'Jude,1a servant4of Jesus2Christ3and6brother5of James,7To those8who arecalled,17beloved12in9God10the Father11and13kept16for Jesus14Christ:15 Maymercy,1peace,4and5love6be multiplied7to you.2 Beloved,1although I was4very2eager3to write5to you6about7our10common9salvation,11I found it necessary1213to write14appealing16to you15to contend17for the18faith23that was20once for all19delivered20to the21saints.22 For2certain3people4have crept in unnoticed1who5long ago6were designated7for8this9condemnation,11ungodly [people],12who pervert18the13grace17of15our16God15into19sensuality20and21deny30our27only23Master24and25Lord,26Jesus28Christ.29 Now2I want4to remind1you,3althoughyou6once fully11knew5it,7that8[Jesus],10who saved16a people12out of13the land of14Egypt,15afterward18destroyed22those19who did21not20believe.21 And2the angels1who did5not4stay within5their own7position of authority,8but9left10their12proper dwelling,13he has kept22in eternal19chains18under20gloomy darkness21until14the judgment15of the17great16day —17 just as1Sodom2and3Gomorrah4and5the6surrounding78cities,9which13likewise1112indulged in sexual immorality14and15pursued1617unnatural19desire,18serve as20an example21by undergoing25a punishment24of eternal23fire.22 Yet2in like manner1these people4also,3relying on their dreams,5defile8the flesh,6reject11authority,9and13blaspheme14the glorious ones.12 But2when6the4archangel5Michael,3contending9with the7devil,8was disputing10about11the12body14of Moses,13he did16not15presume16to pronounce18a blasphemous19judgment,17but20said,21“The Lord24rebuke22you.”23 But2these people1blaspheme7all that3they do6not5understand,6and9they are destroyed18by16all that17they,like11unreasoning13animals,14understand15instinctively.10 Woe1to them!2For3they walked8in the4way5of Cain67and9abandoned15themselvesfor the sake of gain14to11Balaam’s1213error11and16perished21in18Korah’s1920rebellion.18 These1are2hidden reefs8at4your7love feasts,6as they feast with9youwithout fear,10shepherds feeding12themselves;11waterless14clouds,13swept along17by15winds;16fruitless20trees18in late autumn,19twice21dead,22uprooted;23 wild2waves1of the sea,3casting up the foam4of their own6shame;7wandering9stars,8for whom10the11gloom12of utter darkness14has been reserved17forever.1516 It wasalso3about these4thatEnoch,8the seventh5from6Adam,7prophesied,1saying,9“Behold,10the Lord12comes11with13ten thousands15ofhis16holy ones,14 to execute1judgment2on3all4and5to convict6all7the [ungodly]8of9all10their14deeds12of ungodliness13that15they have committed in such an ungodly16way,and17of18all19the20harsh [things]21that22ungodly27sinners26have spoken23against24him.”25 These1are2grumblers,3malcontents,4following5their own8sinful desires;7they are loud-mouthed boasters,12131415showing favoritism1617[to gain]19advantage.18 But2you1must remember,4beloved,3the7predictions8of9the10apostles11of13our14Lord13Jesus15Christ.16 They said2to you,3“In5the7last6time8there will be9scoffers,10following11their own13ungodly17passions.”14 It is2these1who cause divisions,4worldly people,5devoid of78the Spirit.6 But2you,1beloved,3building4yourselves5up4in10your8most holy7faith9andpraying13in10theHoly12Spirit,11 keep5yourselves1in2the love3of God,4waiting for6the7mercy8of10our11Lord10Jesus12Christ13[that leads] to14eternal16life.15 And1have mercy4on those2who doubt;5 save3others1by snatching them6out of4the fire;5to others7show mercy9with10fear,11hating12even13the14garment19stained18by15the16flesh.17 Now2to him1who is able3to keep4you5from stumbling6and7to present8youblameless13before the presence of9his12glory11with14great joy,15 to theonly1God,2our4Savior,3through5Jesus6Christ7our10Lord,9beglory,11majesty,12dominion,13and14authority,15before16all17time19and20now21and22forever.232426Amen.27