Jude 1:23 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Jude 1:24 Nowe vnto him that is able to keepe you, that ye fall not, and to present you faultlesse before the presence of his glorie with ioy,

Jude 1:25 That is, to God only wise, our Sauiour, be glorie, and maiestie, and dominion, and power, both nowe and for euer, Amen.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "other", "saue", "feare", "pulling", "fire", "hate", "euen", and "garment". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "other" and "saue", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "And haue compassion of some in putting..." into verse 24's "Nowe vnto him that is able to...", so "other" and "saue" 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 "other" and "saue" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.