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Doxology
These two verses are a short burst of praise to God. They focus on what God is able to do, who God is, and the honour that belongs to him now and forever.
Understanding the passage
The setting of these words
Jude 1:24–25 is a doxology within a letter. In these verses, praise is directed to God our Saviour. The passage names God’s ability to keep people from stumbling and to present them faultless with joy, and it gives God wisdom, glory, majesty, dominion and power forever.
Jude 1:24–25Main takeaway
This passage praises God as the wise Saviour who is able to keep his people and who deserves honour forever.
Follow the letter’s teaching
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01God is able to keepThe passage begins by saying God is able to keep people from stumbling. The stress falls on God’s ability, not on human strength.
Explanation
The passage begins by saying God is able to keep people from stumbling. The stress falls on God’s ability, not on human strength. “Stumbling” speaks of falling, and Jude’s wording points to God’s care that guards his people. The verse starts with praise because God can do what people cannot secure by themselves.
02Faultless before his gloryJude next says God is able to present people faultless before the presence of his glory. “Faultless” is a strong word for being without blame in that setting.
Explanation
Jude next says God is able to present people faultless before the presence of his glory. “Faultless” is a strong word for being without blame in that setting. The verse also adds “great joy”. In this doxology, being brought before God’s glory is linked with joy because God is the one who presents them.
03God our Saviour, who alone is wiseThe praise is addressed to “God our Savior”. That title shows God as the one who saves. Jude also says he alone is wise.
Explanation
The praise is addressed to “God our Savior”. That title shows God as the one who saves. Jude also says he alone is wise. These words direct attention to God’s unique character. The doxology is not mainly about people’s achievements. It centres on who God is and what belongs to him.
04Glory, majesty, dominion and powerThe final verse names glory, majesty, dominion and power as belonging to God. These words speak of honour, greatness and rule.
Explanation
The final verse names glory, majesty, dominion and power as belonging to God. These words speak of honour, greatness and rule. Jude says this is true “both now and forever”, so the praise is not limited to one moment. “Amen” closes the doxology with a fitting word of agreement and worship.
Questions to explore
Pause, look back at the verses and talk together.
01What are the two things God is able to do in verse 24?
Find the two action phrases in the verse: one is about keeping from stumbling, and the other is about presenting people faultless before his glory.
02What words in verse 24 show how people are brought before God’s presence?
Notice both the condition described, “faultless”, and the response or atmosphere named at the end, “great joy”.
03Which praise words in verse 25 describe God’s greatness and rule?
List the words Jude gives to God our Saviour and include the time words that show this praise belongs to him now and forever.
Read the Bible passage
World English Bible ClassicScripture quotation · Public domain
Jude 1:24–25
24Now to him who is able to keep them from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory in great joy,
25to God our Savior, who alone is wise, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen.