Jude 1:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jude 1:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jude 1:6 is a verse from the book of Jude in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jude 1:6 — KJV
“And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. first estate: or, principality”
— Jude 1:6 (KJV)
Jude 1:6 in Context — About the Book of Jude
Jude planned a friendly letter about salvation but grabbed a trumpet instead: contend for the faith once delivered to the saints. In twenty-five verses he exposes infiltrating false teachers, then closes with one of Scripture's greatest benedictions — to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling.
Cross-References for Jude 1:6
“For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;”
Shares key themes with Jude 1:6: angels, own, reserved
“And the cook took up the shoulder, and that which was upon it, and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, Behold that which is left! set it before thee, and eat: for unto this time hath it been kept for thee since I said, I have invited the people. So Saul did eat with Samuel that day. left: or, reserved”
Shares key themes with Jude 1:6: kept, left, hath
“And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?”
Shares key themes with Jude 1:6: hath, judgment, great
“Understand therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the LORD hath said unto thee.”
Shares key themes with Jude 1:6: own, hath, under
“A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. of many...: Heb. of generation and generation”
Shares key themes with Jude 1:6: hath, darkness, great
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