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On some have compassion, making a distinction,
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One Size Doesn't Fit All
Commentators universally highlight that Jude calls for spiritual discernment. Believers should "make a difference" by tailoring their approach to an individual's spiritual state. Some people who are struggling require gentle compassion to be restored, while others, as the next verse shows, may need a more forceful warning. This is a call for wise, Spirit-led pastoral care, not a uniform response to every situation.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And of some have compassion. This cannot be intended to teach that they were not to have compassion for all people, or to regard the salva…
And on some (κα ους μεν). Demonstrative plural of ος μεν--ος δε (ους δε, below), not the relative ους, but by contrast (μεν, δε). …
19th Century
Anglican
Exhortation to treat these libertines with discrimination, making three classes. (Jude 1:22) And of some have compassion, m…
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Baptist
But you beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the…
Three groups are mentioned here and an instruction is given for each one. (1) The first command is to show mercy to those who are doubting (or hesi…
16th Century
Protestant
And of some have compassion. He adds another exhortation, showing how the faithful ought to act in reproving their brothers, in order to r…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And of some have compassion That is, of such who have gone astray, being drawn aside; who are simple and ignorant, a…
Sensual men separate from Christ and His church, and join themselves to the devil, the world, and the flesh, by ungodly and sinful practices. That …
