1 aJude, a bbond-servant
of Jesus
Christ
, and brother
of 2James
,
To cthose who are the called
, beloved
in God
the Father
, and dkept
for Jesus
Christ
:
aMay mercy and peace
and love
bbe multiplied
to you.
aBeloved, while I was making
every
effort
to write
you about
our bcommon
salvation
, I felt
the necessity
to write
to you appealing
that you ccontend
earnestly
for dthe faith
which was once
for all
ehanded
down
to fthe 1saints
.
For certain persons
have acrept
in unnoticed
, those
who were long
beforehand
1 bmarked
out for this
condemnation
, ungodly
persons
who turn
cthe grace
of our God
into dlicentiousness
and edeny
our only
Master
and Lord
, Jesus
Christ
.
Now I desire
to aremind
you, though byou know
all
things
once
for all
, that 1the Lord
, cafter saving
a people
out of the land
of Egypt
, 2subsequently
destroyed
those
who did not believe
.
And aangels who did not keep
their own
domain
, but abandoned
their proper
abode
, He has bkept
in eternal
bonds
under
darkness
for the judgment
of the great
day
,
just as aSodom
and Gomorrah
and the bcities
around
them, since they in the same
way
as these
indulged
in gross
immorality
and cwent
after
1strange
flesh
, are exhibited
as an 2 dexample
in undergoing
the epunishment
of eternal
fire
.
Yet in the same
way
these
men
, also
by dreaming
, adefile
the flesh
, and reject
authority
, and revile
1angelic majesties
.
But aMichael bthe archangel
, when
he disputed
with the devil
and argued
about
cthe body
of Moses
, did not dare
pronounce
against
him a railing
judgment
, but said
, " dThe Lord
rebuke
you!"
But athese men
revile
the things which
they do not understand
; and bthe things which
they know
by instinct
, alike
unreasoning
animals
, by these
things
they are 1destroyed
.
Woe to them! For they have gone
athe way
of Cain
, and for pay
1they have rushed
headlong
into bthe error
of Balaam
, and cperished
in the rebellion
of Korah
.
These are the men
who are 1hidden
reefs
ain your love
feasts
when they feast
with you bwithout
fear
, caring
for themselves
; cclouds
without
water
, dcarried
along
by winds
; autumn
trees
without
fruit
, 2doubly
dead
, euprooted
;
awild waves
of the sea
, casting
up btheir own
1shame
like
foam
; wandering
stars
, cfor whom
the 2black
darkness
has been reserved
forever
.
It was also about these
men that aEnoch
, in the seventh
generation from Adam
, prophesied
, saying
, " bBehold
, the Lord
came
with 1many
thousands
of His holy
ones
,
ato execute judgment
upon all
, and to convict
all
the ungodly
of all
their ungodly
deeds
which
they have done
in an ungodly
way
, and of all
the harsh
things
which
bungodly
sinners
have spoken
against
Him."
These are agrumblers
, finding
fault
, bfollowing
after
their own lusts
; 1they speak
carrogantly
, flattering
people
dfor the sake
of gaining an advantage
.
But you, abeloved, bought to remember
the words
that were spoken
beforehand
by cthe apostles
of our Lord
Jesus
Christ
,
that they were saying to you, " aIn the last
time
there will be mockers
, bfollowing
after
their own
ungodly
lusts
."
These are the ones who cause
divisions
, 1 aworldly-minded
, 2devoid
of the Spirit
.
But you, abeloved, bbuilding
yourselves
up on your most
holy
afaith
, cpraying
in the Holy
Spirit
,
keep yourselves
in the love
of God
, awaiting
anxiously
for the mercy
of our Lord
Jesus
Christ
to eternal
life
.
And have mercy
on some
, who are doubting
;
save others, asnatching
them out of the fire
; and on some
have
mercy
with fear
, bhating
even
the garment
polluted
by the flesh
.
aNow to Him who is able
to keep
you from stumbling
, and to bmake
you stand
in the presence
of His glory
blameless
with cgreat
joy
,
to the aonly bGod
our Savior
, through
Jesus
Christ
our Lord
, cbe glory
, majesty
, dominion
and authority
, dbefore
all
time
and now
and 1forever
. Amen
.