Jude 1

A Greeting from Jude

(James 1:1)

1JudeG2455, a servantG1401 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547 andG1161 a brotherG80 of JamesG2385,

To those whoG3588 are calledG2822, lovedG25 byG1722 GodG2316 the FatherG3962, andG2532 keptG5083 in JesusG2424 ChristG5547:

2MercyG1656, peaceG1515, andG2532 loveG26 be multipliedG4129 to youG4771.

God’s Judgment on the Ungodly

(2 Peter 3:1–7)

3BelovedG27, although I madeG4160 everyG3956 effortG4710 to writeG1125 to youG4771 aboutG4012 theG3588 salvationG4991 weG1473 shareG2839, I feltG2192 it necessaryG318 to writeG1125 and urgeG3870 youG4771 to contend earnestlyG1864 for theG3588 faithG4102 entrustedG3860 once for allG530 to theG3588 saintsG40. 4ForG1063 certainG5100 menG444 have crept in among you unnoticedG3921—ungodlyG765 ones who were designatedG4270 long agoG3819 forG1519 condemnationG2917. They turnG3346 theG3588 graceG5485 of ourG1473 GodG2316 intoG1519 a license for immoralityG766, andG2532 they denyG720 ourG1473 onlyG3441 MasterG1203 andG2532 LordG2962, JesusG2424 ChristG5547.

5Although you are fully aware of thisG1161G1492G4771G3956, I wantG1014 to remindG5279 youG4771 thatG3754 afterG1208G530 JesusG24241 had deliveredG4982 His peopleG2992 out ofG1537 the landG1093 of EgyptG125, He destroyedG622 those whoG3588 did not believeG3361G4100. 6AndG5037 the angelsG32 whoG3588 did not stay withinG3361G5083 theirG1438 own domainG746 butG235 abandonedG620 theirG3588 proper dwellingG3613—these He has keptG5083 in eternalG126 chainsG1199 underG5259 darknessG2217, bound forG1519 judgmentG2920 on that greatG3173 dayG2250. 7In likeG3664 mannerG5158G3778, SodomG4670 andG2532 GomorrahG1116 andG2532 theG3588 citiesG4172 aroundG4012 themG846, who indulged in sexual immoralityG1608 andG2532 pursuedG565G3694 strangeG2087 fleshG4561, are on displayG4295 as an exampleG1164 of those who sustainG5254 the punishmentG1349 of eternalG166 fireG4442.

8YetG3305 in the same wayG3668G2532 theseG3778 dreamersG1797 defileG3392 their bodiesG4561, rejectG114 authorityG2963, andG1161 slanderG987 gloriousG1391 beings. 9ButG1161 even theG3588 archangelG743 MichaelG3413, whenG3753 he disputedG1256G1252 with theG3588 devilG1228 overG4012 theG3588 bodyG4983 of MosesG3475, did not presumeG3756G5111 to bringG2018 a slanderousG988 charge against himG2920, butG235 saidG2036, “The LordG2962 rebukeG2008 youG4771!”2 10TheseG3778 men, howeverG1161, slanderG987 whatG3745 they do not understandG3756G1492, andG1161 likeG5613 irrationalG249 animalsG2226, they will be destroyedG5351 byG1722 the thingsG3778 they do instinctivelyG1987G5447. 11WoeG3759 to themG846! They have traveledG4198 theG3588 pathG3598 of CainG2535; they have rushedG1632 for profitG3408 into theG3588 errorG4106 of BalaamG903; they have perishedG622 inG3588 Korah’sG2879 rebellionG485.

12TheseG3778 men areG1510 hidden reefsG46943 inG1722 yourG4771 love feastsG26, shamelesslyG870 feastingG4910 with you but shepherdingG4165 only themselvesG1438. They are cloudsG3507 without waterG504, carried alongG3911 byG5259 the windG417; fruitlessG175 treesG1186 in autumnG5352, twiceG1364 deadG599 after being uprootedG1610. 13They are wildG66 wavesG2949 of the seaG2281, foaming upG1890 theirG1438 own shameG152; wanderingG4107 starsG792, for whomG3739 blackestG2217 darknessG4655 has been reservedG5083 foreverG1519G165.

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EnochG1802, the seventhG1442 fromG575 AdamG76, alsoG2532 prophesiedG4395 about themG3778:

16TheseG3778 men areG1510 discontentedG3202 grumblersG1113, followingG4198 afterG2596 their ownG846 lustsG1939; theirG846 mouthsG4750 spewG2980 arroganceG5246; they flatterG2296 othersG4383 for their ownG5484 advantageG5622.

A Call to Persevere

(Hebrews 10:19–39; 2 Peter 3:1–7)

17ButG1161 youG4771, belovedG27, rememberG3403 whatG3588 was foretoldG4487G3588G4302 byG5259 theG3588 apostlesG652 of ourG1473 LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 18whenG3754 they saidG2036 to youG4771, “InG1909 the lastG2078 timesG5550 there will beG1510 scoffersG1703 who will followG4198 afterG2596 their ownG1438 ungodlyG3588G763 desiresG1939.”5 19TheseG3778 areG1510 theG3588 ones who cause divisionsG592, who are worldlyG5591 and devoid ofG3361G2192 the SpiritG4151.

20ButG1161 youG4771, belovedG27, by buildingG2026 yourselves upG1438 inG3588 yourG4771 most holyG40 faithG4102 and prayingG4336 inG1722 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151, 21keepG5083 yourselvesG1438 inG1722 the loveG26 of GodG2316 as you awaitG4327 theG3588 mercyG1656 of ourG1473 LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 to bringG1519 you eternalG166 lifeG2222.

22AndG2532 indeedG3303, have mercy onG1653 those whoG3739 doubtG1252; 23saveG4982 othersG3739 by snatchingG726 them fromG1537 the fireG4442; andG1161 to still othersG3739 show mercyG1653 tempered withG1722 fearG5401, hatingG3404 evenG2532 theG3588 clothingG5509 stainedG4695 byG575 theG3588 fleshG4561.

Doxology

(Romans 16:25–27)

24NowG1161 to Him whoG3588 is ableG1410 to keepG5442 youG4771 from stumblingG679 andG2532 to presentG2476 you unblemishedG299 in HisG846 gloriousG1391 presenceG2714, withG1722 great joyG20— 25to the onlyG3441 GodG2316 ourG1473 SaviorG4990 be gloryG1391, majestyG3172, dominionG2904, andG2532 authorityG1849 throughG1223 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 ourG1473 LordG2962 beforeG4253 allG3956 timeG165, andG2532 nowG3568, andG2532 forG1519 allG3956 eternityG165.

AmenG281.