Revised Literal Translation

Jude 1

1JudeἸούδαςIoudasG2455,the servantδοῦλος,doulosG1401of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,andδὲdeG1161brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80of JamesἸακώβου,IakōbouG2385,to them that are sanctifiedG37byἐνenG1722GodθεῷtheōG2316the FatherπατρὶpatriG3962,andκαὶkaiG2532preservedτετηρημένοιςtetērēmenoisG5083in JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547, andcalledκλητοῖς·klētoisG2822:τοῖςtoisG3588

2MercyἔλεοςeleosG1656unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515,andκαὶkaiG2532loveἀγάπηagapēG26,be multipliedπληθυνθείη.¶plēthuntheiēG4129.

3BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,when I gaveποιούμενοςpoioumenosG4160allπᾶσανpasanG3956diligenceσπουδὴνspoudēnG4710to writeγράφεινgrapheinG1125unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771ofπερὶperiG4012the commonκοινῆςkoinēsG2839salvationσωτηρίας,sōtēriasG4991,it wasG2192needfulἀνάγκηνanagkēnG318for meG2192to writeγράψαιgrapsaiG1125unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,and exhortπαρακαλῶνparakalōnG3870youthat ye should earnestly contendἐπαγωνίζεσθαιepagōnizesthaiG1864for the faithπίστει.pisteiG4102which wasG3860onceἅπαξhapaxG530deliveredπαραδοθείσῃparadotheisēG3860unto the saintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40.τῆςtēsG3588τῇtēaG3588τοῖςtoisG3588

4ForγάρgarG1063there areG3921certainτινεςtinesG5100menἄνθρωποι,anthrōpoiG444crept in unawaresG3921,who wereG4270before of oldπάλαιpalaiG3819ordainedG4270toεἰςeisG1519thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778condemnationκρίμα,krimaG3588 G2917,ungodly menἀσεβεῖς,asebeisG765,turningμετατιθέντεςmetatithentesG3346the graceχάριταcharitaG5485ofG3588 G2316ourG1473GodθεοῦtheouG3588 G2316intoεἰςeisG1519lasciviousnessἀσέλγειανaselgeianG766,andκαὶkaiG2532denyingἀρνούμενοι.¶arnoumenoiG720theG2316onlyμόνονmononG3441LordδεσπότηνdespotēnG1203GodG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532ourG1473LordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547.G3588G3588G3588

5I willβούλομαι,boulomaiG1014thereforeδὲdeG1161putG5279youὑμᾶςhumasG4771in remembranceG5279,thoughG1492yeὑμᾶςhumasG4771onceG530knewG1492thisG3778,how thatὅτιhotiG3754the LordG3588 G2962,having savedσώσαςsōsasG4982the peopleλαὸνlaonG2992out ofἐκekG1537the landγῆςgēsG1093of EgyptΑἰγύπτουAiguptouG125,afterwardδεύτερονdeuteronG1208destroyedἀπώλεσεν.apōlesenG622them that believedπιστεύσανταςpisteusantasG4100notμὴmēG3361.G3588G3588

6AndτεteG5037the angelsἀγγέλουςangelousG32which keptτηρήσανταςtērēsantasG5083notμὴmēG3361theirἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438first estateἀρχὴνarchēnG746,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235leftἀπολιπόνταςapolipontasG620their ownἴδιονidionG2398habitationοἰκητήριον,oikētērionG3613,he hath reservedτετήρηκεν·tetērēkenG5083inG1199everlastingἀϊδίοιςaidioisG126chainsδεσμοῖςdesmoisG1199underὑπὸhupoG5259darknessζόφονzophonG2217untoεἰςeisG1519the judgmentκρίσινkrisinG2920of theG2250greatμεγάληςmegalēsG3173dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250.τοὺςtousG3588τὴνtēnG3588τὸtoG3588

7Even asὡςhōsG5613SodomΣόδομαSodomaG4670andκαὶkaiG2532GomorrhaΓόμορραGomorraG1116,andκαὶkaiG2532the citiesπόλειςpoleisG4172aboutπερὶperiG4012themαὐτὰςautasG846inG5158likeὅμοιονhomoionG3664τούτοιςtoutoisG3778mannerτρόπονtroponG5158,giving themselves over to fornicationἐκπορνεύσασαιekporneusasaiG1608,andκαὶkaiG2532goingἀπελθοῦσαιapelthousaiG565afterὀπίσωopisōG3694strangeἑτέρας,heterasG2087fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561,are set forthπρόκεινταιprokeintaiG4295for an exampleδεῖγμαdeigmaG1164,sufferingὑπέχουσαι.hupechousaiG5254the vengeanceδίκηνdikēnG1349ofG4442eternalαἰωνίουaiōniouG166fireπυρὸςpurosG4442.αἱhaiG3588τὸνtonG3588

8LikewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668alsoκαὶkaiG2532theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778filthydreamersἐνυπνιαζόμενοιenupniazomenoiG1797defileμιαίνουσιν,miainousinG3392the fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561,despiseἀθετοῦσιν,athetousinG114dominionκυριότηταkuriotētaG2963,andδὲdeG1161speak evilβλασφημοῦσιν.blasphēmousinG987of dignitiesδόξαςdoxasG1391.μέντοιmentoiG3305μὲνmenG3303δὲdeG1161

9YetδὲdeG1161MichaelΜιχαὴλMichaēlG3413the archangelὁ ἀρχάγγελος,ho archangelosG3588 G743,whenὅτεhoteG3753contendingδιακρινόμενοςdiakrinomenosG1252with the devilδιαβόλῳdiabolōG1228he disputedδιελέγετοdielegetoG1256aboutπερὶperiG4012the bodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983of Mosesὁ Μωϋσέωςho MōuseōsG3588 G3475,durstἐτόλμησενetolmēsenG5111notοὐκoukG3756bring against himἐπενεγκεῖνepenegkeinG2018aG2920railingβλασφημίαςblasphēmiasG988accusationG2920,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235saidG3004,The Lordκύριος.kuriosG2962rebukeἐπιτιμήσαιepitimēsaiG2008theeσοιsoiG4771.τῷtōG3588τοῦtouG3588

10ButμὲνmenG3303theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778speak evilβλασφημοῦσιν·blasphēmousinG987of those things whichὅσαhosaG3745they knowG1492notοὐκoukG3756:butδὲdeG1161whatὅσαhosaG3745they knowἐπίστανται,epistantaiG1987naturallyφυσικῶςphusikōsG5447,asὡςhōsG5613bruteἄλογαalogaG249beastsζῷαzōaG2226,inἐνenG1722those thingsτούτοιςtoutoisG3778they corrupt themselvesφθείρονται.phtheirontaiG5351.δὲdeG1161τὰtaG3588

11WoeοὐαὶouaiG3759unto themαὐτοῖς,autoisG846!forὅτιhotiG3754they have goneἐπορεύθησανeporeuthēsanG4198in the wayτῇ ὁδῷtēa hodōG3588 G3598of CainΚάϊνKainG2535,andκαὶkaiG2532ran greedilyἐξεχύθησανexechuthēsanG1632after the errorτοῦ πλάνῃtou planēG3588 G4106of BalaamΒαλαὰμBalaamG903for rewardμισθοῦmisthouG3408,andκαὶkaiG2532perishedἀπώλοντο.¶apōlontoG622in the gainsayingτῇ ἀντιλογίᾳtēa antilogiaG3588 G485of KorahΚόρεKoreG2879.τοῦtouG3588τῇtēaG3588τοῦtouG3588

12TheseΟὗτοίHoutoiG3778areεἰσινeisinG1510spotsσπιλάδες,spiladesG4694inἐνenG1722yourG4771feasts of charityἀγάπαιςagapaisG3588 G26,when they feast withσυνευωχούμενοι,suneuōchoumenoiG4910youG4771,feedingποιμαίνοντες·poimainontesG4165themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438without fearἀφόβωςaphobōsG870:cloudsνεφέλαιnephelaiG3507they arewithout waterἄνυδροι,anudroiG504,carried aboutG4064ofὑπὸhupoG5259windsἀνέμωνanemōnG417;treesδένδραdendraG1186whose fruit witherethφθινοπωρινὰphthinopōrinaG5352,without fruitἄκαρπα,akarpaG175,twiceδὶςdisG1364deadἀποθανόντα,apothanontaG599,plucked up by the rootsἐκριζωθέντα·ekrizōthentaG1610;

13RagingἄγριαagriaG66wavesκύματαkumataG2949of the seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281,foaming outἐπαφρίζονταepaphrizontaG1890their ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438shameαἰσχύνας,aischunasG152;wanderingπλανῆταιplanētaiG4107starsἀστέρεςasteresG792,to whomοἷςhoisG3739is reservedτετήρηται.tetērētaiG5083theblacknessζόφοςzophosG3588 G2217of darknessσκότουςskotousG3588 G4655forεἰςeisG1519everαἰῶναaiōnaG3588 G165.G3588

14AndδὲdeG1161EnochἙνὼχHenōchG1802alsoκαὶkaiG2532,the seventhἕβδομοςhebdomosG1442fromἀπὸapoG575AdamἈδὰμAdamG76,prophesiedπροεφήτευσενproephēteusenG4395of theseτούτοιςtoutoisG3778,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,BeholdG3708,the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962comethἦλθενēlthenG2064withἐνenG1722ten thousandsμυριάσινmuriasinG3461ofG40hisαὐτοῦautouG846saintsG40,

15To executeποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160judgmentκρίσινkrisinG2920uponκατὰkataG2596allπάντωνpantōnG3956,andκαὶkaiG2532to convinceG1827allπᾶσανpasanG3956that are ungodlyG765among themG846ofπερὶperiG4012allπάντωνpantōnG3956theirG846ungodlyἀσεβείαςasebeiasG763deedsἔργωνergōnG3588 G2041whichὧνhōnG3739they have ungodly committedἠσέβησαν,ēsebēsanG764,andκαὶkaiG2532ofπερὶperiG4012allπάντωνpantōnG3956their hardσκληρῶνsklērōnG4642speecheswhichὧνhōnG3739ungodlyἀσεβεῖς.asebeisG765sinnersἁμαρτωλοὶhamartōloiG268have spokenἐλάλησανelalēsanG2980againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596himG846.G3588G3588

16TheseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778areεἰσινeisinG1510murmurersγογγυσταὶgongustaiG1113,complainersμεμψίμοιροι,mempsimoiroiG3202,walkingπορευόμενοι,poreuomenoiG4198afterκατὰkataG2596their ownG846lustsτὰς ἐπιθυμίαςtas epithumiasG3588 G1939;andκαὶkaiG2532theirG846mouthτὸ στόμαto stomaG3588 G4750speakethλαλεῖlaleiG2980great swellingὑπέρογκα,huperogkaG5246words,havingG2296men’s personsπρόσωπαprosōpaG4383in admirationG2296because ofχάριν.¶charinG5484advantageὠφελείαςōpheleiasG5622.

17ButδὲdeG1161,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,rememberμνήσθητεmnēsthēteG3403yeὙμεῖςHumeisG4771the wordsῥημάτωνrhēmatōnG3588 G4487which were spoken beforeG4302ofὑπὸhupoG5259the apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG3588 G652ofG3588 G2962ourG1473LordκυρίουkuriouG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547;G3588

18How thatG3754they toldἔλεγονelegonG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771there should beἔσονταιesontaiG1510mockersἐμπαῖκταιempaiktaiG1703inG1722theG5550lastἐσχάτουeschatouG2078timeχρόνουchronouG5550,who should walkπορευόμενοιporeuomenoiG4198afterκατὰkataG2596their ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438ungodlyτὰς ἀσεβειῶν.tas asebeiōnG3588 G763lustsἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939.G3754τῶνtōnG3588

19TheseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778beεἰσινeisinG1510they who separateἀποδιορίζοντες,apodiorizontesG592themselvesG1438,sensualψυχικοί,psuchikoiG5591,havingἔχοντες.echontesG2192notμὴmēG3361the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.οἱhoiG3588

20Butδέ,deG1161yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,building upἐποικοδομοῦντεςepoikodomountesG2026yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438onG4102yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771most holyἁγιωτάτῃhagiōtatēG40faithπίστει,pisteiG4102,prayingπροσευχόμενοι,proseuchomenoiG4336inἐνenG1722theG4151HolyἁγίῳhagiōG40GhostG4151,τῇtēaG3588

21Keepτηρήσατε,tērēsateG5083yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438inἐνenG1722the loveἀγάπῃagapēG26of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,looking forπροσδεχόμενοιprosdechomenoiG4327the mercyἔλεοςeleosG3588 G1656ofG3588 G2962ourG1473LordκυρίουkuriouG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547untoεἰςeisG1519eternalαἰώνιον.aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.

22AndκαὶkaiG2532of someοὓςhousG3739have compassionἐλεᾶτεeleateG1653,making a differenceδιακρινομένους,diakrinomenousG1252:μὲνmenG3303

23AndG1161othersG3739saveσῴζετεsōzeteG4982withἐνenG1722fearφόβῳ,phobōG5401,pullingἁρπάζοντες,harpazontesG726themout ofἐκekG1537the fireπυρὸςpurosG3588 G4442;hatingμισοῦντεςmisountesG3404evenκαὶkaiG2532the garmentχιτῶνα.¶chitōnaG5509spottedἐσπιλωμένονespilōmenonG4695byἀπὸapoG575the fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG3588 G4561.G3588

24NowδὲdeG1161unto him that is ableδυναμένῳdunamenōG1410to keepφυλάξαιphulaxaiG5442youὑμᾶςhumasG4771from fallingἀπταίστουςaptaistousG679,andκαὶkaiG2532to presentστῆσαιstēsaiG2476youfaultlessἀμώμουςamōmousG299before the presenceκατενώπιονkatenōpionG2714ofG3588 G1391hisαὐτοῦautouG846gloryδόξηςdoxēsG3588 G1391withἐνenG1722exceeding joyἀγαλλιάσει,agalliaseiG20,G3588

25To theG2316onlyμόνῳmonōG3441wiseG4680GodθεῷtheōG2316ourG1473SaviourσωτῆριsōtēriG4990, begloryδόξαdoxaG1391andG2532majestyμεγαλωσύνηmegalōsunēG3172,dominionκράτοςkratosG2904andG2532authorityἐξουσίαexousiaG1849,bothG2532nowνῦνnunG3568andG2532everG3588 G165εἰςeisG1519.G3956Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

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