Jude 1:17 (GNV)

Passage

But, yee beloued, remember the wordes which were spoken before of the Apostles of our Lord Iesus Christ,

Nearby Context

Jude 1:15 To giue iudgement against al men, and to rebuke all the vngodly among them of all their wicked deeds, which they haue vngodly committed, and of all their cruel speakings, which wicked sinners haue spoken against him.

Jude 1:16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their owne lustes: Whose mouthes speake proud things, hauing mens persons in admiration, because of aduantage.

Jude 1:17 But, yee beloued, remember the wordes which were spoken before of the Apostles of our Lord Iesus Christ,

Jude 1:18 How that they told you that there should be mockers in ye last time, which should walke after their owne vngodly lustes.

Jude 1:19 These are they that separate them selues from other, naturall, hauing not the Spirit.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "beloued", "remember", "wordes", "spoken", "before", "apostles", "lord", and "iesus". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "beloued" and "remember", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "These are murmurers complainers walking after their..." into verse 18's "How that they told you that there...", so "beloued" and "remember" 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 "beloued" and "remember" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.