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Jude 1:17

“But you, beloved, remember the words spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus the Messiah,”

Jude 1:17 · direct translation from the Greek
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Allusion · 2 Peter 3:3

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Both texts announce that in the last times there will come scoffers who will walk according to their own desires; Jude attributes it to the apostles.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • ἐμπαῖκταιempaiktaiG1703ἐμπαῖκταιempaiktaiG1703“scoffer”
  • ἐπιθυμίαςepithymiasG1939ἐπιθυμίαςepithymiasG1939“desire, craving”
  • ἐσχάτουeschatouG2078ἐσχάτωνeschatōnG2078“last”
  • πορευόμενοιporeuomenoiG4198πορευόμενοιporeuomenoiG4198“go”

Jude 1:17, word by word

belovedἀγαπητοίagapētoi

beloved

Beloved, dear.

Where else “agapētoi” appears
rememberμνήσθητεmnēsthēte

remember

To call something or someone to mind.

Where else “mnēsthēte” appears
the wordsῥημάτωνrhēmatōn

word

What comes out of someone's mouth: a saying, a sentence, a message.

Where else “rhēmatōn” appears
spoken beforehandπροειρημένωνproeirēmenōn

tell beforehand

Say beforehand, foretell.

Where else “proeirēmenōn” appears
the apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōn

apostle

One of those Jesus chose and sent.

Where else “apostolōn” appears
Lordκυρίουkyriou

Lord

The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.

Where else “kyriou” appears
JesusἸησοῦIēsou

Jesus

Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).

Where else “Iēsou” appears
the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou

Messiah

Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.

Where else “Christou” appears

The context

16These are grumblers, complainers, walking according to their own desires; and their mouth speaks swelling words, flattering people for the sake of advantage.

17 · This verse (above)

18because they were telling you, In the last time there will be scoffers walking according to their own desires for ungodliness.

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