1 J ude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are called, beloved in God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ:

¶ Jude, slave of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to those that are called, sanctified in God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ:

2 M ercy unto you and peace and love be multiplied.

Mercy and peace and charity be multiplied unto you.

3 B eloved, while I was giving all diligence to write unto you of our common salvation, I was constrained to write unto you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered unto the saints.

¶ Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you and exhort you that ye should earnestly persevere in the faith which was given once unto the saints.

4 F or there are certain men crept in privily, even they who were of old written of beforehand unto this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

For there are certain men crept in unawares without fear or reverence of God, who from beforehand have been ordained unto this condemnation, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness and denying God who alone has dominion, and our Lord Jesus, the Christ.

5 N ow I desire to put you in remembrance, though ye know all things once for all, that the Lord, having saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.

I will, therefore, remind you, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those that did not believe.

6 A nd angels that kept not their own principality, but left their proper habitation, he hath kept in everlasting bonds under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

And the angels who did not keep their first estate but left their own habitation, he has reserved in eternal chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

7 E ven as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them, having in like manner with these given themselves over to fornication and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the punishment of eternal fire.

Even as Sodom and Gomorrha and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication and going after strange flesh, were set forth for an example, having received the judgment of eternal fire.

8 Y et in like manner these also in their dreamings defile the flesh, and set at nought dominion, and rail at dignities.

¶ In the same manner these deceived dreamers, defile their flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of higher powers.

9 B ut Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing judgment, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.

Yet when Michael, the archangel, contended with the devil, disputing over the body of Moses, he dared not bring against him a curse of judgment, but said, The Lord reprehend thee.

10 B ut these rail at whatsoever things they know not: and what they understand naturally, like the creatures without reason, in these things are they destroyed.

But these speak evil of those things which they do not know; but what they know by nature as animals without reason, in those things they corrupt themselves.

11 W oe unto them! For they went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in the gainsaying of Korah.

Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward and perished in the gainsaying of Core.

12 T hese are they who are hidden rocks in your love-feasts when they feast with you, shepherds that without fear feed themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn leaves without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

These are spots in your banquets of charity, feeding themselves without any fear whatsoever: clouds without water, carried to and fro of the winds; trees withered as in fall, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

13 W ild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the blackness of darkness hath been reserved forever.

raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own abominations; erratic stars, to whom is reserved gross darkness eternally.

14 A nd to these also Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, Behold, the Lord came with ten thousands of his holy ones,

And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his saints

15 t o execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their works of ungodliness which they have ungodly wrought, and of all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.

¶ to execute judgment upon all and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have unfaithfully committed and of all the hard words which the unfaithful sinners have spoken against him.

16 T hese are murmurers, complainers, walking after their lusts (and their mouth speaketh great swelling words), showing respect of persons for the sake of advantage.

These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own desires; and their mouth speaks arrogant things, admiring persons to take advantage.

17 B ut ye, beloved, remember ye the words which have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;

But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,

18 T hat they said to you, In the last time there shall be mockers, walking after their own ungodly lusts.

how that they told you, That in the last time there would be mockers, who would walk after their own ungodly desires.

19 T hese are they who make separations, sensual, having not the Spirit.

These are those who make divisions, and are as animals, not having the Spirit.

20 B ut ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,

But ye, beloved, building up yourselves upon your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,

21 k eep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, unto eternal life,

22 A nd on some have mercy, who are in doubt;

And receive some with mercy, discerning;

23 a nd some save, snatching them out of the fire; and on some have mercy with fear; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.

And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire, hating even the garment defiled by the flesh.

24 N ow unto him that is able to guard you from stumbling, and to set you before the presence of his glory without blemish in exceeding joy,

Now unto him that is powerful to keep you without sin and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

25 t o the only God our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and power, before all time, and now, and for evermore. Amen.

to the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, now and in all the ages. Amen.