Jude 3
Jude 3 — The New International Version (NIV)
3 Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God’s holy people.
Jude 3 — English Standard Version (ESV)
3 Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.
Jude 3 — New Living Translation (NLT)
3 Dear friends, I had been eagerly planning to write to you about the salvation we all share. But now I find that I must write about something else, urging you to defend the faith that God has entrusted once for all time to his holy people.
Jude 3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
3 Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.
Jude 3 — New Century Version (NCV)
3 Dear friends, I wanted very much to write you about the salvation we all share. But I felt the need to write you about something else: I want to encourage you to fight hard for the faith that was given the holy people of God once and for all time.
Jude 3 — American Standard Version (ASV)
3 Beloved, while I was giving all diligence to write unto you of our common salvation, I was constrained to write unto you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered unto the saints.
Jude 3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
3 Beloved, using all diligence to write to you of our common salvation, I have been obliged to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints.
Jude 3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
3 Dear friends, I had intended to write to you about the salvation we share. But something has come up. It demands that I write to you and encourage you to continue your fight for the Christian faith that was entrusted to God’s holy people once for all time.
Jude 3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
3 Dear friends, although I was eager to write you about the salvation we share, I found it necessary to write and exhort you to contend for the faith that was delivered to the saints once for all.
Jude 3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
3 Beloved, while eagerly preparing to write to you about the salvation we share, I find it necessary to write and appeal to you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints.
Jude 3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
3 Dear friends, although I was making every effort to write to you concerning our common salvation, I considered it a necessity to write to you to encourage you to contend for the faith delivered once and for all to the saints.
Jude 3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
3 Dear friends, I really wanted to write to you about the salvation we share. But now I feel I should write and ask you to stand up for the faith. God’s people were trusted with it once and for all time.
Jude 3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
3 Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints.
Jude 12–25
12 These are spots in your feasts of charity xwhen they feast with you, yfeeding themselves without fear: zclouds they are without water, acarried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, bwithout fruit, twice dead, cplucked up by the roots; 13 draging waves of the sea, dfoaming out their own eshame; wandering stars, fto whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever. 14 And Enoch also, gthe seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, hthe Lord cometh iwith ten thousands of his saints, 15 kto execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have lungodly committed, and of all their mhard speeches which nungodly sinners have spoken against him.
16 These are omurmurers, complainers, pwalking after their own lusts; and their mouth qspeaketh great swelling words, rhaving men’s persons sin admiration tbecause of advantage. 17 But, beloved, uremember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; 18 how that they told you vthere should be mockers in the last time, vwho should walk after their own ungodly lusts. 19 These be they wwho separate themselves, xsensual, yhaving not the Spirit. 20 But ye, beloved, zbuilding up yourselves on your most holy faith, apraying in the Holy Ghost, 21 bkeep yourselves in the love of God, clooking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. 22 And dof some have compassion, making a difference: 23 and others esave fwith fear, gpulling them out of hthe fire; hating even ithe garment spotted by the flesh.
24 kNow unto him that is able bto keep you from falling, and lto present you mfaultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, 25 to nthe only wise oGod our Saviour, be pglory and majesty, qdominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.