1   Jude the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James; to them that are beloved in God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called.

2   Mercy unto you, and peace and charity be fulfilled.

3   Dearly beloved, taking all care to write to you concerning your common salvation, I was under a necessity to write to you: to beseech you to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints.

4   For certain men are secretly entered in (who were written of long ago unto this judgment) ungodly, turning the grace of our God into riotousness, and denying the only sovereign Ruler, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

5   I will therefore admonish you, though ye once knew all things, that Jesus, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, did afterwards destroy them that believed not:

6   And the angels, who kept not their ^note principality, but forsook their own habitation, he hath reserved under darkness in everlasting chains, unto the judgment of the great day.

7   As Sodom and Gomorrha, and the neighbouring cities, in like manner having given themselves over to fornication, and going after other flesh, were made an example, suffering the punishment of eternal fire.

8   In like manner these men also defile the flesh, and despise dominion, and ^note blaspheme majesty.

9   When Michael the Archangel, disputing with the devil, ^note contended about the body of Moses, he durst not bring against him the judgment of cursing speech, but said: The Lord ^note command thee.

10   But these men blaspheme whatsoever things they know not: and what things soever they naturally know, like dumb beasts, in these they are corrupted.

11   Wo to them, for they have ^note gone in the way of Cain; and have poured out themselves after the error of Balaam, for reward, and have perished in the gainsaying of Core.

12   These are spots in their banquets, feasting together without fear, feeding themselves, clouds without water which are carried about by winds, trees of the autumn, unfruitful, twice dead, plucked up by the roots,

13   Raging waves of the sea, foming out their own confusion, wandering stars: to whom the storm of darkness is reserved for ever.

14   Now of these Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, ^note prophesied, saying: Behold, the Lord cometh with thousands of his saints,

15   To execute judgment upon all, and to reprove all the ungodly for all the works of their ungodliness, whereby they have done ungodly, and of all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against God.

16   These are murmurers full of complaints, walking according to their own desires, and their mouth speaketh proud things, admiring

persons for gain's sake.

17   But you, my dearly beloved, be mindful of the words which have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.

18   Who told you, that in the last time there should come mockers, walking according to their own desires in ungodlinesses.

19   These are they, who separate themselves, sensual men, having not the Spirit.

20   But you my beloved, building yourselves upon your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,

21   Keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto life everlasting.

22   And some indeed reprove being judged:

23   But others save, pulling them out of the fire. And on others have mercy in fear: hating also the spotted garment which is carnal.

24   Now to him, who is able to preserve you without sin, and to present you spotless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy in the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ;

25   To the only God our Saviour through Jesus Christ our Lord be glory and magnificence, dominion and power before all ages and now, and for all ages of ages. Amen.

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