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Time after Pentecost · Proper 29 (Last Sunday of the Church Year / Christ the King) · Year B

Jude 20-25

Keep Yourselves in the Love of God

November 21, 2027

Saint Jude Thaddeus, Georges de La Tour
Saint Jude Thaddeus, Georges de La Tour, c. 1620Musée Toulouse-Lautrec, Albi
The apostle Jude, a weathered old man, leans on the halberd of his martyrdom and looks out with a steady gaze.But you, beloved, build yourselves up on your most holy faith; pray in the Holy Spirit; keep yourselves in the love of God; look forward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life.Georges de La TourA painter of Lorraine, forgotten for two centuries, who painted a set of the apostles as plain working men; this is one of the Albi series.Musée Toulouse-Lautrec, AlbiThe Musée Toulouse-Lautrec in Albi, in the old palace of the bishops.Musée Toulouse-Lautrec, Albi
LSB Three-Year Lectionary
GospelMark 13:24-37Mk 13:24-37Alt. GospelJohn 18:33-37Jn 18:33-37
EpistleJude 20-25Alt. EpistleRev. 1:4b-8Rev 1:4b-8
Old TestamentIsa. 51:4-6Is 51:4-6Alt. OTDan. 7:9-10, 13-14Dn 7:9-10, 13-14
PsalterPs. 93Ps 93

Overview & Insights

"Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy." (Jude 24)

Jude urges believers to build themselves up in the faith, pray in the Holy Spirit, and keep themselves in the love of God while showing mercy to those who doubt and snatching others from the fire. The letter closes with a doxology to the God who is able to keep them from stumbling and present them blameless with great joy.

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Commentary

Enduring Word: Jude Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the letter of Jude.

Precept Austin: Jude Commentary Precept Austin

Study page gathering many commentators on the letter of Jude.

BibleHub: Commentaries on Jude 20 BibleHub

Parallel classic commentaries keyed to building yourselves up in faith.

StudyLight: Jude Commentaries StudyLight

Many complete commentaries on Jude gathered on one passage page.

Background & Word Study

BibleProject: Jude Overview BibleProject

Animated overview of the themes and message of Jude.

BibleHub: Jude 1 Interlinear BibleHub

Greek-English interlinear for word-level study of Jude.

The Church Fathers

Catena: Jude Catena

Patristic comments gathered verse by verse on the letter of Jude.

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