Albert Barnes Commentary Jude 1:2

Albert Barnes Commentary

Jude 1:2

1798–1870
Presbyterian
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes Commentary

Jude 1:2

1798–1870
Presbyterian
SCRIPTURE

"Mercy unto you and peace and love be multiplied." — Jude 1:2 (ASV)

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 fellow believers, to all the world. What blessings are there which these do not include?