Bible Strands
Jude 1:17
But you, beloved, remember what was foretold by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jude addresses his readers as "beloved" during an urgent warning against false teachers who spread arrogance and follow ungodly desires in the last times.
The words — μνἥσθητε (mnēsthēte) translates literally as "do remember," and προειρημένων (proeirēmenōn) means "spoken beforehand," framing the command as deliberate recall of prior declarations.
The thread — This appeal to apostolic foretelling runs through 2 Peter 3:2, which commands recall of prophetic words and apostolic commands, and mirrors 1 John 4:6, which ties listening to apostolic teaching to knowing God.
Why it lands — It demands that readers actively retain past apostolic warnings to recognize and reject false teaching when it resurfaces.
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The Greek words
King James Version
But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
Cross-references
- 2 Peter 3:2 by recalling what was foretold by the holy prophets and commanded by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.
- 1 John 4:6 We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception.
- Ephesians 4:11 And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,
- Acts 20:35 In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
- Malachi 4:4 “Remember the law of My servant Moses, the statutes and ordinances I commanded him for all Israel at Horeb.
- Ephesians 2:20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.