Jude 1:22

Mace New Testament

Make use of your discernment; some reprove:

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Have mercy on those who waver;

King James Version (1611)
And of some haue compassion, making a difference:

King James Version
And of some have compassion, making a difference:

English Standard Version
And have mercy on those who doubt;

New American Standard Bible
And have mercy on some, who are doubting;

New Century Version
Show mercy to some people who have doubts.

THE MESSAGE
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.

Berean Standard Bible
And indeed, have mercy on those who doubt;

Contemporary English Version
Be helpful to all who may have doubts.

Complete Jewish Bible
Rebuke some who are disputing;

Darby Translation
And of some have compassion, making a difference,

Easy-to-Read Version
Help those who have doubts.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And haue compassion of some, in putting difference:

George Lamsa Translation
And on some of them whoever they may be, heap coals of fire:

Good News Translation
Show mercy toward those who have doubts;

Lexham English Bible
And have mercy on those who doubt,

Literal Translation
And pity some, making a distinction.

Amplified Bible
And have mercy on some, who are doubting;

American Standard Version
And on some have mercy, who are in doubt;

Bible in Basic English
And have pity on those who are in doubt;

Hebrew Names Version
On some have compassion, making a distinction,

International Standard Version
Show mercy to those who have doubts.

Etheridge Translation
(1:23a) And some of them snatch from the fire.

Murdock Translation
And some of them, snatch ye from the fire.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And haue compassion of some, seperatyng them:

English Revised Version
And on some have mercy, who are in doubt;

World English Bible
On some have compassion, making a distinction,

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And some, that are wavering, convince; Some save, snatching them out of the fire;

Weymouth's New Testament
Some, when they argue with you, you must endeavor to convince;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And repreue ye these men that ben demed,

Update Bible Version
And on some have mercy, who are in doubt;

Webster's Bible Translation
And of some have compassion, making a difference:

New English Translation
And have mercy on those who waver;

New King James Version
And on some have compassion, making a distinction; [fn]

New Living Translation
And you must show mercy to those whose faith is wavering.

New Life Bible
Have loving-kindness for those who doubt.

New Revised Standard
And have mercy on some who are wavering;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, on some, indeed, have mercy, - such as are in doubt, be saving, out of the fire, snatching them;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And some indeed reprove, being judged:

Revised Standard Version
And convince some, who doubt;

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And have compassion on some separatynge them:

Young's Literal Translation
and to some be kind, judging thoroughly,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And haue copassion on some, separatinge the:

Simplified Cowboy Version
When someone is having a hard time and having doubts, don't kick them when they're down.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And have mercy on some, who are doubting;

Contextual Overview

¹⁵ to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the impious among them, of all the impious actions they have committed, and of all the injurious expressions, which impious sinners have utter'd against him." ¹⁶ These are murmurers, complainers, who pursue their own passions: their language swells with flattery, which they offer to the personages of men from a prospect of gain. ¹⁷ As for you, my beloved, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ have formerly told you. ¹⁸ for they assur'd you, there would be impostors in the last days, who would follow their own impious passions. ¹⁹ these are they who distinguish themselves, though they are sensual, and have nothing that is spiritual. ²⁰ but you, my brethren, improve yourselves in your most holy faith, present your addresses by the holy spirit, ²¹ and thereby cultivate the divine favour, in the expectation of eternal life by the mercy of Jesus Christ our Lord. ²² Make use of your discernment; some reprove: ²³ of others be compassionately tender, snatching them, as it were, out of the fire: and avoid even the garment of the infected. ²⁴ Now to him that is able to keep you from falling, and make you appear in his glorious presence, without defect, and full of joy:

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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.