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Jude 1:22
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Have mercy on those who waver;
And of some haue compassion, making a difference:
And of some have compassion, making a difference:
And have mercy on those who doubt;
And have mercy on some, who are doubting;
Show mercy to some people who have doubts.
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.
Be helpful to all who may have doubts.
Rebuke some who are disputing;
And of some have compassion, making a difference,
Help those who have doubts.
And haue compassion of some, in putting difference:
And on some of them whoever they may be, heap coals of fire:
Show mercy toward those who have doubts;
And have mercy on those who doubt,
And pity some, making a distinction.
And have mercy on some, who are doubting;
And on some have mercy, who are in doubt;
And have pity on those who are in doubt;
On some have compassion, making a distinction,
Show mercy to those who have doubts.
(1:23a) And some of them snatch from the fire.
And some of them, snatch ye from the fire.
And haue compassion of some, seperatyng them:
And on some have mercy, who are in doubt;
On some have compassion, making a distinction,
And some, that are wavering, convince; Some save, snatching them out of the fire;
Some, when they argue with you, you must endeavor to convince;
And repreue ye these men that ben demed,
And on some have mercy, who are in doubt;
And of some have compassion, making a difference:
And have mercy on those who waver;
And on some have compassion, making a distinction; [fn]
And you must show mercy to those whose faith is wavering.
Have loving-kindness for those who doubt.
And have mercy on some who are wavering;
And, on some, indeed, have mercy, - such as are in doubt, be saving, out of the fire, snatching them;
And some indeed reprove, being judged:
And convince some, who doubt;
And have compassion on some separatynge them:
and to some be kind, judging thoroughly,
And haue copassion on some, separatinge the:
Make use of your discernment; some reprove:
When someone is having a hard time and having doubts, don't kick them when they're down.
And have mercy on some, who are doubting;
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Cross-References
And there was evening, and there was morning-the third day.
And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.
God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth."
Bring out all the living creatures that are with you-birds, livestock, and everything that crawls upon the ground-so that they can spread out over the earth and be fruitful and multiply upon it."
And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.
But Laban replied, "If I have found favor in your eyes, please stay. I have learned by divination that the LORD has blessed me because of you."
Indeed, you had very little before my arrival, but now your wealth has increased many times over. The LORD has blessed you wherever I set foot. But now, when may I also provide for my own household?"
And God told him, "I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation-even a company of nations-shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you.
I will turn toward you and make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will fulfill My covenant with you.
Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He feeds on grass like an ox.
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.
