Hilary of Arles
Patristic
c. A.D. 401–449
“Jude does not specify which apostles he is referring to, but many people assume he means Peter, James and John.”
The interpretation timeline
Jude 1:17
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Jude 1:17 · Douay-Rheims
“But you, my dearly beloved, be mindful of the words which have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,”
Patristic
before A.D. 750
449
A.D.
Undated
date unknown
Oecumenius
Patristic
c. A.D. 550
“"remember the words spoken beforehand by the apostles," those by Peter in the second Epistle, and by Paul in almost every epistle. From this, it is clear that this was written last after the apostles had passed away.”
Modern · 1953 →
The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.