Jude 1:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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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That ye

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The saints

Ephesians 1:1

Philippians 1:1

Colossians 1:2

Bible References

When

And yet, to refresh your memories, I have written you rather freely on some details, because of the unmerited favor shown me by God

See what large letters I make, when I write to you with my own hand!

I beg you, brothers, to listen patiently to this message, for I have written you only a short letter.

By Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I regard him, I have written you this short letter, to encourage you and to testify that this is the true, unmerited favor of God. Stand firm in it.

Therefore, I will always remind you of these things, although you know them and are firmly grounded in the truth that you already have.

This is the second letter, dearly beloved, that I have already written to you, in both of which I am trying by reminders to stir up your unsullied minds

Common

There is no salvation by anyone else, for no one else in all the wide world has been appointed among men as our only medium by which to be saved."

Then Paul and Barnabas courageously spoke out, "God's message had to be spoken to you Jews first, but since you continue to thrust it from you and since you show yourselves unworthy to receive eternal life, now and here we turn to the heathen.

"So you must understand that this message of God's salvation has been sent to the heathen; and they will listen to it!"

There is no room for Jew or Greek, no room for slave or freeman, no room for male or female, for you are all one through union with Christ Jesus.

to Titus, my genuine child in our common faith: be spiritual blessing and peace from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who through the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ have obtained the same precious faith that we have:

That ye

Now Stephen, full of grace and power, went on performing great signs and wonders among the people.

But Saul grew stronger and stronger and continued to put to utter confusion the Jews who lived in Damascus, by proving that Jesus is the Christ.

explaining them and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead, and said, "This very Jesus whom I proclaim to you is the Christ."

Every sabbath it was Paul's habit to preach in the synagogue and to persuade both Jews and Greeks.

Only you must practice living lives that are worthy of the good news, so that whether I come and see you or stay away, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, and that with one purpose you are continuing to cooperate in the fight for faith in the good news.

But, although we had just suffered and been insulted, as you remember, at Philippi, we again summoned courage by the help of God, in spite of the terrific strain, to tell you God's good news.

This is the instruction which I entrust to you, my son Timothy, which is in accordance with the prophetic utterances formerly made about you, that you may, aided by them, continue to fight the good fight,

Keep up the good fight for the faith. Keep your hold on eternal life, to which God called you, when before many witnesses you made the good profession of faith.

Continue to be an example in wholesome instructions which you learned from me, in the faith and love that come through union with Christ Jesus.

I have fought the fight for the good, I have run my race, I have kept faith.

Do not be so afraid of what you are to suffer. See! The devil is going to throw some of you into prison to be tested there and for ten days to suffer pressing troubles. Each one of you must prove to be faithful, even if you have to die, and I will give you the crown of life.

But they have conquered him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the message to which they bore testimony, because they did not cling to life but courted death.

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for I never shrank from telling you God's whole plan.

For I passed on to you, among the primary principles of the good news, what I had received, that Christ died for our sins, in accordance with the Scriptures,

But we did not for a moment yield them submission, in order that the truth of the good news might prevail for you.

to remember the things foretold by the holy prophets, and the command of the Lord and Saviour through your apostles.

The saints

Paul, by God's will an apostle of Christ Jesus, to God's people who are faithful in Christ Jesus;

Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus, to all God's people in union with Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and assistants:

to the consecrated and faithful brothers at Colossae who are in union with Christ: spiritual blessing and peace to you from God our Father.