Passage

Mercy, peace and love in a greeting

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

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²May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.

Jude 1:2World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

Jude greets the recipients with a wish that mercy, peace and love be multiplied to them.

To understand

He has identified them as called, sanctified and kept for Jesus Christ. He then explains his need to urge them to contend for the faith delivered to the saints.

A question

How does this greeting lead into Jude’s appeal about the faith?