Jude 1:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Mercy unto you and peace and love be multiplied.

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About this Translation

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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5/5

Readability

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

2 Pet 1:2 : 2 Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord;
1 Pet 1:2 : 2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.
Rev 1:4-6 : 4 John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from him who is and who was and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits that are before his throne; 5 and from Jesus Christ, [who is] the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loveth us, and loosed us from our sins by his blood; 6 and he made us [to be] a kingdom, {G2532} [to be] priests unto his God and Father; to him [be] the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Rom 1:7 : 7 To all that are in Rome, beloved of God, called [to be] saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

2 Pet 1:1-2
2 verses
82%
1Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and [the] Saviour Jesus Christ:
2Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord;
Jude 1:1
81%
1Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are called, beloved in God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ:
2 John 1:3
77%
3Grace, mercy, peace shall be with us, from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
2 Thess 1:2-3
2 verses
77%
2Grace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3We are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, even as it is meet, for that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all toward one another aboundeth;
1 Cor 1:3
76%
3Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Jude 1:20-21
2 verses
76%
20But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,
21keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
Eph 1:2
75%
2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Cor 1:2-3
2 verses
75%
2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort;
Phlm 1:3
75%
3Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Eph 6:23-24
2 verses
75%
23Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
24Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ with [a love] incorruptible.
Jude 1:3
74%
3Beloved, while I was giving all diligence to write unto you of our common salvation, I was constrained to write unto you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered unto the saints.
Gal 1:3
73%
3Grace to you and peace from God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ,
Phil 1:2
73%
2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thess 3:12-13
2 verses
73%
12and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we also [do] toward you;
13to the end he may establish your hearts unblameable in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus {G5547} with all his saints.
1 Pet 1:2
72%
2according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.
Col 1:2
72%
2To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ [that are] at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
Rom 1:7
72%
7To all that are in Rome, beloved of God, called [to be] saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Tim 1:2
72%
2to Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
2 Pet 1:7
71%
7and in [your] godliness brotherly kindness; and in [your] brotherly kindness love.
1 Tim 1:2
71%
2unto Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
Titus 3:15
71%
15All that are with me salute thee. Salute them that love us in faith. Grace be with you all.
1 Tim 1:14
71%
14and the grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
3 John 1:1-2
2 verses
70%
1The elder unto Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.
2Beloved, I pray that in all things thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
Jas 1:1
70%
1James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are of the Dispersion, greeting.
1 Cor 16:23-24
2 verses
70%
23The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
24My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.
Titus 1:4
70%
4to Titus, my true child after a common faith: Grace {G1656} and peace from God the Father and {G2962} Christ Jesus our Saviour.
1 Thess 1:1
70%
1Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.
Eph 1:15
70%
15For this cause I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and the love which [ye show] toward all the saints,
2 Cor 13:14
69%
14The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.
Phlm 1:5
69%
5hearing of thy love, and of the faith which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all the saints;
Jude 1:24
69%
24Now unto him that is able to guard you from stumbling, and to set you before the presence of his glory without blemish in exceeding joy,
Jude 1:17
69%
17But ye, beloved, remember ye the words which have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
1 Thess 5:28
69%
28The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
2 Thess 1:12
68%
12that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Pet 1:11
68%
11for thus shall be richly supplied unto you the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
1 Pet 5:14
68%
14Salute one another with a kiss of love. Peace be unto you all that are in {G2424} Christ.
2 Thess 3:18
68%
18The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
Phil 1:9
68%
9And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment;
2 Pet 3:18
68%
18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him [be] the glory both now and for {G2250} ever. Amen.
Rev 1:4
67%
4John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from him who is and who was and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits that are before his throne;
Heb 13:25
67%
25Grace be with you all. Amen.