\id JUD  
\h Jude 
\toc1 Jude 
\toc2 Jude 
\mt1 Jude  
\c 1  
\s1 Salutation  
\p
\v 1  \w From|strong="G2532"\w* \w Jude|strong="G2455"\w*, \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w slave|strong="G1401"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* brother \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w James|strong="G2385"\w*, \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w called|strong="G2822"\w*, wrapped \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* love \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Father|strong="G3962"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w kept|strong="G5083"\w* \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*.  
\v 2  \w May|strong="G2532"\w* \w mercy|strong="G1656"\w*, \w peace|strong="G1515"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* love \w be|strong="G2532"\w* lavished \w on|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*!   
\s1 Condemnation of the False Teachers  
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\v 3  Dear friends, \w although|strong="G5210"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w been|strong="G2192"\w* \w eager|strong="G4710"\w* \w to|strong="G4160"\w* \w write|strong="G1125"\w* \w to|strong="G4160"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w our|strong="G3956"\w* \w common|strong="G2839"\w* \w salvation|strong="G4991"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* now feel compelled instead \w to|strong="G4160"\w* \w write|strong="G1125"\w* \w to|strong="G4160"\w* \w encourage|strong="G3870"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G4160"\w* \w contend|strong="G1864"\w* \w earnestly|strong="G1864"\w* \w for|strong="G4012"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* once \w for|strong="G4012"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w entrusted|strong="G3860"\w* \w to|strong="G4160"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* saints.  
\v 4  \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w certain|strong="G5100"\w* \w men|strong="G3778"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* secretly slipped \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w among|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* – \w men|strong="G3778"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w long|strong="G3819"\w* \w ago|strong="G3819"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w marked|strong="G4270"\w* \w out|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w condemnation|strong="G2917"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1473"\w* \w about|strong="G1519"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* describe – ungodly \w men|strong="G3778"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w turned|strong="G3346"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w grace|strong="G5485"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* license \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w evil|strong="G5100"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w deny|strong="G3588"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w only|strong="G3441"\w* \w Master|strong="G2962"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*, \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*.   
\p
\v 5  \w Now|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w desire|strong="G1014"\w* \w to|strong="G1014"\w* \w remind|strong="G5279"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* (\w even|strong="G1161"\w* \w though|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G3748"\w* \w been|strong="G2962"\w* fully informed \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w these|strong="G3956"\w* facts once \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* ) \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \w having|strong="G1492"\w* \w saved|strong="G4982"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w out|strong="G1537"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w land|strong="G1093"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* Egypt, \w later|strong="G1208"\w* destroyed \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w did|strong="G1492"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w believe|strong="G4100"\w*.  
\v 6  \w You|strong="G1438"\w* \w also|strong="G5037"\w* know \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* angels \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w did|strong="G3361"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w keep|strong="G5083"\w* within \w their|strong="G1438"\w* \w proper|strong="G2398"\w* domain \w but|strong="G3361"\w* abandoned \w their|strong="G1438"\w* \w own|strong="G2398"\w* place \w of|strong="G5259"\w* residence, \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w has|strong="G2920"\w* \w kept|strong="G5083"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* eternal \w chains|strong="G1199"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w utter|strong="G2217"\w* \w darkness|strong="G2217"\w*, locked \w up|strong="G1519"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w judgment|strong="G2920"\w* \w of|strong="G5259"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w great|strong="G3173"\w* \w Day|strong="G2250"\w*.  
\v 7  \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w Sodom|strong="G4670"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Gomorrah|strong="G1116"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* neighboring \w towns|strong="G4172"\w*, \w since|strong="G5613"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w indulged|strong="G1608"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* sexual \w immorality|strong="G1608"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* pursued unnatural desire \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w way|strong="G5158"\w* \w similar|strong="G3664"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* angels, \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w now|strong="G2532"\w* displayed \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w an|strong="G2532"\w* \w example|strong="G1164"\w* \w by|strong="G2532"\w* \w suffering|strong="G5254"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w punishment|strong="G1349"\w* \w of|strong="G4012"\w* eternal \w fire|strong="G4442"\w*.   
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\v 8  \w Yet|strong="G2532"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w men|strong="G3778"\w*, \w as|strong="G1161"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* result \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* dreams, \w defile|strong="G3392"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w flesh|strong="G4561"\w*, reject \w authority|strong="G2963"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* insult \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w glorious|strong="G1391"\w* ones.  
\v 9  \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w even|strong="G1161"\w* \w when|strong="G3753"\w* \w Michael|strong="G3413"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* archangel \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w arguing|strong="G1256"\w* \w with|strong="G4012"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w devil|strong="G1228"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* debating \w with|strong="G4012"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w concerning|strong="G4012"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w*’ \w body|strong="G4983"\w*, \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w did|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w dare|strong="G5111"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w bring|strong="G3004"\w* \w a|strong="G1161"\w* \w slanderous|strong="G1228"\w* \w judgment|strong="G2920"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w May|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w rebuke|strong="G2008"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*!”  
\v 10  \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w men|strong="G3778"\w* \w do|strong="G1492"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w understand|strong="G1492"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w they|strong="G1161"\w* slander, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G1161"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w being|strong="G1722"\w* \w destroyed|strong="G5351"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w very|strong="G3778"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w*, \w like|strong="G5613"\w* irrational \w animals|strong="G2226"\w*, \w they|strong="G1161"\w* \w instinctively|strong="G5447"\w* \w comprehend|strong="G1492"\w*.  
\v 11  \w Woe|strong="G3759"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*! \w For|strong="G3754"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* traveled down \w Cain|strong="G2535"\w*’s \w path|strong="G3598"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* greed \w have|strong="G2532"\w* abandoned themselves \w to|strong="G2532"\w* Balaam’s \w error|strong="G4106"\w*; \w hence|strong="G2532"\w*, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w certainly|strong="G2532"\w* perish \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w Korah|strong="G2879"\w*’s rebellion.  
\v 12  \w These|strong="G3778"\w* \w men|strong="G3778"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* dangerous \w reefs|strong="G4694"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w your|strong="G1722"\w* love feasts, \w feasting|strong="G4910"\w* \w without|strong="G1438"\w* reverence, \w feeding|strong="G4165"\w* \w only|strong="G1438"\w* \w themselves|strong="G1438"\w*. \w They|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* waterless \w clouds|strong="G3507"\w*, \w carried|strong="G3911"\w* \w along|strong="G1722"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* winds; \w autumn|strong="G5352"\w* \w trees|strong="G1186"\w* \w without|strong="G1438"\w* fruit – \w twice|strong="G1364"\w* dead, \w uprooted|strong="G1610"\w*;  
\v 13  wild \w sea|strong="G2281"\w* \w waves|strong="G2949"\w*, spewing \w out|strong="G1438"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w foam|strong="G1890"\w* \w of|strong="G2281"\w* \w their|strong="G1438"\w* shame; \w wayward|strong="G4107"\w* stars \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w whom|strong="G3739"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w utter|strong="G2217"\w* depths \w of|strong="G2281"\w* eternal \w darkness|strong="G4655"\w* \w have|strong="G3588"\w* been \w reserved|strong="G5083"\w*.   
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\v 14  \w Now|strong="G1161"\w* \w Enoch|strong="G1802"\w*, \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w seventh|strong="G1442"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* descent beginning \w with|strong="G1722"\w* Adam, \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w prophesied|strong="G4395"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w them|strong="G1722"\w*, \w saying|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w Look|strong="G2400"\w*! \w The|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w is|strong="G3778"\w* \w coming|strong="G2064"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w thousands|strong="G3461"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w thousands|strong="G3461"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G1722"\w* holy ones,  
\v 15  \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w execute|strong="G4160"\w* \w judgment|strong="G2920"\w* \w on|strong="G2596"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w convict|strong="G1651"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w person|strong="G3739"\w* \w of|strong="G4012"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* thoroughly ungodly \w deeds|strong="G2041"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w committed|strong="G4160"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G4012"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w harsh|strong="G4642"\w* \w words|strong="G3056"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* ungodly sinners \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w spoken|strong="G2980"\w* \w against|strong="G2596"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*.”  
\v 16  \w These|strong="G3778"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w grumblers|strong="G1113"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w fault-finders|strong="G3202"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w go|strong="G4198"\w* \w wherever|strong="G2596"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w desires|strong="G1939"\w* \w lead|strong="G1510"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* give bombastic \w speeches|strong="G2980"\w*, \w enchanting|strong="G2296"\w* \w folks|strong="G4383"\w* \w for|strong="G2532"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* own gain.   
\s1 Exhortation to the Faithful  
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\v 17  \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, dear friends – \w recall|strong="G3403"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* predictions foretold \w by|strong="G5259"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* apostles \w of|strong="G5259"\w* \w our|strong="G2424"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*.  
\v 18  \w For|strong="G3754"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, “\w In|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G1909"\w* \w end|strong="G2078"\w* \w time|strong="G5550"\w* \w there|strong="G3754"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w come|strong="G1510"\w* \w scoffers|strong="G1703"\w*, \w propelled|strong="G4198"\w* \w by|strong="G2596"\w* \w their|strong="G1438"\w* \w own|strong="G1438"\w* ungodly \w desires|strong="G1939"\w*.”  
\v 19  \w These|strong="G3778"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* divisive, \w worldly|strong="G5591"\w*, \w devoid|strong="G3361"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*.  
\v 20  \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, dear friends, \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w building|strong="G2026"\w* \w yourselves|strong="G1438"\w* \w up|strong="G2026"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w your|strong="G1722"\w* most \w holy|strong="G4151"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w*, \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w praying|strong="G4336"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Holy|strong="G4151"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*,  
\v 21  \w maintain|strong="G5083"\w* \w yourselves|strong="G1438"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* love \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w while|strong="G1722"\w* anticipating \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w mercy|strong="G1656"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w brings|strong="G1519"\w* eternal \w life|strong="G2222"\w*.  
\v 22  \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* mercy \w on|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3739"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w waver|strong="G1252"\w*;  
\v 23  \w save|strong="G4982"\w* \w others|strong="G3588"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* snatching \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w out|strong="G1537"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w fire|strong="G4442"\w*; \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w mercy|strong="G1653"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w others|strong="G3588"\w*, coupled \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w fear|strong="G5401"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*, \w hating|strong="G3404"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w clothes|strong="G5509"\w* \w stained|strong="G4695"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w flesh|strong="G4561"\w*.   
\s1 Final Blessing  
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\v 24  \w Now|strong="G1161"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w able|strong="G1410"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w keep|strong="G5442"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* falling, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w cause|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w stand|strong="G2476"\w*, rejoicing, \w without|strong="G2532"\w* blemish \w before|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G1722"\w* \w glorious|strong="G1391"\w* \w presence|strong="G2714"\w*,  
\v 25  \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w only|strong="G3441"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w Savior|strong="G4990"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*, \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w glory|strong="G1391"\w*, \w majesty|strong="G3172"\w*, \w power|strong="G1849"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w authority|strong="G1849"\w*, \w before|strong="G4253"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w time|strong="G3568"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w now|strong="G3568"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* eternity. Amen.   