Jude.
Jude (GNT)
1 "From Jude, servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James— To those
who have been called by God, who live in the love of God the Father
and the protection of Jesus Christ: 2 May mercy, peace, and love be
yours in full measure. 3 My dear friends, I was doing my best to write
to you about the salvation we share in common, when I felt the need of
writing at once to encourage you to fight on for the faith which once
and for all God has given to his people. 4 For some godless people
have slipped in unnoticed among us, persons who distort the message
about the grace of our God in order to excuse their immoral ways, and
who reject Jesus Christ, our only Master and Lord. Long ago the
Scriptures predicted the condemnation they have received. 5 For even
though you know all this, I want to remind you of how the Lord once
rescued the people of Israel from Egypt, but afterward destroyed those
who did not believe. 6 Remember the angels who did not stay within the
limits of their proper authority, but abandoned their own dwelling
place: they are bound with eternal chains in the darkness below, where
God is keeping them for that great Day on which they will be
condemned. 7 Remember Sodom and Gomorrah, and the nearby towns, whose
people acted as those angels did and indulged in sexual immorality and
perversion: they suffer the punishment of eternal fire as a plain
warning to all. 8 In the same way also, these people have visions
which make them sin against their own bodies; they despise God's
authority and insult the glorious beings above. 9 Not even the chief
angel Michael did this. In his quarrel with the Devil, when they
argued about who would have the body of Moses, Michael did not dare
condemn the Devil with insulting words, but said, "The Lord rebuke
you!" 10 But these people attack with insults anything they do not
understand; and those things that they know by instinct, like wild
animals, are the very things that destroy them. 11 How terrible for
them! They have followed the way that Cain took. For the sake of money
they have given themselves over to the error that Balaam committed.
They have rebelled as Korah rebelled, and like him they are destroyed.
12 With their shameless carousing they are like dirty spots in your
fellowship meals. They take care only of themselves. They are like
clouds carried along by the wind, but bringing no rain. They are like
trees that bear no fruit, even in autumn, trees that have been pulled
up by the roots and are completely dead. 13 They are like wild waves
of the sea, with their shameful deeds showing up like foam. They are
like wandering stars, for whom God has reserved a place forever in the
deepest darkness. 14 It was Enoch, the seventh direct descendant from
Adam, who long ago prophesied this about them: "The Lord will come
with many thousands of his holy angels 15 to bring judgment on all, to
condemn them all for the godless deeds they have performed and for all
the terrible words that godless sinners have spoken against him! " 16
These people are always grumbling and blaming others; they follow
their own evil desires; they brag about themselves and flatter others
in order to get their own way. 17 But remember, my friends, what you
were told in the past by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. 18
They said to you, "When the last days come, people will appear who
will make fun of you, people who follow their own godless desires." 19
These are the people who cause divisions, who are controlled by their
natural desires, who do not have the Spirit. 20 But you, my friends,
keep on building yourselves up on your most sacred faith. Pray in the
power of the Holy Spirit, 21 and keep yourselves in the love of God,
as you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ in his mercy to give you eternal
life. 22 Show mercy toward those who have doubts; 23 save others by
snatching them out of the fire; and to others show mercy mixed with
fear, but hate their very clothes, stained by their sinful lusts. 24
To him who is able to keep you from falling and to bring you faultless
and joyful before his glorious presence— 25 to the only God our
Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, might, and
authority, from all ages past, and now, and forever and ever! Amen."
Father God, forgive my sins. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ down
to die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me. Three days
later you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus Christ into
my heart as my Lord and savior. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
God bless you.
1 "From Jude, servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James— To those
who have been called by God, who live in the love of God the Father
and the protection of Jesus Christ: 2 May mercy, peace, and love be
yours in full measure. 3 My dear friends, I was doing my best to write
to you about the salvation we share in common, when I felt the need of
writing at once to encourage you to fight on for the faith which once
and for all God has given to his people. 4 For some godless people
have slipped in unnoticed among us, persons who distort the message
about the grace of our God in order to excuse their immoral ways, and
who reject Jesus Christ, our only Master and Lord. Long ago the
Scriptures predicted the condemnation they have received. 5 For even
though you know all this, I want to remind you of how the Lord once
rescued the people of Israel from Egypt, but afterward destroyed those
who did not believe. 6 Remember the angels who did not stay within the
limits of their proper authority, but abandoned their own dwelling
place: they are bound with eternal chains in the darkness below, where
God is keeping them for that great Day on which they will be
condemned. 7 Remember Sodom and Gomorrah, and the nearby towns, whose
people acted as those angels did and indulged in sexual immorality and
perversion: they suffer the punishment of eternal fire as a plain
warning to all. 8 In the same way also, these people have visions
which make them sin against their own bodies; they despise God's
authority and insult the glorious beings above. 9 Not even the chief
angel Michael did this. In his quarrel with the Devil, when they
argued about who would have the body of Moses, Michael did not dare
condemn the Devil with insulting words, but said, "The Lord rebuke
you!" 10 But these people attack with insults anything they do not
understand; and those things that they know by instinct, like wild
animals, are the very things that destroy them. 11 How terrible for
them! They have followed the way that Cain took. For the sake of money
they have given themselves over to the error that Balaam committed.
They have rebelled as Korah rebelled, and like him they are destroyed.
12 With their shameless carousing they are like dirty spots in your
fellowship meals. They take care only of themselves. They are like
clouds carried along by the wind, but bringing no rain. They are like
trees that bear no fruit, even in autumn, trees that have been pulled
up by the roots and are completely dead. 13 They are like wild waves
of the sea, with their shameful deeds showing up like foam. They are
like wandering stars, for whom God has reserved a place forever in the
deepest darkness. 14 It was Enoch, the seventh direct descendant from
Adam, who long ago prophesied this about them: "The Lord will come
with many thousands of his holy angels 15 to bring judgment on all, to
condemn them all for the godless deeds they have performed and for all
the terrible words that godless sinners have spoken against him! " 16
These people are always grumbling and blaming others; they follow
their own evil desires; they brag about themselves and flatter others
in order to get their own way. 17 But remember, my friends, what you
were told in the past by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. 18
They said to you, "When the last days come, people will appear who
will make fun of you, people who follow their own godless desires." 19
These are the people who cause divisions, who are controlled by their
natural desires, who do not have the Spirit. 20 But you, my friends,
keep on building yourselves up on your most sacred faith. Pray in the
power of the Holy Spirit, 21 and keep yourselves in the love of God,
as you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ in his mercy to give you eternal
life. 22 Show mercy toward those who have doubts; 23 save others by
snatching them out of the fire; and to others show mercy mixed with
fear, but hate their very clothes, stained by their sinful lusts. 24
To him who is able to keep you from falling and to bring you faultless
and joyful before his glorious presence— 25 to the only God our
Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, might, and
authority, from all ages past, and now, and forever and ever! Amen."
Father God, forgive my sins. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ down
to die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me. Three days
later you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus Christ into
my heart as my Lord and savior. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
God bless you.
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