Jude 1:23

save others by snatching them from the fire; and to still others show mercy tempered with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Jude addresses early Christians confronting internal false teachers, instructing them on how to respond to different categories of spiritual danger.

The words — The Greek ἁρπάζοντες (harpazontes) literally means "snatching," describing urgent physical rescue, while σῴζετε (sōzete) translates directly as "do save" or "preserve."

The thread — The command to rescue others from destruction parallels the perseverance mandate in 1 Timothy 4:16, and the warning against corrupted influence aligns with the warning in 1 Corinthians 15:33.

Why it lands — The text commands immediate physical intervention for those in peril, cautious compassion for the uncertain, and strict rejection of contaminated habits without emotional compromise.

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The Greek words

King James Version

And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.

Cross-references

1 Timothy 4:16 Pay close attention to your life and to your teaching. Persevere in these things, for by so doing you will save both yourself and those who hear you.
1 Corinthians 15:33 Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
Revelation 3:4 But you do have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments, and because they are worthy, they will walk with Me in white.
2 Corinthians 7:10 Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
2 Thessalonians 3:14 Take note of anyone who does not obey the instructions we have given in this letter. Do not associate with him, so that he may be ashamed.
Romans 11:14 in the hope that I may provoke my own people to jealousy and save some of them.
Zechariah 3:2 And the LORD said to Satan: “The LORD rebukes you, Satan! Indeed, the LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you! Is not this man a firebrand snatched from the fire?”
Revelation 3:18 I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.
Isaiah 64:6 Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.
1 Corinthians 5:3 Although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did this, just as if I were present.