Berean Standard Bible

Jude 1

(James 1:1)

1JudeἸούδαςIoudasG2455,a servantδοῦλος,doulosG1401of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547andδὲdeG1161a brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80of JamesἸακώβου,IakōbouG2385,To those whoτοῖςtoisG3588arecalledκλητοῖς·klētoisG2822,lovedἠγαπημένοιςēgapēmenoisG25byἐνenG1722GodθεῷtheōG2316theFatherπατρὶpatriG3962,andκαὶkaiG2532keptτετηρημένοιςtetērēmenoisG5083in JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547:

2MercyἔλεοςeleosG1656καὶkaiG2532,peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515,andκαὶkaiG2532loveἀγάπηagapēG26be multipliedπληθυνθείη.¶plēthuntheiēG4129to youὑμῖνhuminG4771.

God’s Judgment on the Ungodly

(2 Peter 3:1–7)

3BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27, althoughI madeποιούμενοςpoioumenosG4160everyπᾶσανpasanG3956effortσπουδὴνspoudēnG4710to writeγράφεινgrapheinG1125to youὑμῖνhuminG4771aboutπερὶperiG4012theτῆςtēsG3588salvationσωτηρίας,sōtēriasG4991weG1473shareκοινῆςkoinēsG2839,I feltἔσχονeschonG2192it necessaryἀνάγκηνanagkēnG318to writeγράψαιgrapsaiG1125andurgeπαρακαλῶνparakalōnG3870youὑμῖνhuminG4771to contend earnestlyἐπαγωνίζεσθαιepagōnizesthaiG1864for theτῇtēaG3588faithπίστει.pisteiG4102entrustedπαραδοθείσῃparadotheisēG3860once for allἅπαξhapaxG530to theτοῖςtoisG3588saintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40.

4ForγάρgarG1063certainτινεςtinesG5100menἄνθρωποι,anthrōpoiG444have crept in among you unnoticedπαρεισέδυσανpareisedusanG3921οἱhoiG3588—ungodlyἀσεβεῖς,asebeisG765oneswho were designatedπρογεγραμμένοιprogegrammenoiG4270long agoπάλαιpalaiG3819forεἰςeisG1519τοῦτοtoutoG3778τὸtoG3588condemnationκρίμα,krimaG2917.They turnμετατιθέντεςmetatithentesG3346theτὴνtēnG3588graceχάριταcharitaG5485of ourG1473τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316intoεἰςeisG1519a license for immoralityἀσέλγειανaselgeianG766,andκαὶkaiG2532they denyἀρνούμενοι.¶arnoumenoiG720ourG1473τὸνtonG3588onlyμόνονmononG3441MasterδεσπότηνdespotēnG1203andκαὶkaiG2532LordκύριονkurionG2962,JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547.

5Although you are fully aware of thisδὲ ὑμᾶς πάντα,de humas pantaG1161 G1492 G4771 G3956,I wantβούλομαι,boulomaiG1014to remindὙπομνῆσαιHupomnēsaiG5279youὑμᾶςhumasG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754τὸtoG3588afterδεύτερονdeuteronG1208 G530JesusG2424had deliveredσώσαςsōsasG4982HispeopleλαὸνlaonG2992out ofἐκekG1537thelandγῆςgēsG1093of EgyptΑἰγύπτουAiguptouG125,He destroyedἀπώλεσεν.apōlesenG622those whoτοὺςtousG3588did not believeμὴ πιστεύσανταςmē pisteusantasG3361 G4100.

6AndτεteG5037theangelsἀγγέλουςangelousG32whoτοὺςtousG3588did not stay withinμὴ τηρήσανταςmē tērēsantasG3361 G5083theirἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438ownτὴνtēnG3588domainἀρχὴνarchēnG746butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235abandonedἀπολιπόνταςapolipontasG620theirτὸtoG3588properἴδιονidionG2398dwellingοἰκητήριον,oikētērionG3613—theseHe has keptτετήρηκεν·tetērēkenG5083in eternalἀϊδίοιςaidioisG126chainsδεσμοῖςdesmoisG1199underὑπὸhupoG5259darknessζόφονzophonG2217,bound forεἰςeisG1519judgmentκρίσινkrisinG2920on that greatμεγάληςmegalēsG3173dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250.

7αἱhaiG3588In likeὅμοιονhomoionG3664mannerτρόπον τούτοιςtropon toutoisG5158 G3778ὡςhōsG5613,SodomΣόδομαSodomaG4670andκαὶkaiG2532GomorrahΓόμορραGomorraG1116andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸνtonG3588citiesπόλειςpoleisG4172aroundπερὶperiG4012themαὐτὰςautasG846,who indulged in sexual immoralityἐκπορνεύσασαιekporneusasaiG1608andκαὶkaiG2532pursuedἀπελθοῦσαι ὀπίσωapelthousai opisōG565 G3694strangeἑτέρας,heterasG2087fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561,are on displayπρόκεινταιprokeintaiG4295as an exampleδεῖγμαdeigmaG1164of those who sustainὑπέχουσαι.hupechousaiG5254thepunishmentδίκηνdikēnG1349of eternalαἰωνίουaiōniouG166fireπυρὸςpurosG4442.

8YetμέντοιmentoiG3305in the same wayὁμοίως καὶhomoiōs kaiG3668 G2532μὲνmenG3303theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778dreamersἐνυπνιαζόμενοιenupniazomenoiG1797defileμιαίνουσιν,miainousinG3392theirbodiesσάρκαsarkaG4561δὲdeG1161,rejectἀθετοῦσιν,athetousinG114authorityκυριότηταkuriotētaG2963,andδὲdeG1161slanderβλασφημοῦσιν.blasphēmousinG987gloriousδόξαςdoxasG1391beings.

9ButδὲdeG1161eventheὁhoG3588archangelἀρχάγγελος,archangelosG743ὁhoG3588MichaelΜιχαὴλMichaēlG3413,whenὅτεhoteG3753he disputedδιακρινόμενος διελέγετοdiakrinomenos dielegetoG1256 G1252with theτῷtōG3588devilδιαβόλῳdiabolōG1228overπερὶperiG4012theτοῦtouG3588bodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983of MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475,did not presumeοὐκ ἐτόλμησενouk etolmēsenG3756 G5111to bringἐπενεγκεῖνepenegkeinG2018a slanderousβλασφημίαςblasphēmiasG988charge against himκρίσινkrisinG2920,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “TheLordκύριος.kuriosG2962rebukeἐπιτιμήσαιepitimēsaiG2008youσοιsoiG4771!”

10TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778men,howeverδὲdeG1161ὅσαhosaG3745μὲνmenG3303,slanderβλασφημοῦσιν·blasphēmousinG987whatὅσαhosaG3745they do not understandοὐκoukG3756 G1492,andδὲdeG1161likeὡςhōsG5613τὰtaG3588irrationalἄλογαalogaG249animalsζῷαzōaG2226,they will be destroyedφθείρονται.phtheirontaiG5351byἐνenG1722the thingsτούτοιςtoutoisG3778they do instinctivelyφυσικῶς ἐπίστανται,phusikōs epistantaiG1987 G5447.

11WoeοὐαὶouaiG3759to themαὐτοῖς,autoisG846ὅτιhotiG3754!They have traveledἐπορεύθησανeporeuthēsanG4198theτῇtēaG3588pathὁδῷhodōG3598τοῦtouG3588of CainΚάϊνKainG2535καὶkaiG2532;they have rushedἐξεχύθησανexechuthēsanG1632for profitμισθοῦmisthouG3408into theτῇtēaG3588errorπλάνῃplanēG4106τοῦtouG3588of BalaamΒαλαὰμBalaamG903καὶkaiG2532;they have perishedἀπώλοντο.¶apōlontoG622inτῇtēaG3588τοῦtouG3588Korah’sΚόρεKoreG2879rebellionἀντιλογίᾳantilogiaG485.

12TheseΟὗτοίHoutoiG3778menareεἰσινeisinG1510οἱhoiG3588hidden reefsσπιλάδες,spiladesG4694inἐνenG1722yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ταῖςtaisG3588love feastsἀγάπαιςagapaisG26,shamelesslyἀφόβωςaphobōsG870feastingσυνευωχούμενοι,suneuōchoumenoiG4910with you butshepherdingποιμαίνοντες·poimainontesG4165onlythemselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438. They arecloudsνεφέλαιnephelaiG3507without waterἄνυδροι,anudroiG504,carried alongπαραφερόμεναι,parapheromenaiG3911byὑπὸhupoG5259thewindἀνέμωνanemōnG417;fruitlessἄκαρπα,akarpaG175treesδένδραdendraG1186in autumnφθινοπωρινὰphthinopōrinaG5352,twiceδὶςdisG1364deadἀποθανόντα,apothanontaG599after being uprootedἐκριζωθέντα·ekrizōthentaG1610.

13They arewildἄγριαagriaG66wavesκύματαkumataG2949of the seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281,foaming upἐπαφρίζονταepaphrizontaG1890theirἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438ownτὰςtasG3588shameαἰσχύνας,aischunasG152;wanderingπλανῆταιplanētaiG4107starsἀστέρεςasteresG792,for whomοἷςhoisG3739ὁhoG3588blackestζόφοςzophosG2217τοῦtouG3588darknessσκότουςskotousG4655has been reservedτετήρηται.tetērētaiG5083foreverεἰς αἰῶναeis aiōnaG1519 G165.

14δὲdeG1161EnochἙνὼχHenōchG1802, theseventhἕβδομοςhebdomosG1442fromἀπὸapoG575AdamἈδὰμAdamG76,alsoκαὶkaiG2532prophesiedπροεφήτευσενproephēteusenG4395about themτούτοιςtoutoisG3778λέγων·legōnG3004: “BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400, theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962is comingἦλθενēlthenG2064withἐνenG1722myriadsμυριάσινmuriasinG3461of HisαὐτοῦautouG846holyἁγίαιςhagiaisG40ones

15to executeποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160judgmentκρίσινkrisinG2920onκατὰkataG2596everyoneπάντωνpantōnG3956,andκαὶkaiG2532to convictἐλέγξαιelegxaiG1651allπᾶσανpasanG3956theG3588ungodlyἀσεβεῖς.asebeisG765ofπερὶperiG4012everyπάντωνpantōnG3956G3588ὧνhōnG3739αὐτῶνautōnG846ungodlyἠσέβησαν,ēsebēsanG764actἔργωνergōnG2041of wickednessἀσεβείαςasebeiasG763andκαὶkaiG2532περὶperiG4012everyπάντωνpantōnG3956G3588harshσκληρῶνsklērōnG4642wordὧνhōnG3739spokenἐλάλησανelalēsanG2980againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596HimαὐτοῦautouG846by ungodlyG765sinnersἁμαρτωλοὶhamartōloiG268.”

16TheseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778menareεἰσινeisinG1510discontentedμεμψίμοιροι,mempsimoiroiG3202grumblersγογγυσταὶgongustaiG1113,followingπορευόμενοι,poreuomenoiG4198afterκατὰkataG2596theirτὰςtasG3588ownG846lustsἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939καὶkaiG2532;theirG846τὸtoG3588mouthsστόμαstomaG4750spewλαλεῖlaleiG2980arroganceὑπέρογκα,huperogkaG5246;they flatterθαυμάζοντεςthaumazontesG2296othersπρόσωπαprosōpaG4383for their ownχάριν.¶charinG5484advantageὠφελείαςōpheleiasG5622.

A Call to Persevere

(Hebrews 10:19–39; 2 Peter 3:1–7)

17ButδὲdeG1161youὙμεῖςHumeisG4771,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,rememberμνήσθητεmnēsthēteG3403whatτῶνtōnG3588was foretoldῥημάτων τῶνrhēmatōn tōnG4487 G3588 G4302byὑπὸhupoG5259theτῶνtōnG3588apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652of ourG1473τοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547

18whenὅτιhotiG3754they saidG2036to youὑμῖνhuminG4771, “Inἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909thelastἐσχάτουeschatouG2078G3588timesχρόνουchronouG5550there will beἔσονταιesontaiG1510scoffersἐμπαῖκταιempaiktaiG1703who will followπορευόμενοιporeuomenoiG4198afterκατὰkataG2596their ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438ungodlyἀσεβειῶν.asebeiōnG3588 G763G3588desiresἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939.”

19TheseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778areεἰσινeisinG1510theοἱhoiG3588ones whocause divisionsἀποδιορίζοντες,apodiorizontesG592, who areworldlyψυχικοί,psuchikoiG5591anddevoid ofμὴ ἔχοντες.mē echontesG3361 G2192theSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.

20Butδέ,deG1161youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,by buildingἐποικοδομοῦντεςepoikodomountesG2026yourselves upἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438inτῇtēaG3588yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771most holyἁγιωτάτῃhagiōtatēG40faithπίστει,pisteiG4102andprayingπροσευχόμενοι,proseuchomenoiG4336inἐνenG1722theHolyἁγίῳhagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,

21keepτηρήσατε,tērēsateG5083yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438inἐνenG1722theloveἀγάπῃagapēG26of GodθεοῦtheouG2316as you awaitπροσδεχόμενοιprosdechomenoiG4327theτὸtoG3588mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656of ourG1473τοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547to bringεἰςeisG1519youeternalαἰώνιον.aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.

22AndκαὶkaiG2532indeedμὲνmenG3303,have mercy onἐλεᾶτεeleateG1653those whoοὓςhousG3739doubtδιακρινομένους,diakrinomenousG1252;

23δὲdeG1161saveσῴζετεsōzeteG4982othersοὓςhousG3739by snatchingἁρπάζοντες,harpazontesG726themfromἐκekG1537thefireπυρὸςpurosG4442;andδὲdeG1161to still othersοὓςhousG3739show mercyἐλεᾶτεeleateG1653temperedwithἐνenG1722fearφόβῳ,phobōG5401,hatingμισοῦντεςmisountesG3404evenκαὶkaiG2532theτὸνtonG3588clothingχιτῶνα.¶chitōnaG5509stainedἐσπιλωμένονespilōmenonG4695byἀπὸapoG575theτῆςtēsG3588fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561.

Doxology

(Romans 16:25–27)

24NowδὲdeG1161to Him whoΤῷTōG3588is ableδυναμένῳdunamenōG1410to keepφυλάξαιphulaxaiG5442youὑμᾶςhumasG4771from stumblingἀπταίστουςaptaistousG679andκαὶkaiG2532to presentστῆσαιstēsaiG2476youunblemishedἀμώμουςamōmousG299in HisαὐτοῦautouG846τῆςtēsG3588gloriousδόξηςdoxēsG1391presenceκατενώπιονkatenōpionG2714,withἐνenG1722great joyἀγαλλιάσει,agalliaseiG20—

25to the onlyμόνῳmonōG3441GodθεῷtheōG2316ourG1473SaviorσωτῆριsōtēriG4990begloryδόξαdoxaG1391,majestyμεγαλωσύνηmegalōsunēG3172,dominionκράτοςkratosG2904,andκαὶkaiG2532authorityἐξουσίαexousiaG1849throughδιὰdiaG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547ourG1473τοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962beforeπρὸproG4253allπαντὸςpantosG3956τοῦtouG3588timeαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165,andκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦνnunG3568,andκαὶkaiG2532forεἰςeisG1519allπάνταςpantasG3956τοὺςtousG3588eternityαἰῶνας,aiōnasG165.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.