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Jude a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James To those who are called who are beloved in God the Father and kept safe for Jesus Christ: |
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May mercy peace and love be multipliedyours toin youabundance |
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Beloved beingwhile veryeagerly eagerpreparing to write to you ofabout ourthe common salvation we share I foundfind it necessary to write appealingand appeal to you to contend for the faith whichthat was once for all deliveredentrusted to the saints |
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For admissioncertain hasintruders beenhave secretlystolen gainedin byamong someyou people who long ago were designated for this condemnation as ungodly persons who pervert the grace of our God into licentiousness and deny our only Master and Lord Jesus Christ |
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Now I desire to remind you though you wereare once for all fully informed that hethe Lord who once for all saved a people out of the land of Egypt afterward destroyed those who did not believe |
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And the angels thatwho did not keep their own position but left their proper dwelling havehe beenhas kept by him in eternal chains in thedeepest netherdarkness gloomfor until the judgment of the great day;Day |
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justLikewise as Sodom and Gomor′rahGomorrah and the surrounding cities which likewisein actedthe immorallysame andmanner as they indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural lust serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire |
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Yet in likethe mannersame way these mendreamers inalso their dreamings defile the flesh reject authority and revileslander the glorious ones |
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But when the archangel Michael contendingcontended with the devil and disputed about the body of Moses he did not presumedare to pronouncebring a revilingcondemnation judgmentof uponslander against him but said The Lord rebuke you |
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But these menpeople revileslander whatever they do not understand and they are destroyed by those things that theylike know by instinct as irrational animals do they areknow destroyedby instinct |
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Woe to them For they walkgo in the way of Cain and abandon themselves to Balaams error for the sake of gain to Balaams error and perish in Korahs rebellion |
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These are blemishes on your love feasts aswhile they boldlyfeast carousewith togetheryou lookingwithout afterfear feeding themselves; They are waterless clouds carried along by the winds; fruitlessautumn trees inwithout latefruit autumn twice dead uprooted; |
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wild waves of the sea casting up the foam of their own shame; wandering stars for whom the netherdeepest gloom of darkness has been reserved for everforever |
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It was ofalso about these also that Enoch in the seventh generation from Adam prophesied saying BeholdSee the Lord cameis coming with ten thousands of his holy myriadsones |
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to execute judgment on all and to convict alleveryone the ungodly of all theirthe deeds of ungodliness whichthat they have committed in such an ungodly way and of all the harsh things whichthat ungodly sinners have spoken against him |
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These are grumblers and malcontents; followingthey indulge their own passionslusts; loudthey mouthedare boastersbombastic in speech flattering people to gaintheir own advantage |
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But you beloved must remember beloved the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; |
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for they said to you In the last time there will be scoffers followingindulging their own ungodly passionslusts |
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It is these who set up divisions worldly people devoid of the Spirit who are causing divisions |
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keep yourselves in the love of God; waitlook forforward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ untothat leads to eternal life |
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And convincehave mercy on some who doubtare wavering; |
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save someothers by snatching them out of the fire; onand some have mercy on still others with fear hating even the garmenttunic spotteddefiled by thetheir fleshbodies |
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Now to him who is able to keep you from falling and to presentmake you stand without blemish beforein the presence of his glory with rejoicing |
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to the only God our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord be glory majesty dominionpower and authority before all time and now and forforever ever Amen |