\NormalFont\ShortTitle{JUDE}
{\MTB This book is a letter that Jude, a brother of Jesus, wrote to his fellow believers. We call this book
\par }{\MT Jude

\par }\OneChap {\SH Jude 1-2
\par }{\SH I, Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James, write to you who are chosen, loved, and protected by God.
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
I
am}}
Jude.
I
{\ADD{
serve}}
Jesus
Christ
{\ADD{
like}}
a
voluntary
slave [MET].
I
am
a
{\ADD{
younger}}
brother
of
James,
{\ADD{
the
leader
of
all
the
congregations.
I
am
writing}}
to
you
whom
{\ADD{
God}}
has
chosen
{\ADD{
to
belong
to
him.
You
are}}
loved
by
God
{\ADD{
our}}
Father
and
protected
by
Jesus
Christ (OR,
whom
{\ADD{
God}}
has
protected
{\ADD{
to
present}}
to
Jesus
Christ).
\VS{2}{\ADD{
I
pray
that}}
you
will
continue
to
{\ADD{
experience}}
very
much
{\ADD{
God
acting}} mercifully
toward
you,
{\ADD{
causing
you
to
have
inner}}
peace,
and
loving
{\ADD{
you}}.
\par }{\SH Proclaim
the
truth
that
we
believe
and
strongly
defend
it
against
those
who
oppose
it.
\par }{\SR Jude 3-4
\par }{\PP \VS{3}You
whom
I
love,
I ◄was
very
eager/very
much
wanted►
to
write
to
you
about
that
which
we
all ◄share/have
in
common►,
which
is
how ◄{\ADD{
God/Jesus Christ}}►
{\ADD{
has}}
saved
{\ADD{
us}}.
But
now
I
realize
that
it
is
necessary
{\ADD{
for
me}}
to
write
to
you
in
order
to
exhort
you
to
defend
the
{\ADD{
truth
about Christ}}
that
we
believe.
{\ADD{
Jesus
and
his apostles}}
gave
that
truth
once
and
for
all
to
us
who
belong
to
God,
{\ADD{
and
we
must
not
let
it
be
changed}} $\{${\ADD{
anyone revise/change
it}}$\}$.
\VS{4}Some
people
falsely
{\ADD{
teach
that
because}}
God
kindly
does
for
us
what
we
do
not
deserve,
it ◄does
not
matter/is
all
right►
if
we
continue
to
sin.
{\ADD{
Those
people
show
by
the
way
that
they
conduct
their
lives}}
that
they
do
not
want
to
admit/accept
that
Jesus
Christ
{\ADD{
is}}
our
only
Master
and
Lord.
{\ADD{
It
was
written}}
long
ago $\{${\ADD{
Someone}}
long
ago
wrote$\}$
that
{\ADD{
God}}
would
condemn ◄such
ungodly
people/people
like
that
whose
lives
are
displeasing
to
him►.
But
some
{\ADD{
of
those}}
people
have
entered [MET]
{\ADD{
like
crawling
snakes}}
into
your
congregations
{\ADD{
and
oppose
the
truth
about
Christ,
so
you
must
resist/oppose
them}}.
\par }{\SH How
God
destroyed
three
groups illustrates
that
he
will
destroy
these
ungodly
people
in
your
midst.
\par }{\SR Jude 5-8
\par }{\PP \VS{5}Although
you
previously
knew
all
these
things,
{\ADD{
there
are
certain
things
about}}
which
I
desire
to
remind
you.
{\ADD{
Do
not
forget
that
although}}
the
Lord
rescued
{\ADD{
his
people}}
from
Egypt,
he
later
destroyed
most
of
those
same
people,
ones
who
did
not
believe
{\ADD{
in
him}}.
\VS{6}And
there
were
{\ADD{
many}}
angels
to
{\ADD{
whom
God
assigned/gave
positions
of
authority
in
heaven}}.
But
many
did
not
continue
to
rule
with
authority
{\ADD{
in
those
positions}}.
Instead,
they
abandoned
the
place
that
{\ADD{
God}}
gave
them
to
live
{\ADD{
in
heaven}}.
So
God
has
put
those
angels
in
chains
forever
in
the
darkness
{\ADD{
in
hell.
They
will
stay
there}}
until
the
great
day
when
{\ADD{
God}}
will
judge
{\ADD{
and
punish}}
them.
\VS{7}Similarly,
the
people
who
lived [MTY]
in
Sodom
and
Gomorrah
{\ADD{
cities}}
and
the
nearby
cities
committed
sexual
immorality.
They
sought
all
kinds
of
sexual
relations
that differ
{\ADD{
from
what
God
permits.
So
God
destroyed
their
cities.
What
happened
to
those
people
and
those
angels}}
shows
that
{\ADD{
God
will}}
punish
{\ADD{
people,
such
as
the
ones
who
teach
false
doctrine}},
in
the
eternal
fire
{\ADD{
of
hell}}.
\VS{8}Similarly,
these
{\ADD{
ungodly
people
in
your
midst}}
also
defile
their
own
bodies
{\ADD{
by
living immorally}},
because
{\ADD{
they
claim/say
that
God
revealed}}
in
visions
{\ADD{
that
they
should
act
that
way}}.
They
refuse
to
{\ADD{
allow}}
anyone
to
have
authority
over
them,
and
they ◄revile/speak
evil
about►
{\ADD{
God’s}}
glorious/wonderful
{\ADD{
angels}}.
\par }{\SH Those
teachers
of
false
doctrine
revile
the
spiritual
beings
that
they
do
not
understand.
But
God
will
destroy
them.
\par }{\SR Jude 9-10
\par }{\PP \VS{9}When ◄the
devil/Satan►
argued
with
the
chief
angel,
Michael,
about
{\ADD{
who
would
take
away}}
the
body
of
{\ADD{
the
prophet}}
Moses
{\ADD{
to
bury
it}},
Michael
did
not
{\ADD{
do
as
these
teachers
of
false
doctrine
do.
Even
though
Michael
has
much
more
authority
than
they
do}},
he
did
not disrespectfully ◄revile/say
evil
things
to►
Satan
and
accuse/condemn
him.
Instead,
he
{\ADD{
only}}
said, “{\ADD{
I
desire
that}}
the
Lord
{\ADD{
God}}
will
rebuke
you!”
\VS{10}But
the
{\ADD{
ones
in
your
midst}}
who
teach
false
doctrine ◄revile/speak
evil
against►
the
{\ADD{
spiritual}}
beings
that
they
do
not
understand.
They
also
{\ADD{
do
the
evil
things
that
they
desire}},
things
that
they
know
about ◄naturally/without needing
to
think►,
things
that
they
just
do
without
considering
{\ADD{
the consequences/results}},
like
animals.
So
they
destroy
themselves.
{\ADD{
But
they
will
also
be
punished
by
God}} $\{${\ADD{
God
will
also}}
punish
them$\}$.
\par }{\SH Because
the
teachers
of
false
doctrine
do
wicked
things,
God
will
condemn
them
to
hell.
They
are
dangerous,
useless, spiritually
dead,
restless, shameless,
and
unreliable.
\par }{\SR Jude 11-13
\par }{\PP \VS{11}{\ADD{
God
will
do}}
terrible
things
to
those
who
teach
false
doctrine!
They
conduct
their
lives
{\ADD{
wickedly}}
like
Cain,
{\ADD{
who
murdered
his
brother
because
he
was}} ◄{\ADD{
jealous/angry
because
God
accepted
his
brother’s
sacrifice
and
did
not
accept
his}}►.
These
false
teachers ◄devote
themselves
to [MET]
{\ADD{
doing}}
wrong
things
{\ADD{
like}}
Balaam,
who
{\ADD{
tried
to induce
God’s
people
to
sin
in
order
to
get
the
money
that
was
offered
to
him}}.
They
will
perish
like
Korah,
who
rebelled
{\ADD{
against
the
authority
that
God
gave
to
Moses}}.
\VS{12}Those
teachers
of
false
doctrine
are
{\ADD{
as
dangerous
to
you
as}} [MET] ◄hidden
rocks
on
a reef/rocks
underneath
the
surface
of
the
ocean►
{\ADD{
are
to
a
boat}}.
When
you
gather
together
{\ADD{
to
eat
the
meals
that}}
help
you believers
to
love
each
other
more
and
have
a
closer relationship
with
each
other,
they
{\ADD{
join
you
and}}
carouse
shamelessly,
caring
{\ADD{
only}}
for
themselves
{\ADD{
and
not
for
others.
Because
they
do
not
do
anything
to
help
others}} [MET],
they
are
{\ADD{
as
useless
as}}
clouds
that
are
blown
along
by
the
wind $\{$that
the
wind
blows
along$\}$
but
that
do
not
{\ADD{
produce/give}}
any
rain.
{\ADD{
They
are
as disappointing
as}} [MET]
trees
that
do
not
produce
fruit
in
the
autumn
{\ADD{
as
we
expect
them
to}}.
They
are
not
only
{\ADD{spiritually}} [MET]
dead
themselves,
{\ADD{
but
they
are}}
not
{\ADD{
able
to
cause
others
to
be}}
alive
{\ADD{spiritually,
just
like}} [MET]
trees
that
have
been $\{$that
{\ADD{
someone}}
has$\}$
uprooted
and
{\ADD{
as
a
result}}
are
unable
to
produce
any
fruit.
\VS{13}They
are
{\ADD{
restless}} [MET],
{\ADD{
like}}
the
pounding
waves
of
the
ocean.
{\ADD{
Just
like}}
waves
{\ADD{
produce
foul-smelling}}
foam
on
the
shore,
{\ADD{
those
teachers
of
false
doctrine
do}}
shameful [MTY]
{\ADD{
deeds.
We
cannot
depend/rely
on
them
to
show
us
how
to
conduct
our
lives}} [MET],
{\ADD{
just
like
we
cannot
depend/rely
on}} ◄meteors/falling
stars►
{\ADD{
to
show
us
the
way
when
we
travel}}.
{\ADD{
God}}
has
reserved
intense
darkness
for
them
forever
{\ADD{
in
hell}}.
\par }{\SH Enoch
prophesied
that
the
Lord
will
condemn
people
like
the
wicked
teachers
of
false
doctrine.
They
grumble,
are discontent,
and
are
arrogant flatterers.
\par }{\SR Jude 14-16
\par }{\PP \VS{14}Enoch,
the
sixth
{\ADD{
person
in
the
line
of
people
who
descended}}
from
Adam,
prophesied
this
about
those
{\ADD{
teachers
of
false
doctrine}}: “Listen
carefully
to
this:
The
Lord
will
certainly
come
with
a
countless
number
of
his
holy
{\ADD{
angels}}
in
order
\VS{15}to
judge
everyone,
and
to
punish
all
wicked
and ◄ungodly
people/people
whose
lives
are
displeasing
to
God►
for
all
the ◄ungodly
things/things
that
displease
God►
that
they
did
in ◄an
ungodly
way/a
way
that
displeases
God►,
and
for
all
the
harsh
things
that
ungodly
sinful
people
have
spoken
against
him.”
\VS{16}Those
{\ADD{
teachers}}
of
{\ADD{
false
doctrine}}
grumble
{\ADD{
about}}
the
{\ADD{
things
that
God
does}}.
They
complain
{\ADD{
about
what
happens
to
them}}.
They
do
the
sinful
things
that
their
{\ADD{
bodies}}
desire.
They
talk boastfully.
They ◄flatter/say
nice
things
to►
people,
only
in
order
to
get
{\ADD{
those
people
to
give
them
the}}
things
that
they
want.
\par }{\SH The apostles
predicted
that
wicked
people
like
the
teachers
of
false
doctrine
would
come.
They
divide believers,
live
according
to
what
they
desire,
and
are
devoid
of
God’s
Spirit.
\par }{\SR Jude 17-19
\par }{\PP \VS{17}But
you
people
whom
I
love
need
to
remember
the
things
that
were
predicted
by
the apostles
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ $\{$that
the apostles
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
said
would
happen$\}$.
\VS{18}They
told
you, “In
the
final
period
of
time
{\ADD{
in
which
we
are
now
living}}
there
will
be
people
who
will
laugh
at
{\ADD{
the truths
that
God
has
revealed}}.
They
will
do
the ◄ungodly
things/things
that
are
displeasing
to
God►
that
their
{\ADD{
bodies}}
desire.”
\VS{19}{\ADD{
That describes}}
the
teachers
of
false
doctrine
{\ADD{
well,
because}}
they
are
the
ones
who
cause
divisions
among believers.
They
do
what
their
own
minds
tell
them
to
do.
The
Spirit
{\ADD{
of
God}}
does
not
live
within
them.
\par }{\SH Believe
the
truth
more
firmly,
pray
by
the
power
of
the
Spirit,
and
keep expecting
God
to
be
merciful.
\par }{\SR Jude 20-21
\par }{\PP \VS{20}But
you
people
whom
I
love, ◄hold/continue
to
trust►
firmly
to
the
very
sacred truths
that
you
believe.
Pray
by
{\ADD{
letting}}
the
Holy
Spirit
enable/empower
you.
\VS{21}Keep conducting
your
lives
in
{\ADD{
a
way
that
is
appropriate
for
those
whom}}
God
loves.
Keep
constantly expecting
that
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
will
{\ADD{
act}} mercifully
toward
you.
Keep expecting
that
until
{\ADD{
the
time
when
we
begin}}
living
eternally
{\ADD{
with
him}}.
\par }{\SH Mercifully
help
those
who
are
not
certain
what
to
believe,
rescue
those
who
are
in
danger
of
being
influenced
by
the
teachers
of
false
doctrine,
and
pity
those
completely
convinced
by
them.
\par }{\SR Jude 22-23
\par }{\PP \VS{22}Mercifully
{\ADD{
help}}
those
who
are
not
certain
{\ADD{
what
teaching
they
should
believe}}.
\VS{23}{\ADD{
Rescue}}
others
from
{\ADD{
the
influence
of
those
who
teach
what
is
false}} [MET],
{\ADD{
as
you
would
rescue
things
by}} snatching
{\ADD{
them
from}}
a
fire.
Pity
those
{\ADD{
whom
the
teachers
of
false
doctrine
have
completely
convinced}},
but
beware
that
{\ADD{
you
yourselves
are
not
influenced
by
them}} $\{$that
they
do
not
influence
you$\}$.
Detest
{\ADD{
doing
or
even
thinking
about
the
sins
that
those
people
commit,
just
like
you
would
detest}} [MET]
touching
not
only
filthy
things
but
the
clothes
that
were
stained
by
those
things $\{$that
those
things
stained$\}$.
\par }{\SH God,
who
is
able
to
keep
you
from
being
condemned
for
your
sin
and
to
present
you
guiltless
before
him,
was
great
and
ruled
before
time
began,
is
still
like
that,
and
will
remain
so
forever.
\par }{\SR Jude 24-25
\par }{\PP \VS{24}God
is
able
to
keep
you
from
ceasing
to
trust
in
him (OR,
from
sinning),
and
he
is
able
to
bring
you
into
his
glorious
presence.
{\ADD{
As
you
stand
before
him}},
there
will
be
nothing
{\ADD{
for
which}}
you
{\ADD{
will}}
be
condemned $\{${\ADD{
he
can}}
condemn
you$\}$,
and
you
will
be
rejoicing
greatly.
\VS{25}He
is
the
only
true
God.
He
has
saved
us
as
a
result
of
what
Jesus
Christ
our
Lord
{\ADD{
did
for
us}}.
God
was
glorious
and
great
and
mighty
and
he
{\ADD{
ruled}}
with
great
authority
before
time
began.
{\ADD{
He
is
still
like
that}},
and
{\ADD{
he
will
remain
like
that}}
forever! ◄Amen!/That
is
true!►
\par }