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Selected Verse: Jude 1:2 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jude 1:2 |
King James |
Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
Mercy--in a time of wretchedness. Therefore mercy stands first; the mercy of Christ (Jde 1:21).
peace--in the Holy Ghost (Jde 1:20).
love--of God (Jde 1:21). The three answer to the divine Trinity.
be multiplied--in you and towards you. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied - This is not quite the form of salutation used by the other apostles, but it is one equally expressive of an earnest desire for their welfare. These things are mentioned as the choicest blessings which could be conferred on them: "mercy" - in the pardon of all their sins and acceptance with God; "peace" - with God, with their fellow-men, in their own consciences, and in the prospect of death; and "love" - to God, to the brethren, to all the world. What blessings are there which these do not include? |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Love
Peculiar to Jude in salutation. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Mercy unto you - For even the best have no merit, and must receive every blessing and grace in the way of mercy.
Peace - With God and your consciences, love both to God and man, be multiplied - be unboundedly increased. |
21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.