Jude 1:22

"On some have compassion, making a distinction,"

Key Reflection

Jude 1:22 encourages showing compassion to others but also makes a distinction, suggesting that this compassion should be tailored based on the needs and circumstances of different individuals. This means being tender and kind to those in particular need while still exercising wisdom in how we approach them.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 22. And of some have compassion. This cannot be intended to teach that they were not to have compassion for all men, or to regard the salvation of all with solicitude, but that they were to have special and peculiar compassion for a certain class of persons, or were to approach them with feelings appropriate to their condition. The idea is, that the peculiar feeling to be manifested towards a certain class of persons in seeking their salvation was tender affection and kindness. They were to approach them in the gentlest manner, appealing to them by such words as love would prompt.

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