New American Standard Bible 2020

Jude 1

The Warnings of History to the Ungodly

1JudeἸούδαςIoudasG2455, abond-servantδοῦλος,doulosG1401of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547and brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80ofJamesἸακώβου,IakōbouG2385, TothoseτοῖςtoisG3588who are the calledκλητοῖς·klētoisG2822,belovedἠγαπημένοιςēgapēmenoisG25in GodθεῷtheōG2316the FatherπατρὶpatriG3962, andkeptτετηρημένοιςtetērēmenoisG5083for JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547:

2May mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656,peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515,and loveἀγάπηagapēG26be multipliedπληθυνθείη.¶plēthuntheiēG4129to you.

3BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,while I was makingποιούμενοςpoioumenosG4160everyπᾶσανpasanG3956effortσπουδὴνspoudēnG4710to writeγράφεινgrapheinG1125you aboutπερὶperiG4012ourcommonκοινῆςkoinēsG2839salvationσωτηρίας,sōtēriasG4991,I feltἔσχονeschonG2192the necessityἀνάγκηνanagkēnG318to writeγράψαιgrapsaiG1125to you appealingπαρακαλῶνparakalōnG3870that youcontendG1864earnestlyG1864forthe faithπίστει.pisteiG4102that was onceG530forG530allG530timehandedG3860downG3860to thesaintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40.

4For certainτινεςtinesG5100peopleἄνθρωποι,anthrōpoiG444havecreptG3921inG3921unnoticedG3921,thoseG3588who were longπάλαιpalaiG3819beforehandG4270markedG4270outG4270for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778condemnationκρίμα,krimaG2917,ungodlyἀσεβεῖς,asebeisG765personsG765who turnμετατιθέντεςmetatithentesG3346the graceχάριταcharitaG5485of our GodθεοῦtheouG2316intoindecentG766behaviorG766anddenyἀρνούμενοι.¶arnoumenoiG720our onlyμόνονmononG3441MasterδεσπότηνdespotēnG1203and LordκύριονkurionG2962,JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547.

5NowδὲdeG1161I wantβούλομαι,boulomaiG1014toremindὙπομνῆσαιHupomnēsaiG5279you, thoughyou knowG3609everythingπάντα,pantaG3956onceG530andforG530allG530, thatthe LordG2962,after savingσώσαςsōsasG4982a peopleλαὸνlaonG2992out of the landγῆςgēsG1093of EgyptΑἰγύπτουAiguptouG125,subsequentlyδεύτερονdeuteronG1208destroyedἀπώλεσεν.apōlesenG622thoseG3588who did not believeπιστεύσανταςpisteusantasG4100.

6AndangelsἀγγέλουςangelousG32who did not keepτηρήσανταςtērēsantasG5083their ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438domainἀρχὴνarchēnG746but abandonedἀπολιπόνταςapolipontasG620their properἴδιονidionG2398dwellingοἰκητήριον,oikētērionG3613placeG3613, these He haskeptτετήρηκεν·tetērēkenG5083in eternalἀϊδίοιςaidioisG126restraintsδεσμοῖςdesmoisG1199underὑπὸhupoG5259darknessζόφονzophonG2217for the judgmentκρίσινkrisinG2920of the greatμεγάληςmegalēsG3173dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,

7justG5613asG5613SodomΣόδομαSodomaG4670and GomorrahΓόμορραGomorraG1116and thecitiesπόλειςpoleisG4172aroundπερὶperiG4012them, since they in the sameὅμοιονhomoionG3664wayτρόπονtroponG5158as theseτούτοιςtoutoisG3778angelsindulgedG1608inG1608sexualG1608perversionG1608andwentἀπελθοῦσαιapelthousaiG565afterὀπίσωopisōG3694strangeἑτέρας,heterasG2087fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561,are exhibitedπρόκεινταιprokeintaiG4295as anexampleδεῖγμαdeigmaG1164in undergoingὑπέχουσαι.hupechousaiG5254thepunishmentδίκηνdikēnG1349of eternalαἰωνίουaiōniouG166fireπυρὸςpurosG4442.

8YetμέντοιmentoiG3305in the sameG3668wayG3668theseG3778peopleG3778alsoκαὶkaiG2532,dreamingἐνυπνιαζόμενοιenupniazomenoiG1797,defileμιαίνουσιν,miainousinG3392the fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561,rejectἀθετοῦσιν,athetousinG114authorityκυριότηταkuriotētaG2963,and speakG987abusivelyG987of angelicmajestiesδόξαςdoxasG1391.

9ButMichaelΜιχαὴλMichaēlG3413the archangelἀρχάγγελος,archangelosG743,whenὅτεhoteG3753he disputedδιακρινόμενοςdiakrinomenosG1252with the devilδιαβόλῳdiabolōG1228and arguedδιελέγετοdielegetoG1256aboutπερὶperiG4012the bodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983of MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475,did not dareἐτόλμησενetolmēsenG5111pronounceG2018againstG2018him an abusiveβλασφημίαςblasphēmiasG988judgmentκρίσινkrisinG2920,but saidG3004, “The Lordκύριος.kuriosG2962rebukeἐπιτιμήσαιepitimēsaiG2008you!”

10ButtheseG3778peopleG3778disparageβλασφημοῦσιν·blasphēmousinG987allG3745the things thatG3745they do not understandG3609; andallG3745the things thatG3745they knowἐπίστανται,epistantaiG1987by instinctφυσικῶςphusikōsG5447,likeὡςhōsG5613unreasoningἄλογαalogaG249animalsζῷαzōaG2226,by theseG3778thingsG3778they are destroyedφθείρονται.phtheirontaiG5351.

11WoeοὐαὶouaiG3759to them! For they have goneἐπορεύθησανeporeuthēsanG4198the wayὁδῷhodōG3598of CainΚάϊνKainG2535,and for payμισθοῦmisthouG3408they have givenG1632themselves upG1632tothe errorπλάνῃplanēG4106of BalaamΒαλαὰμBalaamG903, andperishedἀπώλοντο.¶apōlontoG622in the rebellionἀντιλογίᾳantilogiaG485of KorahΚόρεKoreG2879.

12TheseΟὗτοίHoutoiG3778are the onesG3588who arehiddenG4694reefsG4694in your loveἀγάπαιςagapaisG26feastsG26when they feastσυνευωχούμενοι,suneuōchoumenoiG4910with youwithoutG870fearG870, like shepherdscaringποιμαίνοντες·poimainontesG4165onlyfor themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438;cloudsνεφέλαιnephelaiG3507withoutG504waterἄνυδροι,anudroiG504,carriedG3911alongG3911by windsἀνέμωνanemōnG417;autumnφθινοπωρινὰphthinopōrinaG5352treesδένδραdendraG1186withoutG175fruitG175,doublyδὶςdisG1364deadἀποθανόντα,apothanontaG599,uprootedἐκριζωθέντα·ekrizōthentaG1610;

13wildἄγριαagriaG66wavesκύματαkumataG2949of the seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281,churningG1890upG1890their ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438shamefulG152deedsG152likeG1890dirtyfoamG1890;wanderingπλανῆταιplanētaiG4107starsἀστέρεςasteresG792,for whomοἷςhoisG3739thegloomζόφοςzophosG2217of darknessσκότουςskotousG4655has been reservedτετήρηται.tetērētaiG5083foreverαἰῶναaiōnaG165.

14It wasalsoκαὶkaiG2532about theseG3778peopleG3778thatEnochἙνὼχHenōchG1802, in theseventhἕβδομοςhebdomosG1442generationfrom AdamἈδὰμAdamG76,prophesiedπροεφήτευσενproephēteusenG4395,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962has comeἦλθενēlthenG2064withmanyG3461thousandsG3461of His holyἁγίαιςhagiaisG40onesG40,

15to executeποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160judgmentκρίσινkrisinG2920upon allπάντωνpantōnG3956,and to convictἐλέγξαιelegxaiG1651allπᾶσανpasanG3956the ungodlyἀσεβεῖς.asebeisG765of allπάντωνpantōnG3956their ungodlyG763deedsἔργωνergōnG2041whichὧνhōnG3739they have doneG764inG764anG764ungodlyG764wayG764,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'autousG1438upG2026onG2026your mostG40holyἁγιωτάτῃhagiōtatēG40faithπίστει,pisteiG4102,prayingπροσευχόμενοι,proseuchomenoiG4336in the HolyἁγίῳhagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,

21keepτηρήσατε,tērēsateG5083yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438in the loveἀγάπῃagapēG26of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,lookingG4327forwardG4327to 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 protectφυλάξαιphulaxaiG5442you fromG679stumblingG679, and tomakeG2476you standG2476inG2714theG2714presenceG2714of His gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391,blamelessἀμώμουςamōmousG299withgreatG20joyG20,

25to theonlyμόνῳmonōG3441GodθεῷtheōG2316our SaviorσωτῆριsōtēriG4990,throughδιὰdiaG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962, begloryδόξαdoxaG1391,majestyμεγαλωσύνηmegalōsunēG3172,dominionκράτοςkratosG2904,and authorityἐξουσίαexousiaG1849beforeπρὸproG4253allG3956timeαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165and nowνῦνnunG3568andforeverαἰῶνας,aiōnasG165.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

The Warnings of History to the Ungodly

Keep Yourselves in the Love of God

Commentaries on Jude 1