Jude 1:17

KJV1611 – Modern English

But, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὑμεῖς δέ, ἀγαπητοί, μνήσθητε τῶν ῥημάτων τῶν προειρημένων ὑπὸ τῶν ἀποστόλων τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ·

Transliteration

Hymeis de, agapētoi, mnēsthēte tōn rhēmatōn tōn proeirēmenōn hypo tōn apostolōn tou Kyriou hēmōn Iēsou Christou;

Grammar Details

• *Hymeis*: personal pronoun, nominative, plural - you
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - but
• *agapētoi*: vocative, masculine, plural - beloved
• *mnēsthēte*: aorist passive imperative, 2nd person plural - remember
• *tōn rhēmatōn*: genitive, neuter, plural - the words
• *tōn proeirēmenōn*: perfect passive participle, genitive, neuter, plural - having been spoken before
• *hypo tōn apostolōn*: prepositional phrase with genitive - by the apostles
• *tou Kyriou hēmōn Iēsou Christou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of our Lord Jesus Christ

Word Meanings

• *agapētoi*: beloved/dear ones
• *mnēsthēte*: remember/recall
• *rhēmatōn*: words/sayings/utterances
• *proeirēmenōn*: having been spoken before/foretold/predicted
• *apostolōn*: apostles/messengers/sent ones

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But you, beloved, remember the words that were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But{G1161} ye,{G5210} beloved,{G27} remember{G3415} ye the words{G4487} which have been spoken before{G4280} by{G5259} the apostles{G652} of{G5259} our{G2257} Lord{G2962} Jesus{G2424} Christ;{G5547}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But{G1161}, beloved{G27}, remember{G3415}{(G5682)} ye{G5210} the words{G4487} which{G3588} were spoken before{G4280}{(G5772)} of{G5259} the apostles{G652} of our{G2257} Lord{G2962} Jesus{G2424} Christ{G5547};

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  But ye beloved remember the wordes which were spoken before of the Apostles of oure LORde Iesus Christ

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But ye beloued, remeber the wordes which were spoken before of the Apostles of oure LORDE Iesus Christ,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But, yee beloued, remember the wordes which were spoken before of the Apostles of our Lord Iesus Christ,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But ye beloued, remember the wordes which were spoken before, of the Apostles of our Lorde Iesus Christe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But you, beloved, remember the words which have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and ye, beloved, remember ye the sayings spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But ye, beloved, remember ye the words which have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But ye, beloved, remember ye the words which have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But you, my loved ones, keep in memory the words which were said before by the Apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,

• World English Bible (2000)

  But you, beloved, remember the words which have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Exhortation to the Faithful But you, dear friends– recall the predictions foretold by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Pet 3:2 : 2 That you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior:
• 1 John 4:6 : 6 We are from God. He who knows God listens to us; he who is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
• Acts 20:35 : 35 I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"
• Eph 2:20 : 20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone;
• Eph 4:11 : 11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
• Mal 4:4 : 4 Remember the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded to him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.