In the presence of - (2714)(katenopion from kata = against + enopios = in sight of, before) means in the very presence of, in the sight of, in front of. Translated "before" in the only other NT uses below (Eph 1:4-note, Col 1:22-note).
Compare every believer's present and future (see phrase "before Him") position which Jude assures us will NOT change, even though we may have days or even seasons when we fail to walk in the light...
Ephesians 1:4-note just as He chose (eklego) us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy (hagios) and blameless before Him. In love.
Colossians 1:22-note yet He has now reconciled (apokatallasso) you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present (paristemi - same verb describing our responsibility in light of such great mercies and such great transforming grace - Ro 12:1-note) you before Him holy (hagios) and blameless (amomos) and beyond reproach (anegkletos) --
Katenopion - 5v in the non-apocryphal Septuagint (Lxx) - Lev 4:17; Josh 1:5; 3:7; 21:44; 23:9
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