Jude 1:1 (KJV)

Passage

Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:

Nearby Context

Jude 1:1 Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:

Jude 1:2 Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.

Jude 1:3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "jude", "servant", "jesus", "christ", "brother", "james", and "sanctified". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "jude", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Mercy unto you and peace and love...", so "called" and "jude" should be read forward into that movement. In Jude context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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