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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] |
Subject: Interpret Jude1:23 - hate sinners shirt |
Bible Note: Judgement and mercy. ..... Thanks: it is good to see those other renderings of the text. At first, Jude struck me as very harsh indeed -- describing people as "autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, uprooted".... wow: what an image. The language is vivid and brutal. I now see the thread of grace more clearly, particularly the word "mercy" (NRSV) that occurs again and again -- even in the openning address of the book: "May mercy, peace, and love be yours in abundance." Beautiful, how this seemingly formal opening ties into the core themes of the book. So, Radioman2: may mercy, peace, and love be yours in abundance! |