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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jude 1:1-2

Here we have the preface or introduction, in which, I. We have an account of the penman of this epistle, Jude, or Judas, or Judah. He was name-sake to one of his ancestors, the patriarch?son of Jacob, the most eminent though not the first-born of his sons, out of whose loins (lineally, in a most direct succession) the Messiah came. This was a name of worth, eminency, and honour; yet 1. He had a wicked name-sake. There was one Judas (one of the twelve, surnamed Iscariot, from the place of his... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Jude 1:1-2

1:1-2 Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ and the brother of James, sends this letter to the called who are beloved in God and kept by Jesus Christ. May mercy and peace and love he multiplied to you. Few things tell more about a man than the way in which he speaks of himself; few things are more revealing than the titles by which he wishes to be known. Jude calls himself the servant of Jesus Christ and the brother of James. At once this tells us two things about him. (i) Jude was a man... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Jude 1:1-2

Before we leave this opening passage, let us think a little more about this calling of God and try to see something of what it means. (i) Paul speaks about being called to be an apostle ( Romans 1:1 ; 1 Corinthians 1:1 ). In Greek the word is apostolos ( Greek #652 ); it comes from the verb apostellein ( Greek #649 ), to send out, and an apostle is therefore, one who is sent out. That is to say, the Christian is the ambassador of Christ. He is sent out into the world to speak for... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jude 1:1

Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ ,.... The author of this epistle is the same who is elsewhere called Judas, Luke 6:16 , who was one of the twelve apostles of Christ, whose name was also Lebbaeus, and whose surname was Thaddaeus, Matthew 10:3 , the name is the same with Judah, Genesis 29:35 , which comes from a word that signifies "to praise" or "confess"; and in the Rabbinical dialect is called יודא , "Juda" F5 Yalkut Simeoni, par. 2. fol. 50. 2. , as here. He styles himself... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jude 1:1

Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ - Probably Jude the apostle, who was surnamed Thaddeus and Lebbeus, was son to Alpheus, and brother to James the less, Joses, and Simon. See Matthew 10:3 , and collate with Luke 6:16 ; Matthew 13:55 . Brother of James - Supposed to be James the less, bishop of Jerusalem, mentioned here, because he was an eminent person in the Church. See the preface to St. James. To them that are sanctified by God - Instead of ἡγιασμενοις , to the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jude 1:1

Verse 1 1Judee the servant of Jesus Christ. He calls himself the servant of Christ, not as the name applies to all the godly, but with respect to his apostleship; for they were deemed peculiarly the servants of Christ, who had some public office committed to them. And we know why the apostles were wont to give themselves this honorable name. Whosoever is not called, arrogates to himself presumptuously the right and authority of teaching. Then their calling was an evidence to the apostles, that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jude 1:1

Judas, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James. The Epistle opens with a designation of the author which is brief, consisting but of two terms, only remotely, if at all, official, and having nothing exactly like it in the inscriptions of other New Testament Epistles. The writer gives his personal name Jude, or rather, as the Revised Version puts it, Judas. For while in the New Testament the Authorized Version uses the various forms, Judas, Judah, Juda, and Jude, the Revised... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jude 1:1-2

INSCRIPTION DESCRIPTIVE OF WRITER AND READERS , AND CONVEYING SALUTATION . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jude 1:1-2

"Called, beloved in God the Father, preserved for Jesus Christ." Three designations expressing the three great facts of grace which make the honour of God's saints. There is the call— the act of God which takes us out of the world of evil and brings us into the kingdom of Christ. But this call implies that we are the subjects of an eternal love which holds us within its unfailing arms, and of a protective power which keeps us for Christ whose possession we are designed to be. To... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jude 1:1-2

Authorship and salutation. This brief Epistle is remarkable for its triple order of ideas, carried through to the very end. The first instance occurs in the account the author gives of himself—"Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James." I. AUTHORSHIP . 1 . Who was Jude? There are two persons of the name represented as relatives of James. There is Jude the apostle, brother or son of James the martyr ( Luke 6:16 ; Acts 1:13 ), who is also called Lebbaeus; and... read more

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