Although you are fully aware of this, I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt, He destroyed those who did not believe.
Parallel translations
- WEB Now I desire to remind you, though you already know this, that the Lord, having saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who didn’t believe.
- KJV I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.
- NKJV But I want to remind you, though you once knew this, that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.
- NASB Now I want to remind you, though you know everything once and for all, that the Lord, after saving a people out of the land of Egypt, subsequently destroyed those who did not believe.
- NLT So I want to remind you, though you already know these things, that Jesus first rescued the nation of Israel from Egypt, but later he destroyed those who did not remain faithful.
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Quick answer
Jude reminds readers that the Lord saved Israel out of Egypt but later destroyed those among them who did not believe.
Overview
Drawing on the wilderness generation (Numbers 14), Jude warns that being part of the covenant community is no guarantee against judgment for unbelief. The same Lord who delivers can also judge those who fall away in unbelief. This sobering example sets the pattern for the verses that follow and underscores that genuine faith, not mere association, marks God's true people.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Heb 3:16For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt?
- Num 26:64–65Among all these, however, there was not one who had been numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest when they counted the Israelites in the Wilderness of Sinai.
- 1 Cor 10:1–12I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea.
- Ps 106:26So He raised His hand and swore to cast them down in the wilderness,
- Num 14:22–37not one of the men who have seen My glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness—yet have tested Me and disobeyed Me these ten times—
- Deut 2:15–16Indeed, the LORD’s hand was against them, to eliminate them from the camp, until they had all perished.
- Rom 15:15However, I have written you a bold reminder on some points, because of the grace God has given me
- 2 Pet 1:12–13Therefore I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are established in the truth you now have.
- 2 Pet 3:1Beloved, this is now my second letter to you. Both of them are reminders to stir you to wholesome thinking
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