Jude 1:20
But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
Jude 1:20 in other translations
| BSB | But you, beloved, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, |
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| WEB | But you, beloved, keep building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit. |
| ASV | But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, |
| YLT | And ye, beloved, on your most holy faith building yourselves up, in the Holy Spirit praying, |
| DARBY | But ye, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, |
| BBE | But you, my loved ones, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, and making prayers in the Holy Spirit, |
| Webster | But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying by the Holy Spirit, |
What does Jude 1:20 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Barnes' Notes
Praying in the Holy Ghost. Eph 6:18.
(e) "building up" Col 2:7 (f) "praying" Eph 6:18 (++) "Ghost" "By the Holy Spirit"
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jude 1:17-23
Sensual men separate from Christ, and his church, and join themselves to the devil, the world, and the flesh, by ungodly and sinful practices. That is infinitely worse than to separate from any branch of the visible church on account of opinions, or modes and circumstances of outward government or worship. Sensual men have not the spirit of holiness, which whoever has not, does not belong to Christ. The grace of…
Jude 1:20 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Jude 1:20
- Ephesians 6:18
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
- Romans 8:26-27
Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
- 1 Corinthians 14:15
What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.
- Colossians 2:7
Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:11
Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.
- 1 Corinthians 14:4-5
He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church. I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.
- Romans 8:15
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
- Acts 9:31
Then had the churches rest throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.
- Ephesians 4:29
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
- 1 Corinthians 14:26
How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.
- Galatians 4:6
And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
- Ephesians 4:16
From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ac 9:31; Ro 15:2; 1Co 1:8; 10:23; 14:4,5,26; Eph 4:12,16,29; Col 2:7
1Th 5:11; 1Ti 1:4
Gr. most.
Ac 15:9; 26:18; 2Ti 1:5; Tit 1:1; Jas 2:22; 2Pe 1:1; 1Jo 5:4
Re 13:10
praying.
Zec 12:10; Ro 8:15,26,27; 1Co 14:15; Ga 4:6; Eph 6:18
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain
Context
- Jude 1:19
These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.
- Jude 1:20
But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
- Jude 1:21
Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
Jude 1:20 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas vosotros, oh amados, edificándoos sobre vuestra santísima fe, orando por el Espíritu Santo, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Mais vous, bien-aimés, vous édifiant vous-mêmes sur votre très sainte foi, priant par le Saint Esprit, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Ihr aber, Geliebte, euch selbst erbauend auf euren allerheiligsten Glauben, betend im Heiligen Geiste, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Vos autem carissimi superædificantes vosmetipsos sanctissimæ vestræ fidei, in Spiritu Sancto orantes, |