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NASB | Jude 1:23 save others, snatching them out of the fire; and on some have mercy with fear, hating even the garment polluted by the flesh. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Jude 1:23 save others, snatching them out of the fire; and on some have mercy but with fear, loathing even the clothing spotted and polluted by their shameless immoral freedom. [Amos 4:11; Zech 3:2-4] |
Bible Question (short): Interpret Jude1:23 - hate sinners shirt |
Question (full): Hate my shirt? I'd like interpretations of Jude 1:22,23. Reading Jude: what a fierce indictment of falling away. The harsh tone is put in context by a sense of the preciousness of God's gift. So we are to embrace God's gift, recognize when it is being undermined, and finally --- at the end of the book --- reach out to the "wavering" with mercy. How are we to understand the 3 ways of showing mercy, especially the one that involves "hating even the tunic defiled by their bodies" ? |