1 J ude, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, To those who are called, sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ:

Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to those who are called, sanctified by God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ:

2 M ercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. Contend for the Faith

Mercy to you and peace and love be multiplied.

3 B eloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.

Beloved, while I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I was constrained to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.

4 F or certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were marked out for this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into lewdness and deny the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ. Old and New Apostates

For there are certain men who crept in secretly, even those who were long ago written about for this condemnation: ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into indecency, and denying our only Master, God, and Lord, Jesus Christ.

5 B ut I want to remind you, though you once knew this, that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.

Now I desire to remind you, though you already know this, that the Lord, having saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who didn’t believe.

6 A nd the angels who did not keep their proper domain, but left their own abode, He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day;

Angels who didn’t keep their first domain, but deserted their own dwelling place, he has kept in everlasting bonds under darkness for the judgment of the great day.

7 a s Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.

Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them, having, in the same way as these, given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are shown as an example, suffering the punishment of eternal fire.

8 L ikewise also these dreamers defile the flesh, reject authority, and speak evil of dignitaries.

Yet in the same way, these also in their dreaming defile the flesh, despise authority, and slander celestial beings.

9 Y et Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”

But Michael, the archangel, when contending with the devil and arguing about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him an abusive condemnation, but said, “May the Lord rebuke you!”

10 B ut these speak evil of whatever they do not know; and whatever they know naturally, like brute beasts, in these things they corrupt themselves.

But these speak evil of whatever things they don’t know. They are destroyed in these things that they understand naturally, like the creatures without reason.

11 W oe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished in the rebellion of Korah. Apostates Depraved and Doomed

Woe to them! For they went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in Korah’s rebellion.

12 T hese are spots in your love feasts, while they feast with you without fear, serving only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried about by the winds; late autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the roots;

These are hidden rocky reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you, shepherds who without fear feed themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn leaves without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

13 r aging waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars for whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever.

wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the blackness of darkness has been reserved forever.

14 N ow Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men also, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints,

About these also Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord came with ten thousands of his holy ones,

15 t o execute judgment on all, to convict all who are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have committed in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.” Apostates Predicted

to execute judgment on all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their works of ungodliness which they have done in an ungodly way, and of all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”

16 T hese are grumblers, complainers, walking according to their own lusts; and they mouth great swelling words, flattering people to gain advantage.

These are murmurers and complainers, walking after their lusts (and their mouth speaks proud things), showing respect of persons to gain advantage.

17 B ut you, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ:

But you, beloved, remember the words which have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.

18 h ow they told you that there would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their own ungodly lusts.

They said to you that “In the last time there will be mockers, walking after their own ungodly lusts.”

19 T hese are sensual persons, who cause divisions, not having the Spirit. Maintain Your Life with God

These are they who cause divisions, and are sensual, not having the Spirit.

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

But you, beloved, keep building up yourselves on 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, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life.

22 A nd on some have compassion, making a distinction;

On some have compassion, making a distinction,

23 b ut others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire, hating even the garment defiled by the flesh. Glory to God

and some save, snatching them out of the fire with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.

24 N ow to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy,

Now to him who is able to keep them from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory in great joy,

25 T o God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever. Amen.

to God our Savior, who alone is wise, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen.