Jude 1:25 (ASV)

Passage

to the only God our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, [be] glory, majesty, dominion and power, before all time, and now, and for evermore. Amen.

Nearby Context

Jude 1:23 and some save, snatching them out of the fire; and on some have mercy with fear; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.

Jude 1:24 Now unto him that is able to guard you from stumbling, and to set you before the presence of his glory without blemish in exceeding joy,

Jude 1:25 to the only God our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, [be] glory, majesty, dominion and power, before all time, and now, and for evermore. Amen.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "only", "saviour", "through", "jesus", "christ", "lord", "glory", and "majesty". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "only" and "saviour", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Now unto him that is able to...", giving immediate footing for "only" and "saviour". In Jude context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "only" and "saviour" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.