Jude 1:20

Contemporary English Version

Dear friends, keep building on the foundation of your most holy faith, as the Holy Spirit helps you to pray.

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,

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

¹⁵ to judge everyone. He will punish all those ungodly people for all the evil things they have done. The Lord will surely punish those ungodly sinners for every evil thing they have ever said about him. ¹⁶ Now they are in for real trouble. They have followed Cain's example and have made the same mistake that Balaam did by caring only for money. They have also rebelled against God, just as Korah did. Because of all this, they will be destroyed. These people are filthy minded, and by their shameful and selfish actions they spoil the meals you eat together. They are like clouds blown along by the wind, but never bringing any rain. They are like leafless trees, uprooted and dead, and unable to produce fruit. Their shameful deeds show up like foam on wild ocean waves. They are like wandering stars forever doomed to the darkest pits of hell. Enoch was the seventh person after Adam, and he was talking about these people when he said: Look! The Lord is coming with thousands and thousands of holy angels to judge everyone. He will punish all those ungodly people for all the evil things they have done. The Lord will surely punish those ungodly sinners for every evil thing they have ever said about him. These people grumble and complain and live by their own selfish desires. They brag about themselves and flatter others to get what they want. ¹⁷ My dear friends, remember the warning you were given by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. ¹⁸ They told you that near the end of time, selfish and godless people would start making fun of God. ¹⁹ And now these people are already making you turn against each other. They think only about this life, and they don't have God's Spirit. ²⁰ Dear friends, keep building on the foundation of your most holy faith, as the Holy Spirit helps you to pray. ²¹ And keep in step with God's love, as you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to show how kind he is by giving you eternal life. ²² Be helpful to all who may have doubts. ²³ Rescue any who need to be saved, as you would rescue someone from a fire. Then with fear in your own hearts, have mercy on everyone who needs it. But hate even the clothes of those who have been made dirty by their filthy deeds. ²⁴Offer praise to God our Savior because of our Lord Jesus Christ! Only God can keep you from falling and make you pure and joyful in his glorious presence. Before time began and now and forevermore, God is worthy of glory, honor, power, and authority. Amen.

Bible Verse Review
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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
And that's what happened. God made the dome

Genesis 1:14

The Fourth Day

God said, "I command lights to appear in the sky and to separate day from night and to show the time for seasons, special days, and years.

Genesis 1:22
Then he gave the living creatures his blessing—he told the ocean creatures to live everywhere in the ocean and the birds to live everywhere on earth.

Genesis 1:24

The Sixth Day

God said, "I command the earth to give life to all kinds of tame animals, wild animals, and reptiles." And that's what happened.

Genesis 1:25
God made every one of them. Then he looked at what he had done, and it was good.

Genesis 1:30
And I have given the green plants as food for everything else that breathes. These will be food for animals, both wild and tame, and for birds.

Genesis 2:19
So the Lord took some soil and made animals and birds. He brought them to the man to see what names he would give each of them. Then the man named the tame animals and the birds and the wild animals. That's how they got their names. None of these was the right kind of partner for the man.

Genesis 8:17
Let out the birds, animals, and reptiles, so they can mate and live all over the earth."

1 Kings 4:33
He could talk about all kinds of plants, from large trees to small bushes, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.

Psalms 148:10
every wild and tame animal, all reptiles and birds, come praise the Lord !

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.