Theophylact of Ohrid
Orthodox
c. 1055–1107
“And "keep" yourselves in the love of God, that is, preserve yourselves, awaiting mercy from the Lord, Who on the last day will grant you eternal life.”
The interpretation timeline
Jude 1:21
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Jude 1:21 · Douay-Rheims
“Keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, unto life everlasting.”
Scholastic
c. 1100 – 1500
1126
A.D.
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.