Jude 1

1 Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are called, beloved in God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ:2 Mercy unto you and peace and love be multiplied.3 Beloved, while I was giving all diligence to write unto you of our common salvation, I was constrained to write unto you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered unto the saints.4 For there are certain men crept in privily, even they who were of old written of beforehand unto this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.5 Now I desire to put you in remembrance, though ye know all things once for all, that the Lord, having saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.6 And angels that kept not their own principality, but left their proper habitation, he hath kept in everlasting bonds under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them, having in like manner with these given themselves over to fornication and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the punishment of eternal fire.8 Yet in like manner these also in their dreamings defile the flesh, and set at nought dominion, and rail at dignities.9 But Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing judgment, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.10 But these rail at whatsoever things they know not: and what they understand naturally, like the creatures without reason, in these things are they destroyed.11 Woe unto them! For they went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in the gainsaying of Korah.12 These are they who are hidden rocks in your love-feasts when they feast with you, shepherds that without fear feed themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn leaves without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;13 Wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the blackness of darkness hath been reserved forever.14 And to these also Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, Behold, the Lord came with ten thousands of his holy ones,15 to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their works of ungodliness which they have ungodly wrought, and of all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their lusts (and their mouth speaketh great swelling words), showing respect of persons for the sake of advantage.17 But ye, beloved, remember ye the words which have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;18 That they said to you, In the last time there shall be mockers, walking after their own ungodly lusts.19 These are they who make separations, sensual, having not the Spirit.20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,21 keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.22 And on some have mercy, who are in doubt;23 and some save, snatching them out of the fire; and on some have mercy with fear; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.24 Now unto him that is able to guard you from stumbling, and to set you before the presence of his glory without blemish in exceeding joy,25 to the only God our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and power, before all time, and now, and for evermore. Amen.

Jude 1

Salutation

1 From Jude,t a slavets of Jesus Christ and brother of James,s to those who are called, wrapped in the love oft God the Father and kept fort Jesus Christ.

2 May mercy, peace, and love be lavished on you!t

Condemnation of the False Teachers

3 Dear friends, although I have been eager to write to yout about our common salvation, I now feel compelledt instead to write to encouraget you to contend earnestlyt for the faithts that was once for alls entrusted to the saints.s

4 For certain ment have secretly slipped in among youts – men who long agot were marked outt for the condemnation I am about to describet – ungodly men who have turned the grace of our God into a license for evilts and who deny our only Masterss and Lord,t Jesus Christ.
5 Now I desire to remind you (even though you have been fully informed of these factsts once for allss) that Jesus,ss having saved thet people out of the land of Egypt, latert destroyed those who did not believe.6 You also know thatt the angels who did not keep within their proper domaints but abandoned their own place of residence, he has kepts in eternal chainss in uttert darkness, locked upt for the judgment of the great Day.

7 So alsot Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighboring towns,t since they indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desiret in a way similar tot these angels,t are now displayed as an example by suffering the punishment of eternal fire.
8 Yet these men,t as a result of their dreams,t defile the flesh, reject authority,t and insultt the glorious ones.s9 But event when Michael the archangels was arguing with the devil and debating with himt concerning Moses’ body, he did not dare to bring a slanderous judgment, but said, “May the Lord rebuke you!”10 But these men do not understand the things they slander, and they are being destroyed by the very things that, like irrational animals, they instinctively comprehend.ts11 Woe to them! For they have traveled down Cain’s path,t and because of greedt have abandoned themselvest tot Balaam’s error; hence,t they will certainly perisht in Korah’s rebellion.12 These men aret dangerous reefst at your love feasts,ss feasting without reverence,t feeding only themselves.t They aret waterlesst clouds, carried along by the winds; autumn trees without fruits – twice dead,ts uprooted;

13 wild sea waves,t spewing out the foam oft their shame;t wayward starss for whom the utter depths of eternal darknesst have been reserved.
14 Now Enoch, the seventh in descent beginning with Adam,ts even prophesied of them,t saying, “Look! The Lord is comingt with thousands and thousandst of his holy ones,15 to execute judgment ont all, and to convict every persont of all their thoroughly ungodly deedst that they have committed,t and of all the harsh words that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”s

16 These people are grumblers andt fault-finders who got wherever their desires lead them,t and they give bombastic speeches,ts enchanting folkss for their own gain.t

Exhortation to the Faithful

17 But you, dear friends – recall the predictionst foretold by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.s18 For they said to you, “In the end time there will comet scoffers, propelled by their own ungodly desires.”ts19 These people are divisive,t worldly,t devoid of the Spirit.ts20 But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith, by praying in the Holy Spirit,t21 maintaint yourselves in the love of God, while anticipatingt the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that brings eternal life.t22 And have mercy on those who waver;

23 savet others by snatching them out of the fire; have mercyt on others, coupled with a fear of God,ts hating even the clothes staineds by the flesh.t

Final Blessing

24 Now to the one who is able to keep you from falling,t and to cause you to stand, rejoicing,t without blemisht before his glorious presence,t

25 to the only God our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, power, and authority, before all time, and now, and for all eternity. Amen.