Passage Research
Jude 1 — Sermon Preparation
Readers are urged to contend earnestly for the faith against ungodly intruders who pervert grace, and the letter closes with a magnificent doxology. Below is a research summary for Jude 1, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Greek words / lemmas
- 34
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Jude 1 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| τηρέω | tēréō | G5083 | 5 | hold fast, keep, serve, watch |
| ἀσεβής | asebḗs | G765 | 3 | ungodly |
| ἅγιος | hágios | G40 | 4 | holy, saint |
| κρίσις | krísis | G2920 | 3 | accusation, condemnation, damnation, judgment |
| ἀγαπητός | agapētós | G27 | 3 | beloved, dear |
| ἐλεάω | eleéō | G01653 | 2 | have compassion, have mercy |
| ἀγάπη | agápē | G26 | 3 | charity, dear, love |
How preachers through history handled this text
34 public-domain excerpts on Jude 1, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“False teachers are dreamers; they greatly defile and grievously wound the soul. These teachers are of a disturbed mind and a seditious spirit; forgetting that the powers that be, are ordained of God, Ro 13:1. As to the contest about the body of Moses, it appears that Satan wished to make the place of his burial known to the Israelites, in order to tempt them to worship him, but he was prevented, and vented his rage in desperate blasphemy. This should remind all who dispute never to bring railing charges. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Jude 1:8–16 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Egypt— Jude 1:5
- Gomorrah— Jude 1:7
- Sodom— Jude 1:7
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