Jude 1:1 (DBY)

Passage

Jude, bondman of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to the called ones beloved in God [the] Father and preserved in Jesus Christ:

Nearby Context

Jude 1:1 Jude, bondman of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to the called ones beloved in God [the] Father and preserved in Jesus Christ:

Jude 1:2 Mercy to you, and peace, and love be multiplied.

Jude 1:3 Beloved, using all diligence to write to you of our common salvation, I have been obliged to write to you exhorting [you] to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "jude", "bondman", "jesus", "christ", "brother", "james", and "ones". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "jude", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Mercy to you and peace and love...", so "called" and "jude" should be read forward into that movement. In Jude context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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