Jude 1:25
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. ”
Χριστός
The one set apart and equipped for a specific task. Oil was poured on kings, priests and prophets in the Old Testament — the anointing meant: this one is chosen, this one is sent. Jesus stands up in Nazareth and reads Isaiah — and then says: this is Me. I am the one sent.
δόξα
Glory
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δόξα
Glory, honour, splendour. Doxa. The Word became flesh and dwelt among us and we beheld His glory. Glory is the weight and radiance of God's presence. It transforms everything it touches.
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σωτήρ
Savior
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σωτήρ
Saviour, deliverer, preserver. Soter. We are waiting for our Saviour the Lord Jesus Christ. He is coming. The one who saved you from sin is coming to complete your salvation.
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κράτος
dominion
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κράτος
Strength, might, dominion. Kratos. To Him be glory and dominion forever. God holds all power. Every other power is borrowed and temporary. His alone is eternal and absolute.
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus. Iesous. The Greek form of Yeshua meaning the LORD saves. The name given before His birth. In His name is salvation healing and authority over every power of darkness.
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κύριος
Lord
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κύριος
Lord, master, owner. Kurios. Jesus is Lord. The foundational confession of Christianity. Lord means owner. To confess Jesus as Lord is to surrender ownership of your life.
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θεός
God
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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ἐξουσία
authority
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ἐξουσία
Authority, right, power. Exousia. All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Jesus delegates His authority to His church. We operate under His commission.
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μόνος
Only
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μόνος
Only, alone, solitary. Monos. Man shall not live by bread alone. The deepest hungers of life cannot be satisfied by material things. Only God can fill what God shaped.
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νῦν
now
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νῦν
"now" (as adverb of date, a transition or emphasis); also as noun or adjective present or immediate
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μεγαλωσύνη
majesty
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μεγαλωσύνη
greatness, i.e. (figuratively) divinity (often God himself)
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σοφός
wise
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σοφός
wise (in a most general application)
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