1637 3 JOHN 11–JUDE 7

1 Jude, a slave of JesusChrist, but a brother of James,ato the called onesb who are lovedby God the Father and preservedfor Jesus Christ:c

2 May mercy and peace andlove be increased to you.

3 Beloved ones, although Iwas making every effort to writeyou about the salvation we holdin common,d I found it necessaryto write you to urge you to putup a hard fight for the faithe thatwas once for all time deliveredto the holy ones. 4 My reasonis that certain men have slippedin among you who were long agoappointed to this judgment bythe Scriptures; they are ungod-ly men who turn the undeservedkindness of our God into an ex-

cuse for brazen conduct�a andwho prove false to our only own-er� and Lord, Jesus Christ.b

5 Although you are fullyaware of all of this, I want toremind you that Jehovah,� hav-ing saved a people out of theland of Egypt,c afterward de-stroyed those not showing faith.d6 And the angels who did notkeep their original position butforsook their own proper dwell-ing place,e he has reserved witheternal bonds in dense dark-ness for the judgment of thegreat day.f 7 In the same man-ner, Sod�om and Go·mor�rah andthe cities around them also gave

4 �Or “shameless conduct.” Greek,a·sel�gei·a. See Glossary. �Or “mas-ter.” 5 �See App. A5.

THE LETTER OF

JUDEO UT L I N E O F C O N T E N T S

Greetings (1, 2)Judgment of false teachers certain (3-16)

Michael’s dispute with the Devil (9)

Enoch’s prophecy (14, 15)Keep yourselves in God’s love (17-23)Ascribing glory to God (24, 25)

a Mt 13:55Mr 6:3Ga 2:9Jas 1:1

b Heb 3:1c Joh 17:15

1Pe 1:5d Heb 2:3e Eph 6:11

1Ti 1:18, 191Ti 6:12

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Second Col.a Ga 5:19b Ac 20:29, 30

2Pe 2:1c Ex 12:41d Nu 14:35

1Co 10:1, 5Heb 3:16, 19

e Ge 6:1-41Pe 3:19, 20

f Lu 8:30, 312Pe 2:4Re 20:1, 2

tent with this, he refuses to wel-come the brothersa with respect;and those who want to welcomethem, he tries to hinder and tothrow out of the congregation.

11 Beloved one, do not imi-tate what is bad, but imitatewhat is good.b The one who doesgood originates with God.c Theone who does bad has not seenGod.d 12 De·me�tri·us has beenwell-reported-on by them all andby the truth itself. In fact, we too

are bearing witness about him,and you know that the witness wegive is true.

13 I had many things to writeyou, but I do not wish to go onwriting you with pen and ink.14 However, I am hoping to seeyou soon, and we will speak face-to-face.

May you have peace.The friends send you their

greetings. Give my greetings tothe friends by name.

a Ac 15:25, 27Eph 6:21Php 2:19Col 4:7Tit 1:5

b Ro 12:91Pe 3:11

c 1Jo 3:9

d 1Jo 3:6, 10

JUDE 8-25 1638themselves over to gross sexu-al immorality� and pursued un-natural fleshly desires;a they areplaced before us as a warning ex-ample by undergoing the judicialpunishment of everlasting fire.b

8 Despite this, these men tooare indulging in dreams, defil-ing the flesh, despising authori-ty, and speaking abusively ofglorious ones.c 9 But when Mi�-cha·eld the archangele had a dif-ference with the Devil and wasdisputing about Moses’ body,f hedid not dare to bring a judgmentagainst him in abusive terms,gbut said: “May Jehovah� rebukeyou.”h 10 But these men arespeaking abusively about all thethings they really do not under-stand. i And in all the things thatthey do understand by instinctlike unreasoning animals, j theygo on corrupting themselves.

11 Too bad for them, for theyhave followed the path of Cainkand have rushed into the erro-neous course of Ba�laaml for re-ward, and they have perished inthe rebellious talkm of Kor�ah!n12 These are the rocks hiddenbelow water at your love feastsowhile they feast with you, shep-herds who feed themselves with-out fear;p waterless clouds car-ried here and there by thewind;q fruitless trees in late au-tumn, having died twice� andhaving been uprooted; 13 wildwaves of the sea that cast up thefoam of their own shame; r starswith no set course, for whichthe blackest darkness stands re-served forever.s

14 Yes, the seventh one inline from Adam, E�noch, t alsoprophesied about them when hesaid: “Look! Jehovah� came withhis holy myriads�u 15 to exe-cute judgment against all,v and to

7 �See Glossary. 9, 14 �See App. A5.12 �Or “being completely dead.” 14�Or “tens of thousands.”

convict all the ungodly concern-ing all their ungodly deeds thatthey did in an ungodly way,and concerning all the shockingthings that ungodly sinnersspoke against him.”a

16 These men are murmur-ers,b complainers about theirlot in life, following their owndesires,c and their mouths makegrandiose boasts, while they areflattering others� for their ownbenefit.d

17 As for you, beloved ones,call to mind the sayings thathave been previously spoken� bythe apostles of our Lord Je-sus Christ, 18 how they usedto say to you: “In the last timethere will be ridiculers, follow-ing their own desires for ungodlythings.”e 19 These are the oneswho cause divisions, f animalisticmen,� not having spirituality.�20 But you, beloved ones, buildyourselves up on your most holyfaith, and pray with holy spirit,g21 in order to keep yourselves inGod’s love,h while you await themercy of our Lord Jesus Christwith everlasting life in view.i22 Also, continue showing mer-cy j to some who have doubts;k23 save them l by snatching themout of the fire. But continueshowing mercy to others, do-ing so with fear, while you hateeven the garment that has beenstained by the flesh.m

24 Now to the one who is ableto guard you from stumbling andto make you stand unblemishednin the sight of his glory� withgreat joy, 25 to the only Godour Savior through Jesus Christour Lord, be glory, majesty,might, and authority for all pasteternity and now and into alleternity. Amen.

16 �Or “admiring personalities.” 17�Or “the things foretold.” 19 �Or“physical men.” �Lit., “the spirit.” 24�Or “in his glorious presence.”

a Ge 19:4, 5Le 18:22

b Ge 19:242Pe 2:6

c Ex 22:282Pe 2:103Jo 9, 10

d Da 10:21Da 12:1

e 1Th 4:16f De 34:5, 6g 2Pe 2:11h Zec 3:2i Jude 19j 2Pe 2:12k Ge 4:5, 8

1Jo 3:12l Nu 22:32

2Pe 2:15, 16Re 2:14

m 1Ti 1:20n Nu 16:3, 32o 2Pe 2:13p Eze 34:8q 2Pe 2:17r Isa 57:20s Heb 6:4-6

Re 21:8t Ge 5:21, 22u De 33:2

Da 7:10Zec 14:5

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Second Col.a Mt 12:36b 1Co 10:10

Php 2:14c 2Pe 2:18d Jas 2:9e Ac 20:29, 30

1Ti 4:12Pe 2:12Pe 3:2, 3

f Ro 16:173Jo 9, 10

g Ro 8:26Eph 6:18

h Joh 15:10Ro 8:38, 39

i Tit 3:71Jo 1:21Jo 2:25

j Mt 5:7Mt 9:13Jas 2:13

k Jas 1:6l Ga 6:1

Jas 5:19, 20m Ga 5:19-21n Ro 8:33

Eph 1:4Col 1:22