Jude 1:1

KJV

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:

— Jude 1:1, King James Version
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Jude's self-identification as 'servant (doulos) of Jesus Christ, and brother of James' pointedly avoids claiming his biological kinship with Jesus (cf. Mark 6:3: 'is not this the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda?'), subordinating family relationship to covenantal servanthood. The address to those 'sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called' employs a Trinitarian sequence (Father, Son, Spirit implicit in 'sanctified') that mirrors the Pauline benedictions. The Greek 'tētērēmenois' (preserved, kept) in the perfect passive reassures readers who face dangerous false teaching (vv. 4, 12-13) that they are held secure by divine custody rather than by their own vigilance alone. The letter's brevity and urgency (v. 3: 'it was needful for me to write…') have made it the canonical model of emergency pastoral address in the face of doctrinal crisis.

ترجمات أخرى

ASV

Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are called, beloved in God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ:

YLT

Judas, of Jesus Christ a servant, and brother of James, to those sanctified in God the Father, and in Jesus Christ kept--called,

BBE

Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and the brother of James, to those of God's selection who have been made holy by God the Father and are kept safe for Jesus Christ:

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