Jude 1:1 (LSB)

Passage

Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, To those who are the called, beloved in God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ:

Nearby Context

Jude 1:1 Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, To those who are the called, beloved in God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ:

Jude 1:2 May mercy and peace and love be multiplied to you.

Jude 1:3 Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you exhorting that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "jude", "slave", "jesus", "christ", "brother", "james", and "beloved". 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 "May mercy and peace and love be...", 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.