King James Version

Jude 1:20

But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,

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ὑμεῖςhumeisyeσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “ye”, the subject formG4771you.yeδέdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἀγαπητοίagapētoibelovedἀγαπητός (agapētos)adjective, vocative, plural, masculine — “beloved”, the calling formG27loved, beloved, with two special applications: the Beloved, a title of the Messiah (Christ), as beloved beyond all others by the God who sent Him; of Christians, as beloved by God, Christ, and one another.This verse uses “beloved”.belovedἐποικοδομοῦντεςepoikodomountesbuilding upἐποικοδομέω (epoikodomeō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “building up”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2026I build upon (above) a foundation.building upἑαυτοὺςheautousyourselvesἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “yourselves”, the object formG1438himself, herself, itself.yourselvesτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἁγιωτάτῃhagiōtatēmost holyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, superlative, dative, singular, feminine — “most holy”, the to- or for-formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.most holyὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.πίστειpisteifaithπίστις (pistis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “faith”, the to- or for-formG4102faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.This verse uses “faith”.faithἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inπνεύματιpneumatiGhostπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “Ghost”, the to- or for-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.Ghostἁγίῳhagiōholyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “holy”, the to- or for-formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.προσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoito prayπροσεύχομαι (proseuchomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to pray”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4336I pray, pray for, offer prayer.This verse uses “pray”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And ye, beloved, on your most holy faith building yourselves up, in the Holy Spirit praying,

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American Standard Version (1901)

But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,

Young’s Literal Translation

And ye, beloved, on your most holy faith building yourselves up, in the Holy Spirit praying,

World English Bible

But you, beloved, keep building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit.

Darby Translation

But ye , beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,

Douay-Rheims

But you, my beloved, building yourselves upon your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,

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