Jude 1:19 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Jude 1:20 But, yee beloued, edifie your selues in your most holy faith, praying in the holy Ghost,

Jude 1:21 And keepe your selues in the loue of God, looking for the mercie of our Lord Iesus Christ, vnto eternall life.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "separate", "selues", "other", "naturall", and "hauing". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "separate", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "How that they told you that there..." into verse 20's "But yee beloued edifie your selues in...", so "Spirit" and "separate" 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 "Spirit" and "separate" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.