Jude 1:21 (YLT)

Passage

yourselves in the love of God keep ye, waiting for the kindness of our Lord Jesus Christ--to life age-during;

Nearby Context

Jude 1:19 these are those setting themselves apart, natural men, the Spirit not having.

Jude 1:20 And ye, beloved, on your most holy faith building yourselves up, in the Holy Spirit praying,

Jude 1:21 yourselves in the love of God keep ye, waiting for the kindness of our Lord Jesus Christ--to life age-during;

Jude 1:22 and to some be kind, judging thoroughly,

Jude 1:23 and some in fear save ye, out of the fire snatching, hating even the coat from the flesh spotted.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "yourselves", "love", "keep", "waiting", "kindness", "lord", "jesus", and "christ--to". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "yourselves" and "love", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "And ye beloved on your most holy..." into verse 22's "and to some be kind judging thoroughly...", so "yourselves" and "love" 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 "yourselves" and "love" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.