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Jude 1:1

KJVJude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:

WEBJude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to those who are called, sanctified by God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ:

YLTJudas, of Jesus Christ a servant, and brother of James, to those sanctified in God the Father, and in Jesus Christ kept -- called,

Jude 1:2

KJVMercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.

WEBMercy to you and peace and love be multiplied.

YLTkindness to you, and peace, and love, be multiplied!

Jude 1:3

KJVBeloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.

WEBBeloved, while I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I was constrained to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.

YLTBeloved, all diligence using to write to you concerning the common salvation, I had necessity to write to you, exhorting to agonize for the faith once delivered to the saints,

Jude 1:4

KJVFor there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

WEBFor there are certain men who crept in secretly, even those who were long ago written about for this condemnation: ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into indecency, and denying our only Master, God, and Lord, Jesus Christ.

YLTfor there did come in unobserved certain men, long ago having been written beforehand to this judgment, impious, the grace of our God perverting to lasciviousness, and our only Master, God, and Lord -- Jesus Christ -- denying,

Jude 1:5

KJVI will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.

WEBNow I desire to remind you, though you already know this, that the Lord, having saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who didn’t believe.

YLTand to remind you I intend, you knowing once this, that the Lord, a people out of the land of Egypt having saved, again those who did not believe did destroy;

Jude 1:6

KJVAnd the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

WEBAngels who didn’t keep their first domain, but deserted their own dwelling place, he has kept in everlasting bonds under darkness for the judgment of the great day.

YLTmessengers also, those who did not keep their own principality, but did leave their proper dwelling, to a judgment of a great day, in bonds everlasting, under darkness He hath kept,

Jude 1:7

KJVEven as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.

WEBEven as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them, having, in the same way as these, given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are shown as an example, suffering the punishment of eternal fire.

YLTas Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them, in like manner to these, having given themselves to whoredom, and gone after other flesh, have been set before -- an example, of fire age-during, justice suffering.

Jude 1:8

KJVLikewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.

WEBYet in the same way, these also in their dreaming defile the flesh, despise authority, and slander celestial beings.

YLTIn like manner, nevertheless, those dreaming also the flesh indeed do defile, and lordship they put away, and dignities they speak evil of,

Jude 1:9

KJVYet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.

WEBBut Michael, the archangel, when contending with the devil and arguing about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him an abusive condemnation, but said, “May the Lord rebuke you!”

YLTyet Michael, the chief messenger, when, with the devil contending, he was disputing about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring up an evil-speaking judgment, but said, `The Lord rebuke thee!'

Jude 1:10

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Jude 1:11

KJVWoe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.

WEBWoe to them! For they went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in Korah’s rebellion.

YLTwo to them! because in the way of Cain they did go on, and to the deceit of Balaam for reward they did rush, and in the gainsaying of Korah they did perish.

Jude 1:12

KJVThese are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

WEBThese are hidden rocky reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you, shepherds who without fear feed themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

YLTThese are in your love-feasts craggy rocks; feasting together with you, without fear shepherding themselves; clouds without water, by winds carried about; trees autumnal, without fruit, twice dead, rooted up;

Jude 1:13

KJVRaging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.

WEBwild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the blackness of darkness has been reserved forever.

YLTwild waves of a sea, foaming out their own shames; stars going astray, to whom the gloom of the darkness to the age hath been kept.

Jude 1:14

KJVAnd Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,

WEBAbout these also Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord came with ten thousands of his holy ones,

YLTAnd prophesy also to these did the seventh from Adam -- Enoch -- saying, `Lo, the Lord did come in His saintly myriads,

Jude 1:15

KJVTo execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.

WEBto execute judgment on all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their works of ungodliness which they have done in an ungodly way, and of all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”

YLTto do judgment against all, and to convict all their impious ones, concerning all their works of impiety that they did impiously, and concerning all the stiff things that speak against Him did impious sinners.'

Jude 1:16

KJVThese are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.

WEBThese are murmurers and complainers, walking after their lusts (and their mouth speaks proud things), showing respect of persons to gain advantage.

YLTThese are murmurers, repiners; according to their desires walking, and their mouth doth speak great swellings, giving admiration to persons for the sake of profit;

Jude 1:17

KJVBut, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;

WEBBut you, beloved, remember the words which have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.

YLTand ye, beloved, remember ye the sayings spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Jude 1:18

KJVHow that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.

WEBThey said to you, “In the last time there will be mockers, walking after their own ungodly lusts.”

YLTthat they said to you, that in the last time there shall be scoffers, after their own desires of impieties going on,

Jude 1:19

KJVThese be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.

WEBThese are they who cause divisions, and are sensual, not having the Spirit.

YLTthese are those setting themselves apart, natural men, the Spirit not having.

Jude 1:20

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Jude 1:21

KJVKeep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

WEBKeep yourselves in God’s love, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life.

YLTyourselves in the love of God keep ye, waiting for the kindness of our Lord Jesus Christ -- to life age-during;

Jude 1:22

KJVAnd of some have compassion, making a difference:

WEBOn some have compassion, making a distinction,

YLTand to some be kind, judging thoroughly,

Jude 1:23

KJVAnd others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.

WEBand some save, snatching them out of the fire with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.

YLTand some in fear save ye, out of the fire snatching, hating even the coat from the flesh spotted.

Jude 1:24

KJVNow unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

WEBNow to him who is able to keep them from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory in great joy,

YLTAnd to Him who is able to guard you not stumbling, and to set [you] in the presence of His glory unblemished, in gladness,

Jude 1:25

KJVTo the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.

WEBto God our Savior, who alone is wise, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen.

YLTto the only wise God our Saviour, [is] glory and greatness, power and authority, both now and to all the ages! Amen.

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