Dual Panel1Jude<2455>, a bond-servant<1401> of Jesus<2424> Christ<5547>, and brother<80> of James<2385>, To those<3588> who are the called<2822>, beloved<25> in God<2316> the Father<3962>, and kept<5083> for Jesus<2424> Christ<5547>:
2May mercy<1656> and peace<1515> and love<26> be multiplied<4129> to you.
3Beloved<27>, while I was making<4160> every<3956> effort<4710> to write<1125> you about<4012> our common<2839> salvation<4991>, I felt<2192> the necessity<318> to write<1125> to you appealing<3870> that you contend<1864> earnestly<1864> for the faith<4102> which was once<530> for all<530> handed<3860> down<3860> to the saints<40>.
4For certain<5100> persons<444> have crept<3921> in unnoticed<3921>, those<3588> who were long<3819> beforehand<4270> marked<4270> out for this<3778> condemnation<2917>, ungodly<765> persons<765> who turn<3346> the grace<5485> of our God<2316> into licentiousness<766> and deny<720> our only<3441> Master<1203> and Lord<2962>, Jesus<2424> Christ<5547>.
5Now<1161> I desire<1014> to remind<5279> you, though you know<3609> all<3956> things<3956> once<530> for all<530>, that the Lord<2962>, after saving<4982> a people<2992> out of the land<1093> of Egypt<125>, subsequently<1208> destroyed<622> those<3588> who did not believe<4100>.
6And angels<32> who did not keep<5083> their own<1438> domain<746>, but abandoned<620> their proper<2398> abode<3613>, He has kept<5083> in eternal<126> bonds<1199> under<5259> darkness<2217> for the judgment<2920> of the great<3173> day<2250>,
7just<5613> as Sodom<4670> and Gomorrah<1116> and the cities<4172> around<4012> them, since they in the same<3664> way<5158> as these<3778> indulged<1608> in gross<1608> immorality<1608> and went<565> after<3694> strange<2087> flesh<4561>, are exhibited<4295> as an example<1164> in undergoing<5254> the punishment<1349> of eternal<166> fire<4442>.
8Yet<3305> in the same<3668> way<3668> these<3778> men<3778>, also<2532> by dreaming<1797>, defile<3392> the flesh<4561>, and reject<114> authority<2963>, and revile<987> angelic majesties<1391>.
9But Michael<3413> the archangel<743>, when<3753> he disputed<1252> with the devil<1228> and argued<1256> about<4012> the body<4983> of Moses<3475>, did not dare<5111> pronounce<2018> against<2018> him a railing<988> judgment<2920>, but said<3004>, "The Lord<2962> rebuke<2008> you!"
10But these<3778> men<3778> revile<987> the things which<3745> they do not understand<3609>; and the things which<3745> they know<1987> by instinct<5447>, like<5613> unreasoning<249> animals<2226>, by these<3778> things<3778> they are destroyed<5351>.
11Woe<3759> to them! For they have gone<4198> the way<3598> of Cain<2535>, and for pay<3408> they have rushed<1632> headlong<1632> into the error<4106> of Balaam<903>, and perished<622> in the rebellion<485> of Korah<2879>.
12These<3778> are the men<3778> who are hidden<4694> reefs<4694> in your love<26> feasts<26> when they feast<4910> with you without<870> fear<870>, caring<4165> for themselves<1438>; clouds<3507> without<504> water<504>, carried<3911> along<3911> by winds<417>; autumn<5352> trees<1186> without<175> fruit<175>, doubly<1364> dead<599>, uprooted<1610>;
13wild<66> waves<2949> of the sea<2281>, casting<1890> up their own<1438> shame<152> like<1890> foam<1890>; wandering<4107> stars<792>, for whom<3739> the black<2217> darkness<4655> has been reserved<5083> forever<165>.
14It was also<2532> about these<3778> men that Enoch<1802>, in the seventh<1442> generation from Adam<76>, prophesied<4395>, saying<3004>, "Behold<2400>, the Lord<2962> came<2064> with many<3461> thousands<3461> of His holy<40> ones<40>,
15to execute<4160> judgment<2920> upon all<3956>, and to convict<1651> all<3956> the ungodly<765> of all<3956> their ungodly<763> deeds<2041> which<3739> they have done<764> in an ungodly<764> way<764>, and of all<3956> the harsh<4642> things<4642> which<3739> ungodly<763> sinners<268> have spoken<2980> against<2596> Him."
16These<3778> are grumblers<1113>, finding<3202> fault<3202>, following<4198> after<2596> their own lusts<1939>; they speak<2980> arrogantly<5246>, flattering<2296> people<4383> for the sake<5484> of gaining an advantage<5622>.
17But you, beloved<27>, ought to remember<3403> the words<4487> that were spoken<4275> beforehand<4275> by the apostles<652> of our Lord<2962> Jesus<2424> Christ<5547>,
18that they were saying<3004> to you, "In the last<2078> time<5550> there will be mockers<1703>, following<4198> after<2596> their own<1438> ungodly<763> lusts<1939>."
19These<3778> are the ones who cause<592> divisions<592>, worldly-minded<5591>, devoid<3361><2192> of the Spirit<4151>.
20But you, beloved<27>, building<2026> yourselves<1438> up on your most<40> holy<40> faith<4102>, praying<4336> in the Holy<40> Spirit<4151>,
21keep<5083> yourselves<1438> in the love<26> of God<2316>, waiting<4327> anxiously<4327> for the mercy<1656> of our Lord<2962> Jesus<2424> Christ<5547> to eternal<166> life<2222>.
22And have<1653> mercy<1653> on some<3739><3303>, who are doubting<1252>;
23save<4982> others, snatching<726> them out of the fire<4442>; and on some<3739> have<1653> mercy<1653> with fear<5401>, hating<3404> even<2532> the garment<5509> polluted<4695> by the flesh<4561>.
24Now<1161> to Him who is able<1410> to keep<5442> you from stumbling<679>, and to make<2476> you stand<2476> in the presence<2714> of His glory<1391> blameless<299> with great<20> joy<20>,
25to the only<3441> God<2316> our Savior<4990>, through<1223> Jesus<2424> Christ<5547> our Lord<2962>, be glory<1391>, majesty<3172>, dominion<2904> and authority<1849>, before<4253> all<3956> time<165> and now<3568> and forever<165>. Amen<281>.