| New American Standard Bible 1995 | NET Bible |
| 1Jude, a bond-servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, To those who are the called, beloved in God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ: | 1From Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ and brother of James, to those who are called, wrapped in the love of God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ. |
| 2May mercy and peace and love be multiplied to you. | 2May mercy, peace, and love be lavished on you! |
| 3Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints. | 3Dear friends, although I have been eager to write to you about our common salvation, I now feel compelled instead to write to encourage you to contend earnestly for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints. |
| 4For certain persons have crept in unnoticed, those who were long beforehand marked out for this condemnation, ungodly persons who turn the grace of our God into licentiousness and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. | 4For certain men have secretly slipped in among you--men who long ago were marked out for the condemnation I am about to describe--ungodly men who have turned the grace of our God into a license for evil and who deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. |
| 5Now I desire to remind you, though you know all things once for all, that the Lord, after saving a people out of the land of Egypt, subsequently destroyed those who did not believe. | 5Now I desire to remind you (even though you have been fully informed of these facts once for all) that Jesus, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, later destroyed those who did not believe. |
| 6And angels who did not keep their own domain, but abandoned their proper abode, He has kept in eternal bonds under darkness for the judgment of the great day, | 6You also know that the angels who did not keep within their proper domain but abandoned their own place of residence, he has kept in eternal chains in utter darkness, locked up for the judgment of the great Day. |
| 7just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, since they in the same way as these indulged in gross immorality and went after strange flesh, are exhibited as an example in undergoing the punishment of eternal fire. | 7So also Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighboring towns, since they indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire in a way similar to these angels, are now displayed as an example by suffering the punishment of eternal fire. |
| 8Yet in the same way these men, also by dreaming, defile the flesh, and reject authority, and revile angelic majesties. | 8Yet these men, as a result of their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and insult the glorious ones. |
| 9But Michael the archangel, when he disputed with the devil and argued about the body of Moses, did not dare pronounce against him a railing judgment, but said, "The Lord rebuke you!" | 9But even when Michael the archangel was arguing with the devil and debating with him concerning Moses' body, he did not dare to bring a slanderous judgment, but said, "May the Lord rebuke you!" |
| 10But these men revile the things which they do not understand; and the things which they know by instinct, like unreasoning animals, by these things they are destroyed. | 10But these men do not understand the things they slander, and they are being destroyed by the very things that, like irrational animals, they instinctively comprehend. |
| 11Woe to them! For they have gone the way of Cain, and for pay they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam, and perished in the rebellion of Korah. | 11Woe to them! For they have traveled down Cain's path, and because of greed have abandoned themselves to Balaam's error; hence, they will certainly perish in Korah's rebellion. |
| 12These are the men who are hidden reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you without fear, caring for themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, doubly dead, uprooted; | 12These men are dangerous reefs at your love feasts, feasting without reverence, feeding only themselves. They are waterless clouds, carried along by the winds; autumn trees without fruit--twice dead, uprooted; |
| 13wild waves of the sea, casting up their own shame like foam; wandering stars, for whom the black darkness has been reserved forever. | 13wild sea waves, spewing out the foam of their shame; wayward stars for whom the utter depths of eternal darkness have been reserved. |
| 14It was also about these men that Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied, saying, "Behold, the Lord came with many thousands of His holy ones, | 14Now Enoch, the seventh in descent beginning with Adam, even prophesied of them, saying, "Look! The Lord is coming with thousands and thousands of his holy ones, |
| 15to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their ungodly deeds which they have done in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him." | 15to execute judgment on all, and to convict every person of all their thoroughly ungodly deeds that they have committed, and of all the harsh words that ungodly sinners have spoken against him." |
| 16These are grumblers, finding fault, following after their own lusts; they speak arrogantly, flattering people for the sake of gaining an advantage. | 16These people are grumblers and fault-finders who go wherever their desires lead them, and they give bombastic speeches, enchanting folks for their own gain. |
| 17But you, beloved, ought to remember the words that were spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ, | 17But you, dear friends--recall the predictions foretold by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| 18that they were saying to you, "In the last time there will be mockers, following after their own ungodly lusts." | 18For they said to you, "In the end time there will come scoffers, propelled by their own ungodly desires." |
| 19These are the ones who cause divisions, worldly-minded, devoid of the Spirit. | 19These people are divisive, worldly, devoid of the Spirit. |
| 20But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, | 20But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith, by praying in the Holy Spirit, |
| 21keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting anxiously for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life. | 21maintain yourselves in the love of God, while anticipating the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that brings eternal life. |
| 22And have mercy on some, who are doubting; | 22And have mercy on those who waver; |
| 23save others, snatching them out of the fire; and on some have mercy with fear, hating even the garment polluted by the flesh. | 23save others by snatching them out of the fire; have mercy on others, coupled with a fear of God, hating even the clothes stained by the flesh. |
| 24Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy, | 24Now to the one who is able to keep you from falling, and to cause you to stand, rejoicing, without blemish before his glorious presence, |
| 25to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen. | 25to the only God our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, power, and authority, before all time, and now, and for all eternity. Amen. |
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