Jude 1:24
What does Jude 1:24 mean?
A plain-English look at Jude 1:24 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Jude 1:24 means
Jude ends with confidence in God: He is able to guard believers from stumbling and to set them before His glory without blemish, in exceeding joy. The keeping first mentioned in verse 1 shines here in full. Protection does not mean absence of trials, but God’s preserving grace prevents ultimate fall and prepares a spotless presentation. The aim is not mere survival but joyful, blameless standing in God’s presence. This is the hope that fuels contending and mercy. Believers face real threats, yet their future is secured by One whose power and faithfulness far exceed the schemes of intruders and the weakness of their own hearts.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Now unto him that is able to guard you from stumbling, and to set you before the presence of his glory without blemish in exceeding joy,
KJV
King James Version · 1611Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Now unto him that is able to guard you from stumbling, and to set you before the presence of his glory without blemish in exceeding joy,
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Now to him who is able to keep you from falling, and to give you a place in his glory, free from all evil, with great joy,
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And to Him who is able to guard you not stumbling, and to set <FI>you<Fi> in the presence of His glory unblemished, in gladness,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Now to him who is able to preserve you without sin and to present you spotless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, in the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890But to him that is able to keep you without stumbling, and to set [you] with exultation blameless before his glory,
Context
After commands to build, pray, keep, and rescue, Jude lifts the church into praise grounded in God’s ability. This verse prepares the final ascription by stating what God does for His people—guarding and presenting them joyfully blameless. Verse 25 will name the only God our Saviour and ascribe eternal glory to Him through Jesus Christ our Lord. The doxology concludes the letter by turning fear into faith and striving into worship, reminding readers that divine preservation undergirds their perseverance.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- John 10:29
My Father, who hath given them unto me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.
- Romans 14:4
Who art thou that judgest the servant of another? to his own lord he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be made to stand; for the Lord hath power to make him stand.
- Hebrews 13:20
Now the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, even our Lord Jesus,
- 2 Corinthians 4:17
For our light affliction, which is for the moment, worketh for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory;
- Psalms 43:4
Then will I go unto the altar of God, Unto God my exceeding joy; And upon the harp will I praise thee, O God, my God.
- Matthew 19:28
And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, that ye who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
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