Jude 8-19

English Standard Version

⁸ Yet in like manner these people also, relying on their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and ^(A)blaspheme the glorious ones. ⁹ But when ^(B)the archangel ^(C)Michael, contending with the devil, was disputing ^(D)about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a blasphemous judgment, but said, ^(E)“The Lord rebuke you.” ^10 (F)But these people blaspheme all that they do not understand, and they are destroyed by all that they, like unreasoning animals, understand instinctively. ¹¹ Woe to them! For they walked in ^(G)the way of Cain and abandoned themselves for the sake of gain ^(H)to Balaam's error and ^(I)perished in Korah's rebellion. ¹² These are hidden reefs^{[a] (J)}at your love feasts, as they feast with you without fear, ^(K)shepherds feeding themselves; ^(L)waterless clouds, ^(M)swept along by winds; fruitless trees in late autumn, twice dead, ^(N)uprooted; ^13 (O)wild waves of the sea, casting up the foam of ^(P)their own shame; ^(Q)wandering stars, ^(R)for whom the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved forever.

¹⁴ It was also about these that Enoch, ^(S)the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, ^(T)“Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones, ^15 (U)to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness that they have ^(V)committed in such an ungodly way, and of all ^(W)the harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.” ¹⁶ These are grumblers, malcontents, ^(X)following their own sinful desires; ^(Y)they are loud-mouthed boasters, ^(Z)showing favoritism to gain advantage.

A Call to Persevere

¹⁷ But you must ^(AA)remember, beloved, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. ¹⁸ They^[b] said to you, ^(AB)“In the last time there will be scoffers, following their own ungodly passions.” ¹⁹ It is these who cause divisions, worldly people, ^(AC)devoid of the Spirit.