1 Jude, a bondman of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to the called, sanctified in God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ:

2 Mercy to you and peace and love be multiplied.

3 Beloved, making all diligence to write to you about the common salvation, I had need to write to you exhorting you to earnestly contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the sanctified.

4 For certain men have sneaked in, those written about formerly for this condemnation, irreverent men, perverting the grace of our God into licentiousness, and denying our only Master God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

5 Now I want to remind you, ye having known this once, that the Lord, having saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.

6 And the heavenly agents who did not keep their own principality, but left their own habitation, he has kept reserved in eternal bonds under darkness for the judgment of the great day.

7 As Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them, the same kind of way with these who indulged in fornication, and who went rear of queer flesh, are set forth an example, undergoing the punishment of eternal fire.

8 Nevertheless in the same way also these men who dream, indeed defile flesh, and reject lordship, and speak evil of dignities.

9 But Michael the arch-agent, when he disputed with the devil, contending about the body of Moses, dared not bring a railing judgment, but said, May Lord rebuke thee.

10 But these men indeed revile whatever they have not seen. But whatever they understand naturally, as the irrational beasts, in these things they are corrupted.

11 Woe to them! Because they went in the way of Cain, and rushed to the error of Balaam's reward, and perished in the rebellion of Korah.

12 These are reefs in your love-feasts, feasting together, fearlessly tending to themselves, waterless clouds carried along by winds, autumn trees without fruit, who died twice having being uprooted,

13 wild waves of the sea foaming out their own shame, wandering stars for whom the gloom of darkness has been reserved into an age.

14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men, saying, Behold, Lord came with his holy myriads,

15 to execute judgment against all, and to convict all the irreverent of them about all the works of their own irreverence that they have done irreverently, and about all the harsh things that irreverent sinners spoke against him.

16 These are grumblers, fault-finders, going according to their lusts, and their mouth speaks overblown things, marveling personages for the sake of advantage.

17 But ye, beloved, remember the sayings previously spoken by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,

18 that they told you that there will be scoffers during the last time, going according to their own desires of irreverences.

19 These are those who make divisions, world-soul men, not having Spirit.

20 But ye beloved, building up yourselves in your most holy faith, praying in Holy Spirit,

21 keep yourselves in the love of God, awaiting the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ for eternal life.

22 And on some be ye merciful--being discerning.

23 And in fear save some, snatching them out of the fire, hating even the garment that was stained by the flesh.

24 Now to him who is able to keep them non-stumbling, and to present before his glory, unblemished in gladness,

25 to the only wise God our Savior, is glory, majesty, dominion and power, both now and into all the ages. Truly.

1 Iudas the servaunt of Iesus Christ the brother of Iames. To them which are cal and sanctified in god the father and preserved in Iesu Christ.

2 Mercy vnto you and peace and love be multiplied.

3 Beloved when I gave all diligence to write vnto you of the commen saluacion: it was nedfull for me to wryte vnto you to exhorte you that ye shuld continually laboure in the fayth which was once geve vnto the sayntes

4 For ther are certayne craftely crept in of which it was write afore tyme vnto soche iudgemet. They are vngodly and turne the grace of oure God vnto wantannes and denye God the only Lorde and oure Lorde Iesus Christ.

5 My mynde is therfore to put you in remebraunce for as moche as ye once knowe this how that the Lorde (after that he had delivered the people out of Egypt) destroyed them which afterwarde beleved not.

6 The angels also which kept not their fyrst estate: but lefte their awne habitacion he hath reserved in everlastinge chaynes vnder darcknes vnto ye iudgemet of the greate daye:

7 eve as Sodom and Gomor and the cities aboute them (which in lyke maner defiled them selves with fornicacio and folowed straunge flesshe) are set forth for an ensample and suffre the vengeaunce of eternall fyre.

8 Lykwyse these dremers defyle the flesshe despyse rulars and speake evyll of them that are in auctoritie.

9 Yet Michael the archangell when he strove agaynst the devyll and disputed about the body of Moses durst not geve raylinge sentece but sayde: the Lorde rebuke ye.

10 But these speake evyll of those thinges which they knowe not: and what thinges they knowe naturally as beastes which are without reason in tho thinges they corrupte them selves.

11 Wo be vnto them for they have folowed ye waye of Cayn and are vtterly geven to the erroure of Balam for lukers sake and perysshe in the treason of Core.

12 These are spottes which of youre kindnes feast to gedder with out feare fedynge them selves. Cloudes they are with outen water caried about of wyndes and trees with out frute at gadringe tyme twyse deed and plucked vp by the rotes.

13 They are the ragynge waves of ye see fominge out their awne shame. They are wandrynge starres to whom is reserved the myst of darcknes for ever.

14 Enoch the seventh from Adam prophesied before of suche saying: Beholde ye lorde shall come with thousandes of sayntes

15 to geve iudgement agaynst all men and to rebuke all that are vngodly amonge them of all their vngodly dedes which they have vngodly comitted and of all their cruell speakynges which vngodly sinners have spoken agaynst him.

16 These are murmurers complayners walkynge after their awne lustes whose mouthes speake proude thynges. They have men in greate reverence be cause of a vauntage.

17 But ye beloved remember the wordes which were spoken before of the Apostles of oure lorde Iesus Christ

18 how that they tolde you that ther shulde be begylers in the last tyme which shuld walke after ther awne vngodly lustes.

19 These are makers of sectes fleshlie havynge no sprete.

20 But ye derlye beloved edyfie yovre selves in youre most holy fayth prayinge in the holy goost

21 and kepe youre selves in the love of God lokinge for ye mercy of oure lorde Iesus Christ vnto eternall lyfe.

22 And have compassion on some separatynge them:

23 and other save with feare pullinge them out of the fyre and hate the fylthy vesture of the flesshe.

24 Vnto him that is able to kepe you that ye faule not and to present you fautlesse before the presence of his glory with ioye

25 yt is to saye to God oure saveour which only is wyse be glory maiestie dominion and power now and for ever. Amen.