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:

Judas, of Jesus Christ a servant, and brother of James, to those sanctified in God the Father, and in Jesus Christ kept -- called,

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

kindness to you, and peace, and love, be multiplied!

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, all diligence using to write to you concerning the common salvation, I had necessity to write to you, exhorting to agonize for the faith once delivered to 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 did come in unobserved certain men, long ago having been written beforehand to this judgment, impious, the grace of our God perverting to lasciviousness, and our only Master, God, and Lord -- Jesus Christ -- denying,

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.

and to remind you I intend, you knowing once this, that the Lord, a people out of the land of Egypt having saved, again those who did not believe did destroy;

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.

messengers also, those who did not keep their own principality, but did leave their proper dwelling, to a judgment of a great day, in bonds everlasting, under darkness He hath kept,

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.

as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them, in like manner to these, having given themselves to whoredom, and gone after other flesh, have been set before -- an example, of fire age-during, justice suffering.

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

In like manner, nevertheless, those dreaming also the flesh indeed do defile, and lordship they put away, and dignities they speak evil of,

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 Michael, the chief messenger, when, with the devil contending, he was disputing about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring up an evil-speaking judgment, but said, `The Lord rebuke 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.

and these, as many things indeed as they have not known, they speak evil of; and as many things as naturally (as the irrational beasts) they understand, in these they are corrupted;

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.

wo to them! because in the way of Cain they did go on, and to the deceit of Balaam for reward they did rush, and in the gainsaying of Korah they did perish.

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 in your love-feasts craggy rocks; feasting together with you, without fear shepherding themselves; clouds without water, by winds carried about; trees autumnal, without fruit, twice dead, rooted up;

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

wild waves of a sea, foaming out their own shames; stars going astray, to whom the gloom of the darkness to the age hath been kept.

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 prophesy also to these did the seventh from Adam -- Enoch -- saying, `Lo, the Lord did come in His saintly myriads,

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 do judgment against all, and to convict all their impious ones, concerning all their works of impiety that they did impiously, and concerning all the stiff things that speak against Him did impious sinners.'

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, repiners; according to their desires walking, and their mouth doth speak great swellings, giving admiration to persons for the sake of profit;

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

and ye, beloved, remember ye the sayings spoken before 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.

that they said to you, that in the last time there shall be scoffers, after their own desires of impieties going on,

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

these are those setting themselves apart, natural men, the Spirit not having.

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

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

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

yourselves in the love of God keep ye, waiting for the kindness of our Lord Jesus Christ -- to life age-during;

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

and to some be kind, judging thoroughly,

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 some in fear save ye, out of the fire snatching, hating even the coat from the flesh spotted.

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,

And to Him who is able to guard you not stumbling, and to set in the presence of His glory unblemished, in gladness,

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, glory and greatness, power and authority, both now and to all the ages! Amen.