Jude 1:21 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Jude 1:22 And haue compassion of some, in putting difference:

Jude 1:23 And other saue with feare, pulling them out of the fire, and hate euen that garment which is spotted by the flesh.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "keepe", "selues", "loue", "looking", "mercie", "lord", "iesus", and "christ". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "keepe" and "selues", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "But yee beloued edifie your selues in..." into verse 22's "And haue compassion of some in putting...", so "keepe" and "selues" 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 "keepe" and "selues" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.