Jude 1:22
aAnd of some have compassion, making a difference:
And of some have compassion, making a difference:
καὶ οὓς μὲν ἐλεεῖτε διακρινόμενοι·
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Ezekiel 34:17 And as for you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he goats.
1 Corinthians 9:20 And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;
Galatians 4:19 My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,
2 Corinthians 2:7 So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
And of some have compassion; use them gently, mildly reproving and admonishing them, that thereby ye may gain them.
Making a difference: he makes two sorts of offenders, or misled brethren, who might be restored; and that they might, they should be dealt with in different ways, and suitably to their respective conditions and circumstances; the former, who might be discouraged with roughness, should be handled with more tenderness and compassion.