Jude 1:5 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.

Close to the original. Clear modern English.

✦ MADE SIMPLE

I want to remind you of something you already know — God rescued his people from Egypt, but then he had to destroy those who stopped believing in him.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Even after being saved, losing faith has real consequences.

📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?

The epistle was written by Jude, brother of James, to a general Christian audience, likely during the late first century CE. Its purpose was to warn believers about false teachers who had infiltrated their communities, promoting immoral behavior and challenging established beliefs.

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