Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
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Jude 1:22-25
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1:24 To have mercy (Hebrew khesed) has the overtones of making a covenant (see also 8:35, “loyalty”).
1:24-25 Jude concludes his letter with one of the most stirring doxologies in Scripture, and one quoted very often in liturgical settings. Jude’s wording makes it especially appropriate for his readers: They needed a renewed vision of God who could keep them from falling away, from succumbing to the enticing doctrine of false teachers. He has the glory, majesty, power, and authority to bring them safely into his glorious presence forever.
Other Bible passages linked to this one, most cited first.
And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand. I and my Father are one.
Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
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