Strong's 1864: </a> To contend earnestly for. From epi and agonizomai; to struggle for. for the τῇ (tē) Article - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. faith πίστει (pistei) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4102.htm">Strong's 4102: </a> Faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness. entrusted παραδοθείσῃ (paradotheisē) Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3860.htm">Strong's 3860: </a> From para and didomi; to surrender, i.e yield up, intrust, transmit. once for all ἅπαξ (hapax) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_530.htm">Strong's 530: </a> Once, once for all. Probably from hapas; one time. to the τοῖς (tois) Article - Dative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. saints. ἁγίοις (hagiois) Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_40.htm">Strong's 40: </a> Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jude/1-3.htm">Jude 1:3 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jude/1-3.htm">Jude 1:3 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jude/1-3.htm">Jude 1:3 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jude/1-3.htm">Jude 1:3 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jude/1-3.htm">Jude 1:3 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jude/1-3.htm">Jude 1:3 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jude/1-3.htm">Jude 1:3 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jude/1-3.htm">Jude 1:3 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jude/1-3.htm">Jude 1:3 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jude/1-3.htm">Jude 1:3 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jude/1-3.htm">NT Letters: Jude 1:3 Beloved while I was very eager (Jud. 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