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The General Epistle of Jude

Contend for the faith—Some angels kept not their first estate—Michael disputed about the body of Moses—Enoch prophesied of the Second Coming—Mockers will come in the last days.

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Jude, 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:

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2. Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.

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3. Beloved, 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.

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4. For 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.

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5. I 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.

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6. And 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.

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7. Even 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.

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8. Likewise also these dreamers

defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.

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9. Yet

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.

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10. But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.

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11. Woe 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.

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12. These 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;

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13. Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering

stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.

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14. And

Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord

cometh with ten thousands of his

saints,

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15. To

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 which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.

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16. These are

murmurers, complainers, walking after their own

lusts; and their mouth

speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of

advantage.

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

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18. How that they told you there should be

mockers in the

last time, who should

walk after their own ungodly lusts.

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19. These be they who

separate themselves, sensual, having not the

Spirit.

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20. But ye, beloved,

building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,

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

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22. And of some have

compassion, making a difference:

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23. And others save with fear, pulling them out of the

fire; hating even the

garment spotted by the flesh.

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24. Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you

faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

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

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1a. JST Jude 1:1 Jude, the servant of God, called of Jesus Christ, and brother of James; to them who are sanctified of the Father; and preserved in Jesus Christ;

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