The Book of Jude, Chapter 1

1   Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James:
    to them that are beloved in God the Father, and preserved
    in Jesus Christ, and called.
2   Mercy unto you, and peace, and charity be fulfilled.
3   Dearly beloved, taking all care to write unto you
    concerning your common salvation, I was under a necessity
    to write unto you:  to beseech you to contend earnestly
    for the faith once delivered to the saints.
4   For certain men are secretly entered in, (who were written
    of long ago unto this judgment,) ungodly men, turning the
    grace of our Lord God into riotousness, and denying the
    only sovereign Ruler, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
5   I will therefore admonish you, though ye once knew all
    things, that Jesus, having saved the people out of the
    land of Egypt, did afterwards destroy them that believed
    not:
6   And the angels who kept not their principality, but
    forsook their own habitation, he hath reserved under
    darkness in everlasting chains, unto the judgment of the
    great day.
7   As Sodom and Gomorrha, and the neighbouring cities, in
    like manner, having given themselves to fornication, and
    going after other flesh, were made an example, suffering
    the punishment of eternal fire.
8   In like manner these men also defile the flesh, and
    despise dominion, and blaspheme majesty.
9   When Michael the archangel, disputing with the devil,
    contended about the body of Moses, he durst not bring
    against him the judgment of railing speech, but said:  The
    Lord command thee.
10  But these men blaspheme whatever things they know not:
    and what things soever they naturally know, like dumb
    beasts, in these they are corrupted.
11  Woe unto them, for they have gone in the way of Cain:  and
    after the error of Balaam they have for reward poured out
    themselves, and have perished in the contradiction of
    Core.
12  These are spots in their banquets, feasting together
    without fear, feeding themselves, clouds without water,
    which are carried about by winds, trees of the autumn,
    unfruitful, twice dead, plucked up by the roots,
13  Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own confusion;
    wandering stars, to whom the storm of darkness is reserved
    for ever.
14  Now of these Enoch also, the seventh from Adam,
    prophesied, saying: Behold, the Lord cometh with thousands
    of his saints,
15  To execute judgment upon all, and to reprove all the
    ungodly for all the works of their ungodliness, whereby
    they have done ungodly, and of all the hard things which
    ungodly sinners have spoken against God.
16  These are murmurers, full of complaints, walking according
    to their own desires, and their mouth speaketh proud
    things, admiring persons for gain's sake.
17  But you, my dearly beloved, be mindful of the words which
    have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus
    Christ,
18  Who told you, that in the last time there should come
    mockers, walking according to their own desires in
    ungodlinesses.
19  These are they, who separate themselves, sensual men,
    having not the Spirit.
20  But you, my beloved, building yourselves upon you most
    holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
21  Keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy
    of our Lord Jesus Christ, unto life everlasting.
22  And some indeed reprove, being judged:
23  But others save, pulling them out of the fire.  And on
    others have mercy, in fear, hating also the spotted
    garment which is carnal.
24  Now to him who is able to preserve you without sin, and to
    present you spotless before the presence of his glory with
    exceeding joy, in the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,
25  To the only God our Saviour through Jesus Christ our Lord,
    be glory and magnificence, empire and power, before all
    ages, and now, and for all ages of ages.  Amen.