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Jude 1–4
1 Jude,a a slave of Jesus Christ and brother of James, to those who are called, loved in God the Father and kept forb Jesus Christ. 2 May mercy and peace and love be multiplied to you.
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. 4 For certain menc have slipped in stealthily, who were designated long ago for this condemnation, ungodly ones, who change the grace of our God into licentiousness and who deny our only Master and Lord Jesus Christ.
| a | “Jude” is the traditional form of the name introducing the letter, but the Greek form is the same as “Judas” |
| b | Or perhaps “by” |
| * | Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was making”) which is understood as concessive |
| c | Or “people,” since the Greek term can be used in a generic sense, but if this statement is related to 2 Peter 2:12, it is more likely men are in view |
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