11 translations · Greek

Jude 1:20

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

World English Bible

Jude 1:20 in 11 translations

WEB World English Bible
But you, beloved, keep building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit.
KJV King James Version
But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
BSB Berean Standard Bible
But you, beloved, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,
ASV American Standard Version
But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,
LSV Literal Standard Version
But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,
FBV Free Bible Version
But you, my friends, are to build yourselves up through your trust in God. Pray in the Holy Spirit,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And ye, beloved, on your most holy faith building yourselves up, in the Holy Spirit praying,
DBY Darby Translation
But ye, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,
WBT Webster’s Bible
But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying by the Holy Spirit,
WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
But you, beloved, keep building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit.
DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
But you, my beloved, building yourselves upon your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,

The Greek words

Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.

Word Transliteration English (BSB) Strong’s
Ὑμεῖς Hymeis you G4771 σύ you
δέ de But G1161 δέ then
ἀγαπητοί agapētoi beloved G27 ἀγαπητός beloved
ἐποικοδομοῦντες epoikodomountes by building G2026 ἐποικοδομέω to build up/upon
ἑαυτοὺς heautous yourselves {up} G1438 ἑαυτοῦ themself
τῇ tē in G3588 ὁ the/this/who
ἁγιωτάτῃ hagiōtatē most holy G40 ἅγιος holy
ὑμῶν hymōn your G4771 σύ you
πίστει pistei faith G4102 πίστις faith
ἐν en in G1722 ἐν in/on/among
Πνεύματι Pneumati Spirit G4151 πνεῦμα spirit/breath: spirit
Ἁγίῳ Hagiō [the] Holy G40 ἅγιος holy
προσευχόμενοι proseuchomenoi [and] praying G4336 προσεύχομαι to pray
  • Ephesians 6:18

    with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints:

  • Romans 8:26–27

    In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we don’t know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which can’t be uttered. He who searches the hearts knows what is on the Spirit’s mind, because he makes intercession for the saints according to God.

  • 1 Corinthians 14:15

    What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also. I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

  • Colossians 2:7

    rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, even as you were taught, abounding in it in thanksgiving.

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:11

    Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.

  • 1 Corinthians 14:4–5

    He who speaks in another language edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the assembly. Now I desire to have you all speak with other languages, but rather that you would prophesy. For he is greater who prophesies than he who speaks with other languages, unless he interprets, that the assembly may be built up.

  • Romans 8:15

    For you didn’t receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”

  • Acts 9:31

    So the assemblies throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, and were built up. They were multiplied, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit.

  • 1 Corinthians 14:26

    What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has another language, has an interpretation. Let all things be done to build each other up.

  • Galatians 4:6

    And because you are children, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!”

Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.

In context

18 They said to you that “In the last time there will be mockers, walking after their own ungodly lusts.”

19 These are they who cause divisions, and are sensual, not having the Spirit.

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

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

22 On some have compassion, making a distinction,

Read all of Jude 1 in the World English Bible.

Edition and source notes

Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.

Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.

The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.

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