Verse Lens · Expanded explanation
Jude 25 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 25. 25To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.
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Quick Meaning
Comprehensive praise is ascribed to the only God and Savior through Jesus Christ across all time.
Read It With
- Jude 24–25
Read Jude 24–25 as a complete section. The doxology is one sustained sentence moving from God's ability to keep and present toward comprehensive praise across all time.
Why This Verse Appears Here
God's preserving action in verse 24 leads into the letter's final destination: comprehensive praise belonging to the only God and Savior.
Read Jude 1:24–25 together
Why these verses belong together: God's ability to keep and present leads grammatically into the comprehensive praise that completes the doxology.
Verse 24. 24 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,
Verse 25. 25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.
Follow the Context
- God is addressed as able to guard the readers from stumbling or falling.
- God is able to make them stand faultless before divine glory with exceeding joy.
- Glory, majesty, dominion, and power are ascribed to the only God and Savior through Jesus Christ.
- The praise spans before all ages, the present, and all ages to come.
Phrase-by-Phrase Explanation
“only wise God”
In plain language: The KJV praises the only wise God and Savior.
The SBLGNT lacks 'wise'; the adjective is a likely harmonizing addition from another doxology.
Why it matters: It keeps a doxological textual variant visible.
How certain? probableWhat This Verse Is Not Saying
The KJV's 'wise' is not present in the SBLGNT, and the doxology must not be used to claim that textual transmission is uniform.
What Remains True
The only God and Savior deserves comprehensive praise through Jesus Christ before, now, and forever.
How It Can Shape Life
- End discernment in worship and dependence on God rather than fixation on opponents or personal success.
Teach It Back
Explain Jude 25's specific contribution to Jude 24–25: Comprehensive praise is ascribed to the only God and Savior through Jesus Christ across all time. Include the surrounding movement, one uncertainty or limit where relevant, and what the verse does not permit readers to conclude.
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Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Jude 24–25 — God Is Able to Keep and Present His PeopleSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
Where care is needed
The KJV includes 'wise,' while the SBLGNT does not; several other doxological phrases also vary through transmission.
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: The exact displayed KJV wording and immediate English context for Jude 24–25.
Exact location: eBible/CrossWire eng-kjv2006 USFM, source files dated 2026-08-19, Jude 1, verses within Jude 24–25; archive and normalized-corpus SHA-256 values are recorded in the library policy.
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: The critically edited Greek wording, clause relationships, and visible variation markers checked for the passage.
Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT repository, data/sblgnt/text/Jude.txt, verses within Jude 24–25.
Open the Jude Greek text file ↗Translation and textual notes
NET Bible — Jude with translators' notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2005–2026 online edition
Supports: Material translation choices, syntax questions, and textual variants checked for this passage.
Exact location: NET Bible, Jude 1, translator and textual notes attached to the verses in Jude 24–25.
Open source ↗