Jude:1

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* Jude , a bondman of Jesus Christ , and brother of James , to the called , sanctified in God the Father , and kept for Jesus Christ : * Mercy to you and peace and love be multiplied . * Beloved , making all diligence to write to you about the common salvation , I had need to write to you exhorting you to earnestly contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the sanctified . * For certain men have sneaked in , those written about formerly for this condemnation , irreverent men , perverting the grace of our God into licentiousness , and denying our only Master God , and our Lord Jesus Christ . * Now I want to remind you , ye having known this once , that the Lord , having saved a people out of the land of Egypt , afterward destroyed those who did not believe . * And the heavenly agents who did not keep their own principality , but left their own habitation , he has kept reserved in eternal bonds under darkness for the judgment of the great day . * As Sodom and Gomorrah , and the cities around them , the same kind of way with these who indulged in fornication , and who went rear of queer flesh , are set forth an example , undergoing the punishment of eternal fire . * Nevertheless in the same way also these men who dream , indeed defile flesh , and reject lordship , and speak evil of dignities . * But Michael the arch-agent , when he disputed with the devil , contending about the body of Moses , dared not bring a railing judgment , but said , May Lord rebuke thee . * But these men indeed revile whatever they have not seen . But whatever they understand naturally , as the irrational beasts , in these things they are corrupted . * Woe to them ! Because they went in the way of Cain , and rushed to the error of Balaam 's reward , and perished in the rebellion of Korah . * These are reefs in your love-feasts , feasting together , fearlessly tending to themselves , waterless clouds carried along by winds , autumn trees without fruit , who died twice having being uprooted , * wild waves of the sea foaming out their own shame , wandering stars for whom the gloom of darkness has been reserved into an age . * And Enoch also , the seventh from Adam , prophesied about these men , saying , Behold , Lord came with his holy myriads , * to execute judgment against all , and to convict all the irreverent of them about all the works of their own irreverence that they have done irreverently , and about all the harsh things that irreverent sinners spoke against him . * These are grumblers , fault-finders , going according to their lusts , and their mouth speaks overblown things , marveling personages for the sake of advantage . * But ye , beloved , remember the sayings previously spoken by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ , * that they told you that there will be scoffers during the last time , going according to their own desires of irreverences . * These are those who make divisions , world-soul men , not having Spirit . * But ye beloved , building up yourselves in your most holy faith , praying in Holy Spirit , * keep yourselves in the love of God , awaiting the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ for eternal life . * And on some be ye merciful--being discerning . * And in fear save some , snatching them out of the fire , hating even the garment that was stained by the flesh . * Now to him who is able to keep them non-stumbling , and to present before his glory , unblemished in gladness , * to the only wise God our Savior , is glory , majesty , dominion and power , both now and into all the ages . Truly .

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