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1Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James, to those who are sanctified by God
the Father and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called: 2Mercy to you and peace and love, be
multiplied.
3Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write to you of the common salvation, it was needful
for me to write to you and exhort you that you should earnestly contend for the faith which was
once delivered to the saints. 4For there are certain men crept in unaware, who were before of old
ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness,
and denying the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ. 5I will therefore put you in
remembrance, though you once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the
land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe. 6And the angels who did not keep
their first estate, but left their own habitation, he has reserved in everlasting chains under
darkness to the judgment of the great day. 7Even as Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities about
them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication and going after strange flesh, are set
forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
8Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion and speak evil of
dignities. 9Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil disputed about the body of
Moses, did not dare to bring a railing accusation against him, but said, The Lord rebuke you.
10But these speak evil of those things which they do not know: but what they know naturally, as
brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves. 11Woe to 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 Korah. 12These are spots in your feasts of love, when they feast with you, feeding
themselves without fear: they are clouds without water, carried about by winds; trees whose fruit
withers, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots; 13Raging waves of the sea, foaming
out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom the blackness of darkness is reserved for ever.
14And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord comes
with ten thousands of his saints,
15To execute judgment on all and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their
ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed and of all their hard speeches which
ungodly sinners have spoken against him. 16These are murmurers, complainers, walking after
their own lusts; and their mouth speaks great swelling words, having men's persons in
admiration because of advantage. 17But, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before
of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; 18How that they told you there would be mockers in the
last time, who would walk after their own ungodly lusts. 19These are those who separate
themselves, sensual, not having the Spirit. 20But you, beloved, building up yourselves on your
most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, 21Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the
mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life. 22And on some have compassion, making a
difference: 23And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment
spotted by the flesh. 24Now to him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you
faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, 25To the only wise God our Savior,
be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and for ever. Amen.
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