Jude 1:22 (WEB)

Passage

On some have compassion, making a distinction,

Nearby Context

Jude 1:20 But you, beloved, keep building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit.

Jude 1:21 Keep yourselves in God’s love, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life.

Jude 1:22 On some have compassion, making a distinction,

Jude 1:23 and some save, snatching them out of the fire with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.

Jude 1:24 Now to him who is able to keep them from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory in great joy,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "some", "compassion", "making", and "distinction". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "some" and "compassion", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "Keep yourselves in God s love looking..." into verse 23's "and some save snatching them out of...", so "some" and "compassion" 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 "some" and "compassion" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.