Jude 1–7

Greeting

Jude, ^aa slave of Jesus Christ and a brother of James:

To those who are the called, ^bloved ^cdby God the Father and kept by Jesus Christ. ^e

²May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. ^f

Jude’s Purpose in Writing

³Dear friends, although I was eager to write you about the salvation we share, ^gI found it necessary to write and exhort you to contend for the faith ^hthat was delivered ⁱto the saints once for all. ⁴For some men, who were designated for this judgment long ago, ^jhave come in by stealth; ^kthey are ungodly, ^lturning the grace of our God into promiscuity and denying ^mJesus Christ, our only Master and Lord.

Apostates: Past and Present

⁵Now I want to remind you, though you know all these things: The Lord ⁿfirst ^osaved a people out of Egypt and later destroyed those who did not believe; ^p6and He has kept, with eternal chains in darkness for the judgment of the great day, the angels ^qwho did not keep their own position but deserted their proper dwelling. ⁷In the same way, Sodom and Gomorrah ^rand the cities around them committed sexual immorality and practiced perversions, ^sjust as angels did, and serve as an example by undergoing the punishment of eternal fire. ^t