Jude:1

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* Jude , a bondservant of Jesus Christ , and brother of James , to those who are called , having been sanctified by God the Father , and having been kept in Jesus Christ : * [May ]mercy , peace , and love be multiplied to you . * Beloved , while I was very diligent to write to you about our common salvation , it became necessary to write to you exhorting you to earnestly contend for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints . * For certain men have crept in unawares , who long ago were marked out for this condemnation , ungodly men , changing the grace of our God into licentiousness and denying the only Master God and our Lord Jesus Christ . * Now I want to remind you , although you once knew this , that the Lord , having saved the people out of the land of Egypt , afterward destroyed those who did not believe . * And the angels who did not keep their own domain , but rather having left their own habitation , He has kept with everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day ; * as Sodom and Gomorrah , and the cities around them in a similar manner to these , having given themselves over to fornication and having gone after other flesh , are set forth as an example , suffering the vengeance of eternal fire . * Likewise indeed even these [filthy ]dreamers defile the flesh , reject authority , and blaspheme glories . * Yet Michael the archangel , when taking issue with the devil , was arguing about the body of Moses , dared not to bring a railing accusation , but said , "The Lord rebuke you !" * But these speak blasphemously of those things which they do not know ; but what they do know naturally , like unreasoning animals , they are destroyed by these things . * Woe to them ! For they have gone in the way of Cain , and in the error of Balaam they have rushed for profit , and have perished in the rebellion of Korah . * These are stains in your love feasts , while they feast [with you ] without fear , caring for themselves , they are waterless clouds being carried along by winds ; late autumn trees unfruitful , twice having died , having been uprooted , * raging waves on the sea , casting up the foam of their own shame ; wandering stars for whom the darkness of the netherworld has been reserved forever . * Now Enoch , the seventh from Adam , prophesied about these men , saying , "Behold , the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints , * to execute judgment against all , and to convict all the ungodly among them about all their ungodly deeds which they have committed impiously , and about all the harsh [words ] which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him ." * These are murmurers , complainers , walking after their own lusts ; and their mouth speaks puffed up words , flattering people to gain advantage . * But you , beloved , remember the words which were spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ , * how they told you that in the last time there would be mockers , walking according to their own ungodly lusts . * These are those who cause divisions , wordly , devoid of [the ] Spirit . * But you , beloved , building yourselves up in your most holy faith , praying in the Holy Spirit , * keep yourselves in the love of God , anticipating the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life . * And have mercy on some , making a distinction ; * but others save with fear , snatching them out of the fire , hating even the garment having been stained by the flesh . * Now to Him who is able to keep them from stumbling , and to make you stand before His glory , blameless with exultation , * To the only wise God our Savior , [be ] glory and majesty , dominion and power , both now and forever . Amen .

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