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

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

2 k indness to you, and peace, and love, be multiplied!

Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. Contend for the Faith

3 B eloved, 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,

Beloved, 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.

4 f or 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,

For 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

5 a nd 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;

But 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.

6 m essengers 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,

And 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;

7 a s 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.

as 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.

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

Likewise also these dreamers defile the flesh, reject authority, and speak evil of dignitaries.

9 y et 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!'

Yet 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!”

10 a nd 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;

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

11 w o 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.

Woe 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

12 T hese 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;

These 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;

13 w ild 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.

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

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

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

15 t o 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.'

to 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

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

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

17 a nd ye, beloved, remember ye the sayings spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ:

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

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

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

19 t hese are those setting themselves apart, natural men, the Spirit not having.

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

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

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

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

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

22 a nd to some be kind, judging thoroughly,

And on some have compassion, making a distinction;

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

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

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

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

25 t o the only wise God our Saviour, glory and greatness, power and authority, both now and to all the ages! Amen.

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