Why is Jude 1:5 translated ‘Jesus’ instead of ‘Joshua’?

Why is Jude 1:5 translated ‘Jesus’ instead of ‘Joshua’?

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Jude 1:5 has major textual variants. One reads

"Ὑπομνῆσαι δὲ ὑμᾶς βούλομαι, εἰδότας ὑμᾶς ἅπαξ πάντα, ὅτι Ἰησοῦς λαὸν ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου σώσας τὸ δεύτερον τοὺς μὴ πιστεύσαντας ἀπώλεσεν"

Why is Ἰησοῦς translated as ‘Jesus’ instead of ‘Joshua’?

1 Comment

  • Reply July 4, 2025

    Philip Williams

    Because the Greek text reads Jesus.

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