Jude: warning, action and praise worksheet
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Original Bibleward reading resource · WEB-based original paraphrases · Read Jude 1–25. This is a text-classification exercise, not permission to accuse a present-day person or group.
Open the four-zone reading diagram.
Four reading zones
| Range | Function | Your one-sentence note |
|---|---|---|
| 1–4 | Greeting and purpose | ____________________ |
| 5–16 | Warning examples and images | ____________________ |
| 17–23 | Remembering and reader actions | ____________________ |
| 24–25 | Closing praise | ____________________ |
Allusion check table
| Reference | Name, event or image | What Jude states here | Background question to research separately |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Egypt generation | ____________________ | ____________________ |
| 6 | Angels | ____________________ | ____________________ |
| 7 | Sodom and Gomorrah | ____________________ | ____________________ |
| 9 | Michael and the devil | ____________________ | ____________________ |
| 11 | Cain, Balaam and Korah | ____________________ | ____________________ |
| 12–13 | Six warning comparisons | ____________________ | ____________________ |
| 14–15 | Enoch saying | ____________________ | ____________________ |
Action-verb card
Complete from verses 17–23: remember · build · pray · keep · wait/look · show mercy/save with fear.
| Action | Object or setting in the passage | What I should not add |
|---|---|---|
| Remember | The apostles’ earlier words (17–19) | A new prediction assigned to a current person |
| Build | The readers build themselves up on their holy faith (20) | A spiritual rank based on worksheet completion |
| Pray | Prayer in the Holy Spirit (20) | A claim that one prayer style proves a person’s status |
| Keep | The readers keep themselves in God’s love (21) | A promise that effort controls every outcome |
| Wait or look | The mercy of Jesus Christ leading to eternal life (21) | A date the passage does not give |
| Show mercy or save with fear | Differing responses toward people in danger or doubt (22–23, WEB layout) | A rigid modern classification or permission to shame someone |
Six classification questions
Write W for warning example, A for reader action, or P for closing praise.
Remember the apostles’ earlier words. _____
Waterless clouds carried by winds. _____
Keep yourselves in God’s love while waiting for mercy. _____
Glory, majesty, dominion and power belong to God. _____
Cain, Balaam and Korah are named together. _____
God is able to keep and present. _____
Explained answer key
A. Verse 17 turns to the beloved readers and tells them to remember. It is not another description of the intruders.
W. The cloud comparison is part of the image chain in verses 12–13 describing the warned-about people.
A. Verse 21 addresses the readers directly. Keeping and waiting belong to the instruction zone.
P. Verse 25 assigns praise to God and closes the letter.
W. Verse 11 uses three earlier figures as warning comparisons. Jude does not retell their full stories there.
P. Verse 24 begins the doxology with God’s ability. It should not be mistaken for another imperative addressed to the reader.
Eight short reading cards
1–2: identify sender, recipients and blessing.
3–4: write Jude’s original wish and changed purpose.
5–7: list only the three reminders Jude states.
8–11: separate conduct descriptions from named examples.
12–16: count images; do not assign modern names.
17–19: mark the shift back to the beloved readers.
20–23: circle reader-directed verbs and note the translation sensitivity of 22–23.
24–25: underline what God is able to do and the words of praise.
One background detail I will not fill from memory: ____________________.
One direct reader action: ____________________.
One phrase that belongs to praise rather than warning: ____________________.
Check each note as supported, needs rereading, or not stated here. These labels describe evidence, not faith.
WEB Jude · Companion guide · Plans.
AI-assisted original reading aid; not Scripture, a diagnosis, or individual pastoral endorsement.