New American Standard Bible 1995

Jude 1

The Warnings of History to the Ungodly

1JudeἸούδαςIoudasG2455, abond-servantδοῦλος,doulosG1401of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,and brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80ofJamesἸακώβου,IakōbouG2385, TothoseτοῖςtoisG3588who are the calledκλητοῖς·klētoisG2822,belovedἠγαπημένοιςēgapēmenoisG25in GodθεῷtheōG2316the FatherπατρὶpatriG3962, andkeptτετηρημένοιςtetērēmenoisG5083for JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547:

2May mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656and peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515and loveἀγάπηagapēG26be multipliedπληθυνθείη.¶plēthuntheiēG4129to you.

3BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,while I was makingποιούμενοςpoioumenosG4160everyπᾶσανpasanG3956effortσπουδὴνspoudēnG4710to writeγράφεινgrapheinG1125you aboutπερὶperiG4012ourcommonκοινῆςkoinēsG2839salvationσωτηρίας,sōtēriasG4991,I feltἔσχονeschonG2192the necessityἀνάγκηνanagkēnG318to writeγράψαιgrapsaiG1125to you appealingπαρακαλῶνparakalōnG3870that youcontendG1864earnestlyG1864forthe faithπίστει.pisteiG4102which was onceG530for allG530handedG3860downG3860to thesaintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40.

4For certainτινεςtinesG5100personsἄνθρωποι,anthrōpoiG444havecreptG3921in unnoticedG3921,thoseG3588who were longπάλαιpalaiG3819beforehandG4270markedG4270out for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778condemnationκρίμα,krimaG2917,ungodlyἀσεβεῖς,asebeisG765personsG765who turnμετατιθέντεςmetatithentesG3346the graceχάριταcharitaG5485of our GodθεοῦtheouG2316intolicentiousnessἀσέλγειανaselgeianG766anddenyἀρνούμενοι.¶arnoumenoiG720our onlyμόνονmononG3441MasterδεσπότηνdespotēnG1203and LordκύριονkurionG2962,JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547.

5NowδὲdeG1161I desireβούλομαι,boulomaiG1014toremindὙπομνῆσαιHupomnēsaiG5279you, thoughyou knowG3609allG3956thingsG3956onceG530for allG530, thatthe LordG2962,after savingσώσαςsōsasG4982a peopleλαὸνlaonG2992out of the landγῆςgēsG1093of EgyptΑἰγύπτουAiguptouG125,subsequentlyδεύτερονdeuteronG1208destroyedἀπώλεσεν.apōlesenG622thoseG3588who did not believeπιστεύσανταςpisteusantasG4100.

6AndangelsἀγγέλουςangelousG32who did not keepτηρήσανταςtērēsantasG5083their ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438domainἀρχὴνarchēnG746,but abandonedἀπολιπόνταςapolipontasG620their properἴδιονidionG2398abodeοἰκητήριον,oikētērionG3613, He haskeptτετήρηκεν·tetērēkenG5083in eternalἀϊδίοιςaidioisG126bondsδεσμοῖςdesmoisG1199underὑπὸhupoG5259darknessζόφονzophonG2217for the judgmentκρίσινkrisinG2920of the greatμεγάληςmegalēsG3173dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,

7justὡςhōsG5613asSodomΣόδομαSodomaG4670and GomorrahΓόμορραGomorraG1116and thecitiesπόλειςpoleisG4172aroundπερὶperiG4012them, since they in the sameὅμοιονhomoionG3664wayτρόπονtroponG5158as theseτούτοιςtoutoisG3778indulgedG1608in grossG1608immoralityG1608andwentἀπελθοῦσαιapelthousaiG565afterὀπίσωopisōG3694strangeἑτέρας,heterasG2087fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561,are exhibitedπρόκεινταιprokeintaiG4295as anexampleδεῖγμαdeigmaG1164in undergoingὑπέχουσαι.hupechousaiG5254thepunishmentδίκηνdikēnG1349of eternalαἰωνίουaiōniouG166fireπυρὸςpurosG4442.

8YetμέντοιmentoiG3305in the sameG3668wayG3668theseG3778menG3778,alsoκαὶkaiG2532by dreamingἐνυπνιαζόμενοιenupniazomenoiG1797,defileμιαίνουσιν,miainousinG3392the fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561,and rejectἀθετοῦσιν,athetousinG114authorityκυριότηταkuriotētaG2963,and revileβλασφημοῦσιν.blasphēmousinG987angelic majestiesδόξαςdoxasG1391.

9ButMichaelΜιχαὴλMichaēlG3413the archangelἀρχάγγελος,archangelosG743,whenὅτεhoteG3753he disputedδιακρινόμενοςdiakrinomenosG1252with the devilδιαβόλῳdiabolōG1228and arguedδιελέγετοdielegetoG1256aboutπερὶperiG4012the bodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983of MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475,did not dareἐτόλμησενetolmēsenG5111pronounceG2018againstG2018him a railingβλασφημίαςblasphēmiasG988judgmentκρίσινkrisinG2920,but saidG3004, “The Lordκύριος.kuriosG2962rebukeἐπιτιμήσαιepitimēsaiG2008you!”

10ButtheseG3778menG3778revileβλασφημοῦσιν·blasphēmousinG987the things whichὅσαhosaG3745they do not understandG3609; andthe things whichὅσαhosaG3745they knowἐπίστανται,epistantaiG1987by instinctφυσικῶςphusikōsG5447,likeὡςhōsG5613unreasoningἄλογαalogaG249animalsζῷαzōaG2226,by theseG3778thingsG3778they aredestroyedφθείρονται.phtheirontaiG5351.

11WoeοὐαὶouaiG3759to them! For they have goneἐπορεύθησανeporeuthēsanG4198the wayὁδῷhodōG3598of CainΚάϊνKainG2535,and for payμισθοῦmisthouG3408they have rushedG1632headlongG1632intothe errorπλάνῃplanēG4106of BalaamΒαλαὰμBalaamG903, andperishedἀπώλοντο.¶apōlontoG622in the rebellionἀντιλογίᾳantilogiaG485of KorahΚόρεKoreG2879.

12TheseG3778are the menG3778who arehiddenG4694reefsG4694in your loveἀγάπαιςagapaisG26feastsG26when they feastσυνευωχούμενοι,suneuōchoumenoiG4910with youwithoutG870fearG870,caringποιμαίνοντες·poimainontesG4165for themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438;cloudsνεφέλαιnephelaiG3507withoutG504waterἄνυδροι,anudroiG504,carriedG3911alongG3911by windsἀνέμωνanemōnG417;autumnφθινοπωρινὰphthinopōrinaG5352treesδένδραdendraG1186withoutG175fruitG175,doublyδὶςdisG1364deadἀποθανόντα,apothanontaG599,uprootedἐκριζωθέντα·ekrizōthentaG1610;

13wildἄγριαagriaG66wavesκύματαkumataG2949of the seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281,castingG1890uptheir ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438shameαἰσχύνας,aischunasG152likeG1890foamG1890;wanderingπλανῆταιplanētaiG4107starsἀστέρεςasteresG792,for whomοἷςhoisG3739theblackζόφοςzophosG2217darknessσκότουςskotousG4655has been reservedτετήρηται.tetērētaiG5083foreverαἰῶναaiōnaG165.

14It wasalsoκαὶkaiG2532about theseτούτοιςtoutoisG3778men thatEnochἙνὼχHenōchG1802, inthe seventhἕβδομοςhebdomosG1442generationfrom AdamἈδὰμAdamG76,prophesiedπροεφήτευσενproephēteusenG4395,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962cameἦλθενēlthenG2064withmanyG3461thousandsG3461of His holyἁγίαιςhagiaisG40onesG40,

15to executeποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160judgmentκρίσινkrisinG2920upon allπάντωνpantōnG3956,and to convictἐλέγξαιelegxaiG1651allπᾶσανpasanG3956the ungodlyἀσεβεῖς.asebeisG765of allπάντωνpantōnG3956their ungodlyG763deedsἔργωνergōnG2041whichὧνhōnG3739they have doneG764in an ungodlyG764wayG764,and of allπάντωνpantōnG3956the harshG4642thingsG4642whichὧνhōnG3739ungodlyG763sinnersἁμαρτωλοὶhamartōloiG268have spokenἐλάλησανelalēsanG2980againstG2596Him.”

16TheseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778aregrumblersγογγυσταὶgongustaiG1113,findingG3202faultG3202,followingπορευόμενοι,poreuomenoiG4198afterκατὰkataG2596their ownlustsἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939;they speakλαλεῖlaleiG2980arrogantlyὑπέρογκα,huperogkaG5246,flatteringθαυμάζοντεςthaumazontesG2296peopleπρόσωπαprosōpaG4383for the sakeχάριν.¶charinG5484of gaining anadvantageὠφελείαςōpheleiasG5622.

Keep Yourselves in the Love of God

17But you,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,ought to rememberμνήσθητεmnēsthēteG3403the wordsῥημάτωνrhēmatōnG4487that were spokenG4275beforehandG4275bythe apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,

18that they were sayingἔλεγονelegonG3004to you, “In the lastἐσχάτουeschatouG2078timeχρόνουchronouG5550there will be mockersἐμπαῖκταιempaiktaiG1703,followingπορευόμενοιporeuomenoiG4198afterκατὰkataG2596their ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438ungodlyἀσεβειῶν.asebeiōnG763lustsἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939.”

19TheseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778are the ones who causeG592divisionsG592,worldly-mindedψυχικοί,psuchikoiG5591,devoidμὴ ἔχοντες.mē echontesG3361 G2192of the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.

20But you,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,buildingἐποικοδομοῦντεςepoikodomountesG2026yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438up on your mostG40holyἁγιωτάτῃhagiōtatēG40faithπίστει,pisteiG4102,prayingπροσευχόμενοι,proseuchomenoiG4336in the HolyἁγίῳhagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,

21keepτηρήσατε,tērēsateG5083yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438in the loveἀγάπῃagapēG26of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,waitingG4327anxiouslyG4327for the mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547to eternalαἰώνιον.aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.

22And haveG1653mercyἐλεᾶτεeleateG1653on someοὓς μὲνhous menG3739 G3303,who are doubtingδιακρινομένους,diakrinomenousG1252;

23saveσῴζετεsōzeteG4982others,snatchingἁρπάζοντες,harpazontesG726them out of the fireπυρὸςpurosG4442;and on someG3739haveG1653mercyἐλεᾶτεeleateG1653with fearφόβῳ,phobōG5401,hatingμισοῦντεςmisountesG3404evenκαὶkaiG2532the garmentχιτῶνα.¶chitōnaG5509pollutedἐσπιλωμένονespilōmenonG4695by the fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561.

24NowδὲdeG1161to Him who is ableδυναμένῳdunamenōG1410to keepφυλάξαιphulaxaiG5442you from stumblingἀπταίστουςaptaistousG679, and tomakeG2476you standG2476in the presenceκατενώπιονkatenōpionG2714of His gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391blamelessἀμώμουςamōmousG299withgreatG20joyG20,

25to theonlyμόνῳmonōG3441GodθεῷtheōG2316our SaviorσωτῆριsōtēriG4990,throughδιὰdiaG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962, begloryδόξαdoxaG1391,majestyμεγαλωσύνηmegalōsunēG3172,dominionκράτοςkratosG2904and authorityἐξουσίαexousiaG1849,beforeπρὸproG4253allG3956timeαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165and nowνῦνnunG3568andforeverαἰῶνας,aiōnasG165.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

The Warnings of History to the Ungodly

Keep Yourselves in the Love of God

Commentaries on Jude 1