Jude 1:15 (DRB)

Passage

To execute judgment upon all and to reprove all the ungodly for all the works of their ungodliness, whereby they have done ungodly: and for all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against God.

Nearby Context

Jude 1:13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own confusion: wandering stars, to whom the storm of darkness is reserved for ever.

Jude 1:14 Now of these Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying: Behold, the Lord cometh with thousands of his saints:

Jude 1:15 To execute judgment upon all and to reprove all the ungodly for all the works of their ungodliness, whereby they have done ungodly: and for all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against God.

Jude 1:16 These are murmurers, full of complaints, walking according to their own desires: and their mouth speaketh proud things, admiring persons, for gain's sake.

Jude 1:17 But you, my dearly beloved, be mindful of the words which have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "execute", "judgment", "upon", "reprove", "ungodly", "works", "ungodliness", and "whereby". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "execute" and "judgment", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "Now of these Enoch also the seventh..." into verse 16's "These are murmurers full of complaints walking...", so "execute" and "judgment" belong inside that flow. In Jude context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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