Jude 1
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Jude 1:6-23

6And 1angelsG32 who did not keepG5083 their ownG1438 domainG746 but abandonedG620 their properG2398 dwellingG3613 placeG3613, these He has 2keptG5083 in eternalG126 restraintsG1199 underG5259 darknessG2217 for the judgmentG2920 of the greatG3173 dayG2250, 7justG5613 asG5613 3SodomG4670 and GomorrahG1116 and the 4citiesG4172 aroundG4012 them, since they in the sameG3664 wayG5158 as theseG3778 angels indulgedG1608 inG1608 sexualG1608 perversionG1608 and 5wentG565 afterG3694 6strangeG2087 fleshG4561, are exhibitedG4295 as an 78exampleG1164 in undergoingG5254 the 9punishmentG1349 of eternalG166 fireG4442.

8YetG3305 in the sameG3668 wayG3668 theseG3778 peopleG3778 alsoG2532, dreamingG1797, 10defileG3392 the fleshG4561, rejectG114 authorityG2963, and speakG987 abusivelyG987 of angelic 11majestiesG1391. 9But 12MichaelG3413 13the archangelG743, whenG3753 he disputedG1252 with the devilG1228 and arguedG1256 aboutG4012 14the bodyG4983 of MosesG3475, did not dareG5111 pronounceG2018 againstG2018 him an abusiveG988 judgmentG2920, but saidG3004, “15The LordG2962 rebukeG2008 you!” 10But 16theseG3778 peopleG3778 disparageG987 allG3745 the things thatG3745 they do not understandG3609; and 17allG3745 the things thatG3745 they knowG1987 by instinctG5447, 18likeG5613 unreasoningG249 animalsG2226, by theseG3778 thingsG3778 they are destroyedG5351. 11WoeG3759 to them! For they have goneG4198 19the wayG3598 of CainG2535, and for payG3408 20they have givenG1632 themselves upG1632 to 21the errorG4106 of BalaamG903, and 22perishedG622 in the rebellionG485 of KorahG2879. 12TheseG3778 are the onesG3588 who are 23hiddenG4694 reefsG4694 24in your loveG26 feastsG26 when they feastG4910 with you 25withoutG870 fearG870, like shepherds caringG4165 only for themselvesG1438; 26cloudsG3507 withoutG504 waterG504, 27carriedG3911 alongG3911 by windsG417; autumnG5352 treesG1186 withoutG175 fruitG175, 28doublyG1364 deadG599, 29uprootedG1610; 1330wildG66 wavesG2949 of the seaG2281, churningG1890 upG1890 31their ownG1438 shamefulG152 deedsG152 likeG1890 dirty foamG1890; wanderingG4107 starsG792, 32for whomG3739 the 33gloomG2217 of darknessG4655 has been reservedG5083 foreverG165.

14It was alsoG2532 about theseG3778 peopleG3778 that 34EnochG1802, in the seventhG1442 generation from AdamG76, prophesiedG4395, sayingG3004, “35BeholdG2400, the LordG2962 has comeG2064 with 36manyG3461 thousandsG3461 of His holyG40 onesG40, 1537to executeG4160 judgmentG2920 upon allG3956, and to convictG1651 allG3956 the ungodlyG765 of allG3956 their ungodlyG763 deedsG2041 whichG3739 they have doneG764 inG764 anG764 ungodlyG764 wayG764, and of allG3956 the harshG4642 thingsG4642 whichG3739 38ungodlyG763 sinnersG268 have spokenG2980 againstG2596 Him.” 16TheseG3778 are 39grumblersG1113, findingG3202 faultG3202, 40followingG4198 afterG2596 their own lustsG1939; 41they speakG2980 42arrogantlyG5246, flatteringG2296 peopleG4383 43for the sakeG5484 of gaining an advantageG5622.

17But you, 44belovedG27, 45ought to rememberG3403 the wordsG4487 that were spokenG4275 beforehandG4275 by 46the apostlesG652 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, 18that they were sayingG3004 to you, “47In the lastG2078 timeG5550 there will be mockersG1703, 48followingG4198 afterG2596 their ownG1438 ungodlyG763 lustsG1939.” 19TheseG3778 are the ones who causeG592 divisionsG592, 4950worldly-mindedG5591, 51devoidG3361G2192 of the SpiritG4151. 20But you, 52belovedG27, 53buildingG2026 yourselvesG1438 upG2026 onG2026 your mostG40 holyG40 54faithG4102, 55prayingG4336 in the HolyG40 SpiritG4151, 21keepG5083 yourselvesG1438 in the loveG26 of GodG2316, 56lookingG4327 forwardG4327 to the mercyG1656 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 to eternalG166 lifeG2222. 22And haveG1653 mercyG1653 on someG3739G3303, who are doubtingG1252; 23saveG4982 others, 57snatchingG726 them out of the fireG4442; and on someG3739 haveG1653 mercyG1653 with fearG5401, 58hatingG3404 evenG2532 the garmentG5509 pollutedG4695 by the fleshG4561.

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Notes

  1. 1. Jude 1:6 2 Pet 2:4 ↩
  2. 2. Jude 1:6 2 Pet 2:9 ↩
  3. 3. Jude 1:7 Gen 19:24f; 2 Pet 2:6 ↩
  4. 4. Jude 1:7 Deut 29:23; Hos 11:8 ↩
  5. 5. Jude 1:7 2 Pet 2:2 ↩
  6. 6. Jude 1:7 Lit different; or other flesh ↩
  7. 7. Jude 1:7 Or example of eternal fire, in undergoing punishment ↩
  8. 8. Jude 1:7 2 Pet 2:6 ↩
  9. 9. Jude 1:7 Matt 25:41; 2 Thess 1:8f; 2 Pet 3:7 ↩
  10. 10. Jude 1:8 2 Pet 2:10 ↩
  11. 11. Jude 1:8 Lit glories ↩
  12. 12. Jude 1:9 Dan 10:13, 21; 12:1; Rev 12:7 ↩
  13. 13. Jude 1:9 1 Thess 4:16; 2 Pet 2:11 ↩
  14. 14. Jude 1:9 Deut 34:6 ↩
  15. 15. Jude 1:9 Zech 3:2 ↩
  16. 16. Jude 1:10 2 Pet 2:12 ↩
  17. 17. Jude 1:10 Phil 3:19 ↩
  18. 18. Jude 1:10 2 Pet 2:12 ↩
  19. 19. Jude 1:11 Gen 4:3-8; Heb 11:4; 1 John 3:12 ↩
  20. 20. Jude 1:11 Lit they have poured themselves out ↩
  21. 21. Jude 1:11 Num 31:16; 2 Pet 2:15; Rev 2:14 ↩
  22. 22. Jude 1:11 Num 16:1-3, 31-35 ↩
  23. 23. Jude 1:12 Or stains ↩
  24. 24. Jude 1:12 1 Cor 11:20ff; 2 Pet 2:13 and mg ↩
  25. 25. Jude 1:12 Ezek 34:2, 8, 10 ↩
  26. 26. Jude 1:12 Prov 25:14; 2 Pet 2:17 ↩
  27. 27. Jude 1:12 Eph 4:14 ↩
  28. 28. Jude 1:12 Lit twice ↩
  29. 29. Jude 1:12 Matt 15:13 ↩
  30. 30. Jude 1:13 Is 57:20 ↩
  31. 31. Jude 1:13 Phil 3:19 ↩
  32. 32. Jude 1:13 2 Pet 2:17; Jude 6 ↩
  33. 33. Jude 1:13 Or netherworld gloom ↩
  34. 34. Jude 1:14 Gen 5:18, 21ff ↩
  35. 35. Jude 1:14 Deut 33:2; Dan 7:10; Matt 16:27; Heb 12:22 ↩
  36. 36. Jude 1:14 Lit His holy ten thousands ↩
  37. 37. Jude 1:15 2 Pet 2:6ff ↩
  38. 38. Jude 1:15 1 Tim 1:9 ↩
  39. 39. Jude 1:16 Num 16:11, 41; 1 Cor 10:10 ↩
  40. 40. Jude 1:16 2 Pet 2:10; Jude 18 ↩
  41. 41. Jude 1:16 Lit their mouth speaks ↩
  42. 42. Jude 1:16 2 Pet 2:18 ↩
  43. 43. Jude 1:16 2 Pet 2:3 ↩
  44. 44. Jude 1:17 Jude 3 ↩
  45. 45. Jude 1:17 2 Pet 3:2 ↩
  46. 46. Jude 1:17 Heb 2:3 ↩
  47. 47. Jude 1:18 Acts 20:29; 1 Tim 4:1; 2 Tim 3:1f; 4:3; 2 Pet 3:3 ↩
  48. 48. Jude 1:18 Jude 4, 16 ↩
  49. 49. Jude 1:19 Or merely natural ↩
  50. 50. Jude 1:19 1 Cor 2:14f; James 3:15 ↩
  51. 51. Jude 1:19 Lit not having ↩
  52. 52. Jude 1:20 Jude 3 ↩
  53. 53. Jude 1:20 Col 2:7; 1 Thess 5:11 ↩
  54. 54. Jude 1:20 Jude 3 ↩
  55. 55. Jude 1:20 Eph 6:18 ↩
  56. 56. Jude 1:21 Titus 2:13; Heb 9:28; 2 Pet 3:12 ↩
  57. 57. Jude 1:23 Amos 4:11; Zech 3:2; 1 Cor 3:15 ↩
  58. 58. Jude 1:23 Zech 3:3f; Rev 3:4 ↩

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