But you, my dear friends, must remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ predicted.
Parallel translations
- WEB But you, beloved, remember the words which have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- KJV But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
- BSB But you, beloved, remember what was foretold by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ
- NKJV But you, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ:
- NASB But you, beloved, ought to remember the words that were spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,
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Quick answer
Jude calls his beloved readers to remember the words the apostles of Jesus Christ spoke beforehand.
Overview
Turning from the false teachers to his readers, Jude tenderly addresses them as "beloved" and grounds them in apostolic teaching. The presence of scoffers should not surprise them, for the apostles had foretold it. Standing firm comes through remembering and holding fast to the trustworthy words already given by Christ's appointed messengers.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- 2 Pet 3:2that you should remember the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and the commandment of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior:
- 1 Jn 4:6We are of God. He who knows God listens to us. He who is not of God doesn’t listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
- Eph 4:11He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;
- Acts 20:35In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
- Mal 4:4“Remember the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded to him in Horeb for all Israel, even statutes and ordinances.
- Eph 2:20being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;
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