to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord before all time, and now, and for all eternity. Amen.
Parallel translations
- WEB to God our Savior, who alone is wise, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen.
- KJV To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.
- NKJV To God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever. Amen.
- NASB to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority before all time and now and forever. Amen.
- NLT All glory to him who alone is God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord. All glory, majesty, power, and authority are his before all time, and in the present, and beyond all time! Amen.
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Quick answer
Jude ascribes glory, majesty, dominion, and power to the only wise God our Savior through Jesus Christ, forever.
Overview
The letter closes by giving all praise to God, who alone is wise and is our Savior, through the mediation of Jesus Christ our Lord. The attributes of glory, majesty, dominion, and power, spanning past, present, and future, exalt God's supremacy over every threat the letter has named. Ending in worship, Jude reminds believers that contending for the faith ultimately serves the eternal glory of the saving God.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 31
- 1 Tim 1:17Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
- Rev 5:13–14And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever!”
- John 5:44How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
- 1 Pet 5:10–11And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.
- Rev 4:9–11And whenever the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to the One seated on the throne who lives forever and ever,
- Rom 11:36For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.
- Isa 12:2Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
- Ps 147:5Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.
- Rev 1:6who has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen.
- Titus 2:13as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
- Matt 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
- Heb 13:8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
- Dan 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.
- 1 Chr 29:11Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all.
- Eph 3:21to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
- Ps 72:18–19Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
- Rom 16:27to the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen.
- Isa 45:21Speak up and present your case—yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me.
- Titus 2:10not stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior.
- John 4:22You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.
- 2 Pet 3:18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
- Titus 1:3–4In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior.
- Titus 3:4But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,
- Ps 78:20When He struck the rock, water gushed out and torrents raged. But can He also give bread or supply His people with meat?”
- Eph 1:8that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.
- Ps 104:24How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.
- 1 Pet 4:11If anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
- 1 Tim 2:3This is good and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior,
- 2 Pet 1:1Simon 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:
- Eph 3:10His purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,
- Rom 11:33O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!
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Christ is the one who keeps his people from stumbling and presents them blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy — the object of contending faith.
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