Be multiplied (πληθυνθειη). First aorist passive optative of πληθυνω as in 1 Peter 1:2; 2 Peter 1:2.

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 equ…

Jude.—As to the Jude who here addresses us, see Introduction, I.

The servant of Jesus Christ.—Bet…

Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to those who are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and call…

“Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance” is typical of the greeting, or prayer, that stood at the head of ancient letters. Jude omits the word…

Mercy to you. Mercy means nearly the same as grace in the salutations of Paul. If anyone were to wish for a refined distinction, it could …

Mercy to you, and peace and love be multiplied .
] In this salutation the apostle wishes for a multiplication of "me…

Christians are called out of the world, from its evil spirit and nature; called above the world, to higher and better things, to heaven, things uns…