Chapter 1
1 Judas, a slave of Jesus Christ, yet a brother of
James, to those who are called, beloved in God the Father, and kept by Jesus Christ:
2 May mercy and peace and love be multiplied to you!
3 Beloved, giving all diligence to be writing to you
concerning our common salvation and life, I have had the necessity to write to you,
entreating you to be contending for the faith once given over to the saints.
4 For some men slip in who long ago have been written
beforehand for this judgment; irreverent, bartering the grace of our God for wantonness,
and disowning our only Owner and Lord, Jesus Christ.
5 Now I am intending to remind you, you who once are
aware of all, that the Lord, when saving the people out of the land of Egypt, secondly
destroys those who believe not.
6 Besides, messengers who keep not their own sovereignty,
but leave their own habitation, He has kept in imperceptible bonds under gloom for the
judging of the great day.
7 As Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities about them in like
manner to these committing ultra-prostitution, and coming away after other flesh, are
lying before us, a specimen, experiencing the justice of fire eonian.
8 Howbeit, these dreamers also, likewise are indeed
defiling the flesh, yet are repudiating lordship and calumniating glories.
9 Now when Michael, the chief messenger, doubting the
Adversary, argued concerning the body of Moses, he dares not bring on a calumniating
judging, but said,
10 "May the Lord rebuke you!" Yet these indeed
are calumniating whatever they are not acquainted with, yet in whatever they are naturally
adept, as the irrational animals, in these things they are being corrupted.
11 Woe to them! for they went in the way of Cain, and in
the deception of Balaam's wages were they poured out, and in the contradiction of Korah
they perished.
12 These are the reefs in your love feasts, carousing
with you fearlessly, shepherding themselves; waterless clouds carried aside by winds;
trees that are sear, unfruitful, twice dying, uprooted;
13 wild billows of the sea, frothing forth their own
shame; straying stars, for whom the gloom of darkness has been kept for an eon.
14 Now Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesies to these
also, saying, "Lo! the Lord came among ten thousand of His saints,
15 to do judging against all, and to expose all the
irreverent concerning all their irreverent acts in which they are irreverent, and
concerning all the hard words which irreverent sinners speak against Him."
16 These are murmurers, complainers, going according to
their desires, and their mouth is speaking pompous things, marveling at the aspect of
things, on behalf of benefit.
17 Yet you, beloved, remember the declarations which have
been declared before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,
18 that they said to you, In the last time will be coming
scoffers, going according to their own irreverent desires.
19 These are those who isolate themselves, soulish, not
having the spirit.
20 Now you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most
holy faith, praying in holy spirit,
21 keep yourselves in the love of God, anticipating the
mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ for life eonian.
22 And to those, indeed, who are doubting, be merciful,
23 yet others be saving, snatching them out of the fire,
yet to others be merciful with fear, hating even the tunic spotted by the flesh.
24 Now to Him Who is able to guard you from tripping, and
to stand you flawless in sight of His glory, in exultation,
25 to the only God, our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our
Lord, be glory, majesty, might and authority before the entire eon, now, as well as for
all the eons. Amen! |