Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
Having made all haste to write to you about the common salvation, beloved, I had need to write to you to exhort you to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
Dear friends, although I was eager to write you about the salvation we share,
International Standard Version
Dear friends, although I was eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I found it necessary to write to you and urge you to continue your vigorous defense of the faith that was passed down to the saints once and for all.
A Conservative Version
Beloved, making all diligence to write to you about the common salvation, I had need to write to you exhorting you to earnestly contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the sanctified.
American Standard Version
Beloved, while I was giving all diligence to write unto you of our common salvation, I was constrained to write unto you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered unto the saints.
Amplified
Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I was compelled to write to you [urgently] appealing that you
An Understandable Version
Dearly loved ones, as I was very eagerly planning to write to you about the salvation we share in common, I felt it necessary [instead] to write urging you to contend earnestly for the faith [i.e., the teaching of Christ] which was once and for all delivered [by the apostles, See verse 17] to the saints [i.e., God's holy people].
Anderson New Testament
Beloved, using all diligence to write to you of the common salvation, I thought it necessary to write to you, and exhort you to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints.
Bible in Basic English
My loved ones, while my thoughts were full of a letter which I was going to send you about our common salvation, it was necessary for me to send you one requesting you with all my heart to go on fighting strongly for the faith which has been given to the saints once and for ever.
Common New Testament
Beloved, although I was very eager to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.
Daniel Mace New Testament
My beloved, as I was strongly bent upon writing to you of our common salvation, I thought it necessary to write to you at present, and exhort you to contend earnestly for the faith, which was once delivered to the saints.
Darby Translation
Beloved, using all diligence to write to you of our common salvation, I have been obliged to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
Beloved, making all haste to write to you, concerning the common salvation, I thought it necessary to write to you, exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith formerly delivered to the saints.
Godbey New Testament
Beloved, making all haste to write to you concerning our common salvation, I had need to write to you, exhorting you to agonize for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.
Goodspeed New Testament
Dear friends, I was just on the point of writing to you about our common salvation, when it became necessary for me to write and appeal to you to come to the defense of the faith that has once for all been intrusted to God's people.
John Wesley New Testament
Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write to you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write to you and exhort you, to contend earnestly for the faith which was once delivered to the saints.
Julia Smith Translation
Dearly beloved, making all diligence to write to you of the common salvation, I had necessity to write to you, beseeching to fight for the faith once delivered to the holy ones.
King James 2000
Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was necessary for me to write unto you, and exhort you that you should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Dear friends, [although I] was making every effort to write to you concerning our common salvation, I considered [it] a necessity to write to you to encourage [you] to contend for the faith delivered once and for all to the saints.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, to exhort you, that ye should continually labour in the faith, which was once given unto the saints.
Moffatt New Testament
Beloved, my whole concern was to write to you on the subject of our common salvation, but I am forced to write you an appeal to defend the faith which has once for all been committed to the saints;
Montgomery New Testament
Beloved, although I was making all haste to write to you in regard to our common salvation, I am compelled to write you an appeal to defend the faith once for all committed to the saints.
NET Bible
Dear friends, although I have been eager to write to you about our common salvation, I now feel compelled instead to write to encourage you to contend earnestly for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints.
New Heart English Bible
Beloved, while I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I was constrained to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.
Noyes New Testament
Beloved, while giving all diligence to write to you, I found it necessary to write to you concerning the common salvation, exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once delivered to the saints.
Sawyer New Testament
Beloved, giving all diligence to write to you concerning the common salvation, I was under a necessity to write and exhort you to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints.
The Emphasized Bible
Beloved! though I was using all diligence to be writing unto you concerning our common salvation, yet have I had necessity to write at once unto you, exhorting you to be earnestly contending for, the faith, once for all delivered unto the saints.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you concerning the common salvation, I held it necessary to write unto you, exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered unto the saints.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Dear friends, while I was making every effort to write to you about our common Salvation, I felt that I must write to you at once to urge you to fight in defense of the Faith that has once for all been entrusted to the keeping of Christ's People.
Webster
Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write to you concerning the common salvation, it was needful for me to write to you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith, which was once delivered to the saints.
Weymouth New Testament
Dear friends, since I am eager to begin a letter to you on the subject of our common salvation, I find myself constrained to write and cheer you on to the vigorous defense of the faith delivered once for all to God's people.
Williams New Testament
Dearly beloved, while I was doing my best to begin writing you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write and urge you to carry on a vigorous defense of the faith that was once for all entrusted to God's people.
World English Bible
Beloved, while I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I was constrained to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.
Worrell New Testament
Beloved, while giving all diligence to write to you of the common salvation, I was constrained to write to you, exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith once for all delivered to the saints.
Worsley New Testament
Beloved, having an earnest desire to write to you concerning the common salvation, I was under a necessity of writing to exhort you that ye would strive earnestly for the faith which was once delivered to the saints.
Youngs Literal Translation
Beloved, all diligence using to write to you concerning the common salvation, I had necessity to write to you, exhorting to agonize for the faith once delivered to the saints,
Themes
Christian conduct » Striving for the faith
Diligence » Required by God in » Teaching religion
Diligence » Preserving "the faith" through teaching
Faith » Obstacles that test the faith of believers » Defended
Faith » Sum total of religious belief and life
Heresy » Teachers of, among early Christians
Salvation » Described as » Common
Steadfastness » Should be manifested » In striving for the faith of the gospel
War » Figurative » Exhorted to diligence in
War » Figurative » To be carried on » With earnestness
Warfare of saints » Saints » Exhorted to diligence in
Interlinear
Poieo
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Spoude
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ὑμῖν
Humin
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Peri
Soteria
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Epagonizomai
Pistis
Paradidomi
References
Word Count of 38 Translations in Jude 1:3
Images Jude 1:3
Prayers for Jude 1:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jude's Purpose In Writing
2 Mercy and peace and love be multiplied to you. 3 Having made all haste to write to you about the common salvation, beloved, I had need to write to you to exhort you to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints. 4 For certain men crept in secretly, those having been of old previously written into this condemnation, ungodly ones perverting the grace of our God for unbridled lust, and denying the only Master, God, even our Lord Jesus Christ.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Timothy 6:12
Fight the good fight of faith. Lay hold on eternal life, to which you are also called and have professed a good profession before many witnesses.
Titus 1:4
to Titus, a true child according to our common faith. Grace mercy and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.
Philippians 1:27
Only let your conduct be as becomes the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you, or else am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, striving together with one mind for the faith of the gospel,
Jude 1:20
But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,
Deuteronomy 9:10
And Jehovah delivered to me two tablets of stone written with the finger of God, and on them according to all the words which Jehovah spoke with you in the mountain out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly.
Deuteronomy 21:9
So you shall put away innocent blood from among you, when you do the right in the sight of Jehovah.
Nehemiah 13:25
And I contended with them, and cursed them, and struck certain of them, and plucked off their hair. And I made them swear by the name of God, saying, You shall not give your daughters to their sons, or take their daughters to your sons, or for yourselves.
Isaiah 45:17
But Israel shall be saved in Jehovah with an everlasting salvation. You shall not be ashamed nor blush to the forevers of eternity.
Isaiah 45:22
Turn to Me, and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
Jeremiah 9:3
And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies. But they are not mighty for the truth on the earth; for they go from evil to evil, and they do not know Me, says Jehovah.
Acts 4:12
And there is salvation in no other One; for there is no other name under Heaven given among men by which we must be saved.
Acts 6:8-10
And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.
Acts 9:22
But Saul increased the more in strength and confounded the Jews who lived at Damascus, proving that this One is the Christ.
Acts 13:46-47
But speaking boldly, Paul and Barnabas said, It was necessary for the Word of God to be spoken to you first. But since indeed you put it far from you and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the nations.
Acts 17:3
opening and setting forth that Christ must have suffered, and to have risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus whom I preach to you is Christ.
Acts 18:4-6
And he reasoned in the synagogue on every sabbath, persuading both Jews and Greeks.
Acts 18:28
For he mightily confuted the Jews publicly, proving by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.
Acts 20:27
For I did not keep back from declaring to you all the counsel of God.
Acts 28:28
Therefore be it known to you that the salvation of God is sent to the nations, and they will hear.
Romans 15:15-16
But, brothers, I wrote to you boldly, as reminding you in part, because of the grace that is given to me by God,
1 Corinthians 15:3
For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received, that Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures,
Galatians 2:5
to whom not even for an hour did we yield in subjection, that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.
Galatians 3:28
There cannot be Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is no male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Galatians 6:11
See in what large letters I write to you with my hand.
Ephesians 1:1
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 1:1
Paul and Timothy, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons.
Colossians 1:2
to the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colosse. Grace to you, and peace from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 2:2
But also suffering before, being insulted in Philippi, as you know, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God in much agony.
1 Timothy 1:18
This charge I commit to you, my son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before about you, in order that you might war a good warfare by them,
2 Timothy 1:13
Hold fast the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 4:7-8
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith.
Hebrews 13:22
And I beseech you, brothers, allow the word of exhortation. For I have written a letter to you in few words.
1 Peter 5:12
I wrote to you through a few words, by Silvanus, a faithful brother to you, as I suppose, exhorting and testifying this to be the true grace of God in which you stand.
2 Peter 1:1
Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of our God and our Savior Jesus Christ,
2 Peter 1:12-15
Therefore I will not neglect to put you always in remembrance of these things, though you know them and are established in the present truth.
2 Peter 3:1-2
Beloved, I now write this second letter to you, in which I stir up your pure mind by reminder
Jude 1:17
But you, beloved, remember the words spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Revelation 2:10
Do not at all fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the Devil will cast some of you into prison, so that you may be tried. And you will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful to death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Revelation 12:11
And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony. And they did not love their soul until death.