Jude 1:24

Final Blessing

1:24 Now to the one who is able to keep you from falling, ¹  and to cause you to stand, rejoicing, ²  without blemish ³  before his glorious presence, ⁴ 

Jude 1:9

1:9 But even ⁵  when Michael the archangel ⁶  was arguing with the devil and debating with him ⁷  concerning Moses’ body, he did not dare to bring a slanderous judgment, but said, “May the Lord rebuke you!”

¹ tn The construction in Greek is a double accusative object-complement. “You” is the object and “free from falling” is the adjectival complement.

² tn Grk “with rejoicing.” The prepositional clause is placed after “his glorious presence” in Greek, but most likely goes with “cause you to stand.”

³ tn The construction in Greek is a double accusative object-complement. “You” is the object and “without blemish” is the adjectival complement.

⁴ tn Or “in the presence of his glory,” “before his glory.”

⁵ tn The word “even” is not in Greek; it is implied by the height of the contrast.

⁶ sn According to Jewish intertestamental literature (such as 1 En. 20), Michael was one of seven archangels.

⁷ tn The sentence structure is a bit different in Greek. Literally it reads: “But Michael the archangel, when arguing with the devil and disputing.”