1 J ude, bondman of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to the called ones beloved in God Father and preserved in 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 to you, and peace, and love be multiplied.

Mercy and peace and charity be multiplied unto you.

3 B eloved, using all diligence to write to you of our common salvation, I have been obliged to write to you exhorting to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to 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 certain men have got in unnoticed, they who of old were marked out beforehand to this sentence, ungodly, turning the grace of our God into dissoluteness, 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 B ut I would put you in remembrance, you who once knew all things, that the Lord, having saved a people out of land of Egypt, in the second place destroyed those who had not believed.

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 who had not kept their own original state, but had abandoned their own dwelling, he keeps in eternal chains under gloomy darkness, to judgment of 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 a s Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities around them, committing greedily fornication, in like manner with them, and going after other flesh, lie there as an example, undergoing the judgment 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 dreamers also defile flesh, and despise lordship, and speak railingly against 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 disputing with the devil he reasoned about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring a railing judgment against, but said, 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, whatever things they know not, they speak railingly against; but what even, as the irrational animals, they understand by mere nature, in these things they corrupt themselves.

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 to them! because they have gone in the way of Cain, and given themselves up to the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.

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 spots in your love-feasts, feasting together without fear, pasturing themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumnal trees, without fruit, twice dead, rooted up;

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 r aging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shames; wandering stars, to whom has been reserved the gloom of darkness for eternity.

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

14 A nd Enoch, seventh from Adam, prophesied also as to these, saying, Behold, Lord has come amidst his holy myriads,

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 against all; and to convict all the ungodly of them of all their works of ungodliness, which they have wrought ungodlily, and of all the hard 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 speaks swelling words, admiring persons for the sake of profit.

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 the words 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, that at end of the time there should be mockers, walking after their own lusts of ungodlinesses.

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 set apart, natural, not having Spirit.

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

20 B ut ye, beloved, building yourselves up 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, awaiting 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 of some have compassion, making a difference,

And receive some with mercy, discerning;

23 b ut others save with fear, snatching out of the fire; 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 B ut to him that is able to keep you without stumbling, and to set with exultation blameless before his glory,

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, glory, majesty, might, and authority, from before the whole age, and now, and to all the ages. Amen.

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