A Greeting from Jude
(James 1:1)

1Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James,

To those called, having been loved† in God the Father and having been kept in Jesus Christ.

2Mercy and peace and love be multiplied to you⁺.

God’s Judgment on the Ungodly
(2 Peter 3:1–7)

3Beloved, using all diligence to write to you⁺ concerning our common salvation, I had necessity to write to you⁺, exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith having been delivered once for all to the saints. 4For certain men came in stealthily, those having been designated long ago unto this judgment, ungodly ones changing the grace of our God into sensuality and denying† our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

5Now I want to remind you⁺—you⁺ knowing all things once for all—that Jesus,† having saved a people out of the land of Egypt, secondly destroyed those not having believed. 6And the angels not having kept their domain, but having abandoned their own dwelling, He has kept in eternal chains under gloomy darkness unto the judgment of the great day, 7as Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, in like manner to these having indulged in sexual immorality and having gone after other flesh, are set forth as an example, undergoing the penalty of eternal fire.

8Yet likewise also these dreaming ones indeed defile the flesh, and set aside authority, and blaspheme glorious ones. 9But Michael the archangel, when disputing with the devil, reasoning about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring against him a judgment of blasphemy, but he said, “The Lord rebuke you!”† 10But these indeed blaspheme whatever things they have not seen; and whatever things they understand naturally, as the irrational animals, in these things they corrupt themselves. 11Woe to them, because they went in the way of Cain, and they rushed for profit to the error of Balaam, and they perished in the rebellion of Korah.

12These are the ones in your⁺ love feasts, hidden reefs† feasting with you fearlessly, shepherding themselves; clouds without waters, being carried about by winds; autumnal trees without fruit, twice having died, having been uprooted; 13wild waves of the sea, foaming out of their shame; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of darkness has been kept unto the age.

14And Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied as to these, saying:

“Behold, the Lord came

amidst myriads of His holy ones,

15to do judgment against all,

and to convict all the ungodly†

concerning all their works of ungodliness that they did in an ungodly way,

and concerning all the harsh things that ungodly sinners spoke against Him.Ӡ

16These are grumblers, discontented, going according to their own passions; and their mouth speaks great swelling words, flattering faces for the sake of profit.

A Call to Persevere
(Hebrews 10:19–39; 2 Peter 3:1–7)

17But you⁺, beloved, remember the words having been spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ, 18that they were saying to you⁺, “In the last time there will be scoffers, going according to their own passions of ungodlinesses.”† 19These are those causing divisions,† natural men, not having the Spirit.

20But you⁺, beloved, building up yourselves in your⁺ most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, 21keep yourselves in the love of God, awaiting the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

22And indeed have mercy on those who are doubting;† 23and save others,† snatching them out of the fire; and show mercy to others with fear,† hating even the clothing having been stained from the flesh.

Doxology
(Romans 16:25–27)

24Now to Him being able to keep you⁺ from stumbling and to present you† blameless in the presence of His glory, with exultation— 25to the only† God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord,† be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time† and now and to all the ages.

Amen.

Footnotes:

1 BYZ and TR having been sanctified
4 BYZ and TR include God.
5 NE, NA27, WH, BYZ, and TR the Lord
9 This account is attributed by Origen to the Testament of Moses, also called the Assumption of Moses.
12 Or blemishes
15 BYZ and TR include among them.
15 See the First Book of Enoch (1 Enoch 1:9).
18 See 2 Peter 3:3.
19 Scrivener TR who separate themselves
22 BYZ and TR have mercy on some, making a distinction
23 BYZ and TR include with fear.
23 BYZ and TR do not include and show mercy to others with fear.
24 BYZ and Stephanus TR to keep them from stumbling and present (them)
25 BYZ and TR include wise.
25 BYZ and TR do not include through Jesus Christ our Lord.
25 BYZ and TR do not include before all time.