Jude 1:5

“But I want to remind you, though you know all things once for all, that Jesus, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.”

Jude 1:5 · direct translation from the Greek
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Jude 1:5, word by word

I wantβούλομαιboulomai

want, intend

Want firmly, resolve, intend.

Where else “boulomai” appears
to remindὙπομνῆσαιHypomnēsai

remind

Remind; remember.

Where else “Hypomnēsai” appears
knowεἰδόταςeidotas

perceive

To realize, understand.

Where else “eidotas” appears
once for allἅπαξhapax

once

Once; also once for all.

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JesusἸησοῦςIēsous

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).

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having savedσώσαςsōsas

rescue

To rescue from danger or death.

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the peopleλαὸνlaon

people

A people, above all Israel, God's people.

Where else “laon” appears
the landγῆςgēs

land

A country or a region.

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of EgyptΑἰγύπτουAigyptou

Egypt

See it on the mapWhere else “Aigyptou” appears
afterwardδεύτερονdeuteron

second

Second.

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destroyedἀπώλεσενapōlesen

destroy

To do away with someone or something: take a life or ruin it.

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believeπιστεύσανταςpisteusantas

trust

To trust in God or in Jesus.

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Translation note

“Jesus”: so reads the base text; other editions read “the Lord.” Recalls Numbers 14.

Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

4For certain men have slipped in, who long ago were written about beforehand for this judgment, ungodly men who turn the grace of our God into debauchery and deny our only Sovereign and Lord, Jesus the Messiah.

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6And angels who did not keep their own dignity but abandoned their own dwelling he has kept in eternal chains under gloom for the judgment of the great day.

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