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Jude 1:1–3

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JUDE, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:
Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.
Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.
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From verse 1

  1. 1 Peter 1:5Rank 1 from verse 1
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    5Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

  2. 1 Thessalonians 5:23Rank 2 from verse 1
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    23And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  3. 1 Peter 2:9Rank 3 from verse 1
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    9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

  4. 2 Timothy 1:9Rank 4 from verse 1
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    9Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

  5. John 14:22Rank 5 from verse 1
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    22Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?

  6. John 17:15Rank 6 from verse 1
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    15I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.

  7. Romans 1:1Rank 7 from verse 1
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    1PAUL, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

  8. 1 Peter 5:10Rank 8 from verse 1
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    10But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

  9. Hebrews 3:1Rank 9 from verse 1
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    1WHEREFORE, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;

  10. 2 Peter 1:1Rank 10 from verse 1
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    1SIMON Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:

  11. Romans 8:30Rank 11 from verse 1
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    30Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

  12. 1 Thessalonians 2:12Rank 12 from verse 1
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    12That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.

  13. 2 Thessalonians 2:13–14Rank 13 from verse 1
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    13But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

    14Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  14. 2 Timothy 4:18Rank 14 from verse 1
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    18And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

  15. John 15:16Rank 15 from verse 1
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    16Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

  16. Romans 6:22Rank 16 from verse 1
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    22But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

  17. Romans 9:24Rank 17 from verse 1
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    24Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?

  18. 1 Corinthians 1:2Rank 18 from verse 1
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    2Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:

  19. 1 Corinthians 6:11Rank 19 from verse 1
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    11And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

  20. 1 Peter 1:2Rank 20 from verse 1
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    2Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.

  21. Acts 27:23Rank 21 from verse 1
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    23For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,

  22. Ephesians 5:26Rank 22 from verse 1
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    26That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

  23. James 1:1Rank 23 from verse 1
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    1JAMES, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.

  24. John 10:28–30Rank 24 from verse 1
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    28And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

    29My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.

    30I and my Father are one.

  25. John 12:26Rank 25 from verse 1
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    26If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.

  26. John 17:11–12Rank 26 from verse 1
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    11And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.

    12While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.

  27. John 6:39Rank 27 from verse 1
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    39And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.

  28. Luke 6:16Rank 28 from verse 1
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    16And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor.

  29. Romans 16:18Rank 29 from verse 1
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    18For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

  30. Acts 1:13Rank 30 from verse 1
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    13And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphæus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.

  31. Acts 20:32Rank 31 from verse 1
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    32And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

  32. John 17:17Rank 32 from verse 1
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    17Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

  33. John 17:19Rank 33 from verse 1
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    19And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.

  34. Mark 3:18Rank 34 from verse 1
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    18And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphæus, and Thaddæus, and Simon the Canaanite,

  35. Matthew 10:3Rank 35 from verse 1
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    3Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphæus, and Lebbæus, whose surname was Thaddæus;

From verse 2

  1. 2 Peter 1:2Rank 1 from verse 2
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    2Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,

  2. 1 Peter 1:2Rank 2 from verse 2
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    2Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.

  3. Revelation 1:4–6Rank 3 from verse 2
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    4JOHN to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;

    5And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

    6And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

  4. Romans 1:7Rank 4 from verse 2
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    7To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

From verse 3

  1. 1 Timothy 6:12Rank 1 from verse 3
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    12Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

  2. Philippians 1:27Rank 2 from verse 3
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    27Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

  3. Jude 1:20Rank 3 from verse 3
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    20But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,

  4. 2 Timothy 1:13Rank 4 from verse 3
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    13Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

  5. Titus 1:4Rank 5 from verse 3
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    4To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.

  6. 2 Timothy 4:7–8Rank 6 from verse 3
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    7I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

    8Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

  7. Revelation 12:11Rank 7 from verse 3
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    11And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

  8. Revelation 2:10Rank 8 from verse 3
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    10Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

  9. 1 Timothy 1:18Rank 9 from verse 3
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    18This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;

  10. Galatians 2:5Rank 10 from verse 3
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    5To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.

  11. Acts 4:12Rank 11 from verse 3
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    12Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

  12. Deuteronomy 9:10Rank 12 from verse 3
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    10And the Lord delivered unto me two tables of stone written with the finger of God; and on them was written according to all the words, which the Lord spake with you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly.

  13. Hebrews 13:22Rank 13 from verse 3
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    22And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words.

  14. 1 Corinthians 15:3Rank 14 from verse 3
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    3For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

  15. Acts 13:46–47Rank 15 from verse 3
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    46Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

    47For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.

  16. Acts 18:28Rank 16 from verse 3
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    28For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.

  17. Acts 9:22Rank 17 from verse 3
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    22But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.

  18. Isaiah 45:22Rank 18 from verse 3
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    22Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.

  19. 1 Thessalonians 2:2Rank 19 from verse 3
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    2But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.

  20. Romans 15:15–16Rank 20 from verse 3
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    15Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you in some sort, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me of God,

    16That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.

  21. 1 Peter 5:12Rank 21 from verse 3
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    12By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand.

  22. 2 Peter 1:1Rank 22 from verse 3
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    1SIMON Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:

  23. 2 Peter 1:12–15Rank 23 from verse 3
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    12Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth.

    13Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;

    14Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.

    15Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.

  24. 2 Peter 3:1–2Rank 24 from verse 3
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    1THIS second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:

    2That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:

  25. Acts 17:3Rank 25 from verse 3
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    3Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.

  26. Acts 18:4–6Rank 26 from verse 3
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    4And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.

    5And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.

    6And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.

  27. Acts 20:27Rank 27 from verse 3
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    27For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.

  28. Acts 28:28Rank 28 from verse 3
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    28Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.

  29. Acts 6:8–10Rank 29 from verse 3
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    8And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.

    9¶ Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.

    10And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.

  30. Ephesians 1:1Rank 30 from verse 3
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    1PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:

  31. Galatians 6:11Rank 31 from verse 3
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    11Ye see how large a letter I have written unto you with mine own hand.

  32. Isaiah 45:17Rank 32 from verse 3
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    17But Israel shall be saved in the Lord with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.

  33. Jeremiah 9:3Rank 33 from verse 3
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    3And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the Lord.

  34. Colossians 1:2Rank 34 from verse 3
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    2To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  35. Deuteronomy 21:9Rank 35 from verse 3
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    9So shalt thou put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the Lord.

  36. Galatians 3:28Rank 36 from verse 3
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    28There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

  37. Jude 1:17Rank 37 from verse 3
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    17But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;

  38. Nehemiah 13:25Rank 38 from verse 3
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    25And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.

  39. Philippians 1:1Rank 39 from verse 3
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    1PAUL and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:

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Jude 1:1

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servant

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One who serves another; a worker, attendant, subject, bondservant, or appointed minister.

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Jesus Christ

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The eternal Word and Son of God, the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, God manifest in the flesh.

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Christ

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The Anointed One; the same title as Messias.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828

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brother

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Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.

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father

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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

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preserved

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of preserve, meaning to keep safe from harm, loss, decay, or destruction; to protect, maintain, or save.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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called

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Jude 1:2

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mercy

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Compassion or pity shown to the distressed or guilty; kindness that withholds deserved harm.

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you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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peace

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Freedom from war, strife, disturbance, or inward trouble; quietness, reconciliation, safety, or well-being.

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love

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Sense 1: Affection, attachment, delight, goodwill, commitment, or devotion. Sense 2: To regard with affection or devotion. Sense 3: A beloved person.

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multiplied

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Made or became more numerous or abundant; increased in number, amount, extent, or degree.

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Jude 1:3

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gave

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1. Bestowed, delivered, or granted. 2. Caused or appointed.

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diligence

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Earnest, careful, attentive, and persistent effort; prompt application of oneself to accomplish what is required.

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write

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Sense 1: To form letters or words, inscribe, record, compose, copy, or communicate in writing. Sense 2: By figure, to impress and establish something upon the heart or mind.

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you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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common

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Sense 1: Shared jointly by more than one. Sense 2: General, usual, ordinary, or belonging to the public rather than specially distinguished. Sense 3: Not holy, set apart, or ceremonially clean; profane or unclean.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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should

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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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contend

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1. To strive against or oppose, whether in battle, dispute, or judgment. 2. To strive earnestly for or in support of a person or cause.

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faith

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Sense 1: The substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen; trust, confidence, belief, persuasion, or reliance. Sense 2: Faithfulness, fidelity, or trustworthiness. Sense 3: The revealed truth or gospel believed and kept.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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once

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Sense 1: One time or a single occurrence. Sense 2: At once: at the same instant or together. Sense 3: Formerly; at an earlier time. Sense 4: When once: when the stated point has been reached.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

delivered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of deliver. Sense 1: To rescue, save, free, or bring safely out of danger or bondage. Sense 2: To hand over, give up, or place into another's power or possession. Sense 3: To bring forth, convey, declare, or commit something to another. Sense 4: To give birth or be delivered of a child.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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1:1JUDE, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:

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1:2Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.

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1:3Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.

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1:4For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

1:5I 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.

1:6And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

1:7Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.

1:8Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.

1:9Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.

1:10But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.

1:11Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.

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