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{\MT The Letter from Jude


\par }\OneChap {\PP \VerseOne{1}Jude,\FTNT{†}{{\FR 1:1: }{\FT{or, Judah}}} a servant of Jesus Christ,\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 1:1: }{\FT{“Christ” means “Anointed One”.}}} and brother of James, to those who are called, sanctified
by God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ:

\VS{2}May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.


\par }{\PP \VS{3}Beloved, while I was very eager to write to you about our common
salvation, I was constrained to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was
once for all delivered to the saints.

\VS{4}For there are certain men who crept in secretly, even those who were long ago
written about for this condemnation: ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into indecency, and denying
our only Master, God, and Lord, Jesus Christ.


\par }{\PP \VS{5}Now I desire to remind you, though you already know this, that
the Lord, having saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who didn’t believe.

\VS{6}Angels who didn’t keep their first domain, but deserted their own dwelling place,
he has kept in everlasting bonds under darkness for the judgement of the great day.

\VS{7}Even as Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, having in the same way
as these given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are shown as an example,
suffering the punishment of eternal fire.

\VS{8}Yet in the same way, these also in their dreaming defile the flesh, despise
authority, and slander celestial beings.

\VS{9}But Michael, the archangel, when contending with the devil and arguing about
the body of Moses, dared not bring against him an abusive condemnation, but said, “May the Lord rebuke
you!”

\VS{10}But these speak evil of whatever things they don’t know. They are destroyed
in these things that they understand naturally, like the creatures without reason.

\VS{11}Woe to them! For they went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error
of Balaam for hire, and perished in Korah’s rebellion.

\VS{12}These are hidden rocky reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you,
shepherds who without fear feed themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn trees
without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

\VS{13}wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, for whom
the blackness of darkness has been reserved forever.

\VS{14}About these also Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold,\FTNT{§}{{\FR 1:14: }{\FT{“Behold”, from “ἰδοὺ”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used
as an interjection.}}} the Lord came with ten thousands of his holy ones,

\VS{15}to execute judgement on all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their works
of ungodliness which they have done in an ungodly way, and of all the hard things which ungodly sinners
have spoken against him.”

\VS{16}These are murmurers and complainers, walking after their lusts—and their mouth
speaks proud things—showing respect of persons to gain advantage.


\par }{\PP \VS{17}But you, beloved, remember the words which have been spoken before
by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.

\VS{18}They said to you, “In the last time there will be mockers, walking after their
own ungodly lusts.”

\VS{19}These are those who cause divisions and are sensual, not having the Spirit.


\par }{\PP \VS{20}But you, beloved, keep building up yourselves on your most holy
faith, praying in the Holy Spirit.

\VS{21}Keep yourselves in God’s love, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ
to eternal life.

\VS{22}On some have compassion, making a distinction,

\VS{23}and some save, snatching them out of the fire with fear, hating even the clothing
stained by the flesh.


\par }{\PP \VS{24}Now to him who is able to keep them\FTNT{†}{{\FR 1:24: }{\FT{TR and NU read “you”}}} from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence
of his glory in great joy,

\VS{25}to God our Saviour, who alone is wise, be glory and majesty, dominion and
power, both now and forever. Amen.


\par }