Jude
Legacy Standard Bible
Contend Earnestly for the Faith
1 [a](A)Jude, a (B)slave of Jesus Christ, and brother of [b]James,
To (C)those who are the called, beloved in God the Father, and (D)kept for Jesus Christ: 2 (E)May mercy and peace and love (F)be multiplied to you.
3 (G)Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our (H)common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you exhorting that you (I)contend earnestly for (J)the faith which was once for all (K)handed down to (L)the [c]saints. 4 For certain persons have (M)crept in unnoticed, those who were long beforehand [d](N)marked out for this condemnation, ungodly persons who turn (O)the grace of our God into (P)sensuality and (Q)deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
5 Now I want to (R)remind you, though (S)you know all things, that [e]Jesus, (T)having once saved a people out of the land of Egypt, [f]subsequently destroyed those who did not believe. 6 And (U)angels who did not keep their own domain, but abandoned their proper abode, He has (V)kept in eternal bonds under darkness for the judgment of the great day, 7 just as (W)Sodom and Gomorrah and the (X)cities around them, having indulged in the same way as these in gross sexual immorality and having (Y)gone after [g]strange flesh, are exhibited as an [h](Z)example in undergoing the (AA)punishment of eternal fire.
8 Yet in the same way these men, also by dreaming, (AB)defile the flesh, and reject authority, and blaspheme [i]glorious ones. 9 But (AC)Michael (AD)the archangel, when he, disputing with the devil, was arguing about (AE)the body of Moses, did not dare pronounce against him a blasphemous judgment, but said, “(AF)The Lord rebuke you!” 10 But (AG)these men blaspheme the things which they do not understand; and (AH)the things which they know by instinct, (AI)like unreasoning animals, by these things they are [j]destroyed. 11 Woe to them! For they have gone (AJ)the way of Cain, and for pay they have poured themselves into (AK)the error of Balaam, and (AL)perished in the rebellion of Korah. 12 These are the men who are [k]hidden reefs (AM)in your love feasts when they feast with you (AN)without fear, caring for themselves; (AO)clouds without water, (AP)carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, [l]doubly dead, (AQ)uprooted; 13 (AR)wild waves of the sea, casting up (AS)their own [m]shame like foam; wandering stars, (AT)for whom the [n]black darkness has been reserved forever.
14 But (AU)Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, also prophesied about these men, saying, “(AV)Behold, the Lord came with [o]many thousands of His holy ones, 15 (AW)to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their ungodly deeds which they have done in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which (AX)ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.” 16 These are (AY)grumblers, finding fault, (AZ)following after their own lusts; and their mouth speaks (BA)arrogantly, [p]flattering people (BB)for the sake of their own benefit.
Keep Yourselves in the Love of God
17 But you, (BC)beloved, (BD)must remember the words that were spoken beforehand by (BE)the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ, 18 that they were saying to you, “(BF)In the last time there will be mockers, (BG)following after their own ungodly lusts.” 19 These are the ones who cause divisions, [q](BH)worldly-minded, not having the Spirit. 20 But you, (BI)beloved, (BJ)building yourselves up on your most holy (BK)faith, (BL)praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, (BM)waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life. 22 And on some, who are doubting, have mercy; 23 and for others, save, (BN)snatching them out of the fire; and on others have mercy with fear, (BO)hating even the tunic polluted by the flesh.
24 (BP)Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to (BQ)make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with (BR)great joy, 25 to the (BS)only (BT)God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, (BU)be glory, majesty, might, and authority, (BV)before all time and now and [r]forever. Amen.
Footnotes
- Jude 1:1 Gr Judas
- Jude 1:1 Or Jacob; James is the Eng form of Jacob
- Jude 1:3 Or holy ones
- Jude 1:4 Or written about...long ago
- Jude 1:5 Some mss Lord
- Jude 1:5 Lit the second time
- Jude 1:7 Or other; lit different
- Jude 1:7 Or example of eternal fire, in undergoing punishment
- Jude 1:8 Angels
- Jude 1:10 Lit corrupted
- Jude 1:12 Or stains
- Jude 1:12 Lit twice
- Jude 1:13 Or shameless deeds
- Jude 1:13 Or netherworld gloom; lit blackness of darkness
- Jude 1:14 Lit His holy ten thousands
- Jude 1:16 Lit marveling faces
- Jude 1:19 Or merely natural
- Jude 1:25 Lit to all the ages
Jude
New International Version
1 Jude,(A) a servant of Jesus Christ(B) and a brother of James,
To those who have been called,(C) who are loved in God the Father and kept for[a] Jesus Christ:(D)
2 Mercy, peace(E) and love be yours in abundance.(F)
The Sin and Doom of Ungodly People
3 Dear friends,(G) although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share,(H) I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend(I) for the faith(J) that was once for all entrusted to God’s holy people.(K) 4 For certain individuals whose condemnation was written about[b] long ago have secretly slipped in among you.(L) They are ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord.(M)
5 Though you already know all this,(N) I want to remind you(O) that the Lord[c] at one time delivered his people out of Egypt, but later destroyed those who did not believe.(P) 6 And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their proper dwelling—these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day.(Q) 7 In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah(R) and the surrounding towns(S) gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire.(T)
8 In the very same way, on the strength of their dreams these ungodly people pollute their own bodies, reject authority and heap abuse on celestial beings.(U) 9 But even the archangel(V) Michael,(W) when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses,(X) did not himself dare to condemn him for slander but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”[d](Y) 10 Yet these people slander whatever they do not understand, and the very things they do understand by instinct—as irrational animals do—will destroy them.(Z)
11 Woe to them! They have taken the way of Cain;(AA) they have rushed for profit into Balaam’s error;(AB) they have been destroyed in Korah’s rebellion.(AC)
12 These people are blemishes at your love feasts,(AD) eating with you without the slightest qualm—shepherds who feed only themselves.(AE) They are clouds without rain,(AF) blown along by the wind;(AG) autumn trees, without fruit and uprooted(AH)—twice dead. 13 They are wild waves of the sea,(AI) foaming up their shame;(AJ) wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.(AK)
14 Enoch,(AL) the seventh from Adam, prophesied about them: “See, the Lord is coming(AM) with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones(AN) 15 to judge(AO) everyone, and to convict all of them of all the ungodly acts they have committed in their ungodliness, and of all the defiant words ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”[e](AP) 16 These people are grumblers(AQ) and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires;(AR) they boast(AS) about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage.
A Call to Persevere
17 But, dear friends, remember what the apostles(AT) of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold.(AU) 18 They said to you, “In the last times(AV) there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.”(AW) 19 These are the people who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit.(AX)
20 But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up(AY) in your most holy faith(AZ) and praying in the Holy Spirit,(BA) 21 keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait(BB) for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.(BC)
22 Be merciful to those who doubt; 23 save others by snatching them from the fire;(BD) to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.[f](BE)
Doxology
24 To him who is able(BF) to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence(BG) without fault(BH) and with great joy— 25 to the only God(BI) our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore!(BJ) Amen.(BK)
Footnotes
- Jude 1:1 Or by; or in
- Jude 1:4 Or individuals who were marked out for condemnation
- Jude 1:5 Some early manuscripts Jesus
- Jude 1:9 Jude is alluding to the Jewish Testament of Moses (approximately the first century a.d.).
- Jude 1:15 From the Jewish First Book of Enoch (approximately the first century b.c.)
- Jude 1:23 The Greek manuscripts of these verses vary at several points.
Judas
La Biblia de las Américas
Saludo
1 Judas (A), siervo de Jesucristo(B) y hermano de Jacobo[a], a los llamados(C), amados[b] en Dios Padre y guardados para Jesucristo(D): 2 Misericordia, paz y amor(E) os sean multiplicados(F).
Motivo de la carta
3 Amados(G), por el gran empeño que tenía en escribiros acerca de nuestra común salvación(H), he sentido la necesidad de escribiros exhortándoos a contender ardientemente(I) por la fe(J) que de una vez para siempre fue entregada(K) a los santos(L). 4 Pues algunos hombres se han infiltrado encubiertamente(M), los cuales desde mucho antes estaban marcados[c](N) para esta condenación, impíos que convierten la gracia de nuestro Dios(O) en libertinaje(P), y niegan a nuestro único Soberano y Señor, Jesucristo(Q).
Advertencias de la historia para los impíos
5 Ahora quiero recordaros(R), aunque ya definitivamente[d] lo sepáis todo(S), que el Señor[e], habiendo salvado al[f] pueblo de la tierra de Egipto(T), destruyó después[g] a los que no creyeron. 6 Y a los ángeles que no conservaron su señorío original(U), sino que abandonaron su morada legítima, los ha guardado en prisiones[h] eternas(V), bajo tinieblas para el juicio del gran día. 7 Así también Sodoma y Gomorra(W) y las ciudades circunvecinas(X), a semejanza de aquellos, puesto que ellas[i] se corrompieron[j] y siguieron carne extraña(Y), son exhibidas como ejemplo(Z) al sufrir el castigo del fuego eterno[k](AA). 8 No obstante, de la misma manera también estos hombres, soñando, mancillan la carne, rechazan la autoridad y blasfeman de las majestades angélicas[l](AB). 9 Pero cuando el arcángel(AC) Miguel(AD) contendía con el diablo y disputaba acerca del cuerpo de Moisés(AE), no se atrevió a proferir juicio de maldición contra él, sino que dijo: El Señor te reprenda(AF). 10 Mas estos blasfeman las cosas que no entienden(AG), y las cosas que como animales irracionales(AH) conocen por instinto(AI), por estas cosas son ellos destruidos[m]. 11 ¡Ay de ellos! Porque han seguido el camino de Caín(AJ), y por lucro se lanzaron al[n] error de Balaam(AK), y perecieron en la rebelión de Coré(AL). 12 Estos son escollos ocultos[o] en vuestros ágapes(AM), cuando banquetean con vosotros sin temor(AN), apacentándose a sí mismos; son nubes sin agua(AO) llevadas por los vientos(AP), árboles de otoño sin fruto, dos veces muertos y desarraigados(AQ); 13 son olas furiosas del mar(AR), que arrojan como espuma su propia vergüenza[p](AS); estrellas errantes para quienes la oscuridad de las tinieblas ha sido reservada para siempre(AT). 14 De estos también profetizó Enoc(AU), en la séptima generación desde Adán, diciendo: He aquí, el Señor vino con muchos millares de sus santos[q](AV), 15 para ejecutar juicio sobre todos(AW), y para condenar a todos los impíos[r] de todas sus obras de impiedad, que han hecho impíamente, y de todas las cosas ofensivas[s] que pecadores impíos dijeron contra Él(AX). 16 Estos son murmuradores(AY), quejumbrosos, que andan tras sus propias pasiones(AZ); hablan[t] con arrogancia(BA), adulando a la gente para obtener beneficio(BB).
Exhortaciones apostólicas a los fieles
17 Pero vosotros, amados(BC), acordaos de las palabras que antes fueron dichas(BD) por los apóstoles de nuestro Señor Jesucristo(BE), 18 quienes os decían[u]: En los últimos tiempos habrá burladores(BF) que irán tras sus propias pasiones impías(BG). 19 Estos son los que causan divisiones; individuos mundanos[v] que no tienen el Espíritu(BH). 20 Pero vosotros, amados(BI), edificándoos(BJ) en vuestra santísima fe, orando en el Espíritu Santo(BK), 21 conservaos en el amor de Dios, esperando ansiosamente la misericordia de nuestro Señor Jesucristo para vida eterna(BL). 22 Y tened misericordia de[w] algunos que dudan; 23 a otros, salvad, arrebatándolos del fuego(BM); y de otros tened misericordia con temor, aborreciendo aun la ropa contaminada por la carne(BN).
Bendición
24 Y a aquel que es poderoso(BO) para guardaros sin caída[x] y para presentaros sin mancha en presencia de su gloria(BP) con gran alegría(BQ), 25 al único(BR) Dios nuestro Salvador(BS), por medio de Jesucristo nuestro Señor, sea gloria, majestad, dominio y autoridad(BT), antes de todo tiempo, y ahora y por todos los siglos(BU). Amén.
Footnotes
- Judas 1:1 O, Santiago
- Judas 1:1 Algunos mss. posteriores dicen: santificados
- Judas 1:4 O, de los cuales...se había escrito
- Judas 1:5 Lit., de una vez para siempre
- Judas 1:5 Algunos mss. antiguos dicen: Jesús
- Judas 1:5 Lit., a un
- Judas 1:5 Lit., la segunda vez
- Judas 1:6 Lit., cadenas
- Judas 1:7 O, puesto que ellas, a semejanza de aquéllos
- Judas 1:7 O, se entregaron a gran inmoralidad
- Judas 1:7 O, son exhibidas como ejemplo del fuego eterno, al sufrir el castigo
- Judas 1:8 Lit., de las glorias
- Judas 1:10 Lit., corrompidos
- Judas 1:11 Lit., se han derramado en el
- Judas 1:12 O, manchas ocultas
- Judas 1:13 O, sus actos vergonzosos
- Judas 1:14 Lit., sus santas decenas de millares
- Judas 1:15 Dos mss. antiguos dicen: a toda alma
- Judas 1:15 Lit., duras
- Judas 1:16 Lit., sus bocas hablan
- Judas 1:18 Lit., que ellos decían
- Judas 1:19 O, naturales, o, sensuales
- Judas 1:22 Algunos mss. antiguos dicen: convenced a
- Judas 1:24 O, sin tropiezo
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