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Connecting Statement:
Jude tells the believers how they should live and how they should treat others.
But you, beloved
"Do not be like them, beloved. Instead"
build yourselves up
Becoming increasingly able to trust in God and obey him is spoken of as if it were the process of constructing a building. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
Keep yourselves in God's love
Remaining able to receive God's love is spoken of as if one were keeping oneself in a certain place. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
wait for
"eagerly look forward to"
the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that brings you eternal life
Here "mercy" stands for Jesus Christ himself, who will show his mercy to the believers by making them live forever with him. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)