Jude 1:25 (LSB)

Passage

to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, might, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.

Nearby Context

Jude 1:23 and for others, save, snatching them out of the fire; and on others have mercy with fear, hating even the tunic polluted by the flesh.

Jude 1:24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy,

Jude 1:25 to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, might, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "only", "savior", "through", "jesus", "christ", "lord", "glory", and "majesty". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "only" and "savior", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Now to Him who is able to...", giving immediate footing for "only" and "savior". In Jude context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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