John R. Houk, Blog Editor
© October 15, 2023
I am about to cross the New Testament Epistle of Jude. Why?
I was reading over the one-chapter Epistle a couple of days ago and was struck
by the warnings given in New Testament days could apply to this present time.
I am cross posting in the Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
(AMPC). And ahead of time I would like to respond to the King James Version
(KJV) ONLY Believers in the Risen Savior. A. The original KJV was
completed in 1611 – NOT exactly the time frame of the 1st Century AD
New Testament Holy Spirit Inspired writings. B. Many people who read the
KJV do not realize the KJV most people read today is NOT the 1611 version made
but rather a 1769 version which according to Got Questions, is the more
readable of the versions attributed ye old King James I. (SEE the Got Questions history of the KJV) C.
TO BE CLEAR: I am a KJV fan, I also read other GOOD Bible translations. Sadly,
a great many of the most modern translations are culturally Leftist-Narrative
translations rather than accurate original message translations. My personal
Bible reading typically is the New King James Version (NKJV) which tries to be
faithful to the KJV yet 20th century English AND the Amplified
Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) which in my opinion is more reliable than the
Amplified Bible (AMP). Here’s an
excerpt from the Olive Tree
Blog - A
Guide to Finding the Right Bible Translation regarding AMP/AMPC:
Amplified Bible (AMP) - An update released
in 2015, the goal of the AMP translation team was to enhance the appeal of the
Amplified Bible by refreshing the English and refining the amplifications for
relevance and clarity. The result is an Amplified Bible that is easier to read
and better than ever to study and understand.
Amplified Bible Classic Edition(AMPC) - A
unique Bible version designed to reveal, along with the most accurate single
word equivalent of a Hebrew or Greek word, the various shades of meaning that a
word may have. This translation uses as many words as are necessary to convey
the original meaning. Furthermore, the footnotes point out the names of
original language scholars who are relied upon for the various renderings.
I read other versions occasionally, but shun 21st
Century translations due to the influences of Leftist Narratives.
You should read a little background on Jude. Here’s
an excerpt from Chuck Swindoll – you should read the whole post,
I’m focusing authorship:
Who wrote the book?
Like most of the other general
epistles, the title of this little book takes its name from its author. Most
scholars identify the writer as Jude the half-brother of Jesus for at least two
reasons. First, he identified himself as the “brother of James” (Jude 1:1),
meaning he was probably not the apostle named Jude, a man who was called “the
son of James” (Luke 6:16). That the author of the book of Jude
identified himself as the brother of James likely aligns him with the family of
Jesus. (See “Who Wrote the Book” on the page about James for
more information.) Second, Matthew 13:55 records
the names of the brothers of Jesus as James and Judas. Whereas the gospels
record his name as Judas, English translations shorten it to Jude—probably for
the same reason no one in the present day wants to name a child Judas, because
of the association it has with Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Jesus.
Like his older brother James,
Jude did not place his faith in Jesus while the Lord was still alive. Only
after the crucifixion and resurrection did the scales fall from Jude’s eyes and
he become a follower of his half-brother, Jesus. First
Corinthians 9:5 offers a tantalizing piece of information,
noting that the Lord’s brothers and their wives took missionary journeys. From
this scant portrait, we begin to picture Jude as a man who lived in skepticism
for a time but eventually came to a powerful faith in Jesus. And as he traveled
on behalf of the gospel—telling the story in city after city with his name
Judas butting up against that of Judas Iscariot—he would stand as a living
example of faithfulness, a stark contrast to the betrayer. … MORE
TO READ
AND SO, I share Jude AMPC. I pray you see what I see as
applied to this present Age.
JRH 10/15/23
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Jude 1 - Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC)
1 Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ
(the Messiah), and brother of James, [writes this letter] to those who are
called (chosen), dearly loved by God the Father and separated (set
apart) and kept for Jesus Christ:
2 May mercy, [soul] peace, and love
be multiplied to you.
3 Beloved, my whole concern was to
write to you in regard to our common salvation. [But] I found it
necessary and was impelled to write you and urgently appeal
to and exhort [you] to contend for the faith which was once
for all [a]handed down to the saints [the faith
which is that sum of Christian belief which was delivered [b]verbally to the holy people of God].
4 For certain men have crept in
stealthily [[c]gaining entrance secretly by a side
door]. Their doom was predicted long ago, ungodly (impious, profane) persons
who pervert the grace (the spiritual blessing and favor) of our God into lawlessness and wantonness and immorality,
and disown and deny our sole Master and Lord, Jesus Christ
(the Messiah, the Anointed One).
5 Now I want to remind you, though
you were fully informed once for all, that though the Lord [at one time]
delivered a people out of the land of Egypt, He subsequently destroyed those
[of them] who did not believe [who refused to adhere to, trust in, and rely
upon Him].
6 And angels who did not keep (care
for, guard, and hold to) their own first place of power but abandoned their
proper dwelling place—these He has reserved in custody in eternal chains
(bonds) under the thick gloom of utter darkness until the judgment and doom
of the great day.
7 [The wicked are sentenced to
suffer] just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the adjacent towns—which likewise gave
themselves over to impurity and indulged in unnatural vice and sensual
perversity—are laid out [in plain sight] as an exhibit of perpetual punishment
[to warn] of everlasting fire.
8 Nevertheless in like manner, these
dreamers also corrupt the body, scorn and reject
authority and government, and revile and libel and scoff
at [heavenly] glories (the glorious ones).
9 But when [even] the archangel
Michael, contending with the devil, judicially argued (disputed) about the body
of Moses, he dared not [presume to] bring an abusive condemnation against him,
but [simply] said, The Lord rebuke you!
10 But these men revile (scoff and
sneer at) anything they do not happen to be acquainted with and do
not understand; and whatever they do understand physically [that which they
know by mere instinct], like irrational beasts—by these they corrupt
themselves and are destroyed (perish).
11 Woe to them! For they have run
riotously in the way of Cain, and have abandoned themselves for the sake of
gain [it offers them, following] the error of Balaam, and have perished in
rebellion [like that] of Korah!
12 These are hidden reefs (elements
of danger) in your love feasts, where they boldly feast sumptuously [carousing
together in your midst], without scruples providing for themselves [alone].
They are clouds without water, swept along by the winds; trees, without fruit
at the late autumn gathering time—twice (doubly) dead, [lifeless and] plucked
up by the roots;
13 Wild waves of the sea, flinging up
the foam of their own shame and disgrace; wandering stars, for
whom the gloom of eternal darkness has been reserved forever.
14 It was of these people, moreover,
that Enoch in the seventh [generation] from Adam prophesied when he said,
Behold, the Lord comes with His myriads of holy ones (ten thousands of His
saints)
15 To execute judgment upon all and
to convict all the impious (unholy ones) of all their ungodly deeds which they
have committed [in such an] ungodly [way], and of all the severe (abusive,
jarring) things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.
16 These are inveterate murmurers
(grumblers) who complain [of their lot in life], going after their own desires
[controlled by their passions]; their talk is boastful and arrogant,
[and they claim to] admire men’s persons and pay people
flattering compliments to gain advantage.
17 But you must remember, beloved,
the predictions which were made by the apostles (the special messengers) of our
Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One).
18 They told you beforehand, In the
last days (in the end time) there will be scoffers [who seek to gratify their
own unholy desires], following after their own ungodly passions.
19 It is these who are [agitators]
setting up distinctions and causing divisions—merely sensual
[creatures, carnal, worldly-minded people], devoid of the [Holy] Spirit and destitute
of any higher spiritual life.
20 But you, beloved, build yourselves
up [founded] on your most holy faith [[d]make progress, rise like an edifice
higher and higher], praying in the Holy Spirit;
21 Guard and keep
yourselves in the love of God; expect and patiently wait for
the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah)—[which will bring you] unto
life eternal.
22 And refute [so as to]
convict some who dispute with you, and on some have mercy who
waver and doubt.
23 [Strive to] save others, snatching
[them] out of [the] fire; on others take pity [but] with fear, loathing even the
garment spotted by the flesh and polluted by their sensuality.
24 Now to Him Who is able to keep you
without stumbling or slipping or falling, and
to present [you] unblemished (blameless and faultless) before the presence of
His glory in triumphant joy and exultation [with unspeakable,
ecstatic delight]—
25 To the one only God, our Savior
through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory (splendor), majesty, might and dominion,
and power and authority, before all time and now and forever
(unto all the ages of eternity). Amen (so be it).
Footnotes
a. Jude 1:3 G. Abbott-Smith, Manual
Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
b. Jude 1:3 G. Abbott-Smith, Manual
Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
c. Jude 1:4 The use of this verb paints
this kind of picture.
d. Jude 1:20 Joseph Thayer, A
Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament.
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