Judas
Nueva Versión Internacional
1 Judas, siervo de Jesucristo y hermano de Santiago,
a los llamados, que son amados por Dios el Padre y guardados por[a] Jesucristo:
2 Reciban misericordia, paz y amor en abundancia.
Pecado y condenación de los impíos
3 Queridos hermanos, he deseado intensamente escribirles acerca de la salvación que tenemos en común. Ahora siento la necesidad de hacerlo para rogarles que sigan luchando vigorosamente por la fe encomendada a los creyentes una vez y para siempre. 4 El problema es que se han infiltrado entre ustedes ciertos individuos que desde hace mucho tiempo han estado señalados[b] para condenación. Son impíos que cambian en libertinaje la gracia de nuestro Dios y niegan a Jesucristo, nuestro único Soberano y Señor.
5 Aunque ustedes ya saben muy bien todo esto, quiero recordarles que el Señor,[c] después de liberar de la tierra de Egipto a su pueblo, destruyó a los que no creían. 6 Y a los ángeles que no mantuvieron su posición de autoridad, sino que abandonaron su propia morada, los tiene perpetuamente encarcelados en oscuridad para el juicio del gran día. 7 Así también Sodoma y Gomorra y las ciudades vecinas son puestas como ejemplo al sufrir el castigo de un fuego eterno por haber practicado, como aquellos, inmoralidad sexual y vicios contra la naturaleza.
8 De la misma manera, llevadas por sus delirios, estas personas contaminan su cuerpo, desprecian la autoridad y maldicen a los seres celestiales. 9 Ni siquiera el arcángel Miguel, cuando argumentaba con el diablo disputándole el cuerpo de Moisés, se atrevió a pronunciar contra él un juicio de maldición, sino que dijo: «¡Que el Señor te reprenda!». 10 Estas, en cambio, maldicen todo lo que no entienden; y como animales irracionales, lo que entienden por instinto es precisamente lo que los corrompe.
11 ¡Ay de los que siguieron el camino de Caín! Por ganar dinero se entregaron al error de Balán y perecieron en la rebelión de Coré.
12 Estas personas son un peligro oculto;[d] sin ningún respeto convierten en festejos las comidas de amor fraternal que ustedes celebran. Buscan solo su propio provecho.[e] Son nubes sin agua, llevadas por el viento. Son árboles que no dan fruto cuando debieran darlo; están doblemente muertos, arrancados de raíz. 13 Son violentas olas del mar que arrojan la espuma de sus actos vergonzosos. Son estrellas fugaces para quienes está reservada eternamente la más densa oscuridad.
14 También Enoc, el séptimo patriarca a partir de Adán, profetizó acerca de ellos: «Miren, el Señor viene con millares y millares de sus santos, 15 para someter a juicio a todos y para reprender a cada uno de los pecadores impíos por todas las malas obras que han cometido, así como por las injurias que han proferido contra él». 16 Estos individuos son refunfuñadores y criticones, se dejan llevar por sus propios malos deseos, hablan con arrogancia y adulan a los demás para sacar ventaja.
Exhortación a la perseverancia
17 Pero ustedes, queridos hermanos, recuerden el mensaje anunciado anteriormente por los apóstoles de nuestro Señor Jesucristo. 18 Ellos decían: «En los últimos tiempos habrá burladores que vivirán según sus propias pasiones impías». 19 Estos son los que causan divisiones y se dejan llevar por sus propios instintos, pues no tienen el Espíritu.
20 Pero ustedes, queridos hermanos, edificándose sobre la base de su santísima fe y orando en el Espíritu Santo, 21 manténganse en el amor de Dios, mientras esperan que nuestro Señor Jesucristo, en su misericordia, los lleve a vida eterna.
22 Tengan compasión de los que dudan; 23 a otros, sálvenlos arrebatándolos del fuego. Compadézcanse de los demás, pero tengan cuidado, aborrezcan hasta la ropa que haya sido contaminada por su cuerpo.
Doxología
24 A aquel que es poderoso para guardarlos sin caída y presentarlos sin mancha delante de su gloria con gran alegría, 25 al único Dios, nuestro Salvador por medio de Jesucristo nuestro Señor, sea la gloria y la majestad, el dominio y la autoridad, desde ahora y para siempre. Amén.
Jude
King James Version
1 Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:
2 Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.
3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.
4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
5 I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.
6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
8 Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.
9 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
10 But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.
11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
12 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.
14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.
17 But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
18 How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.
19 These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.
20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
22 And of some have compassion, making a difference:
23 And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.
24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.
Jude
Lexham English Bible
Greeting
1 Jude,[a] a slave of Jesus Christ and brother of James, to those who are called, loved in God the Father and kept for[b] Jesus Christ. 2 May mercy and peace and love be multiplied to you.
Contend for the Faith
3 Dear friends, although I[c] was making every effort to write to you concerning our common salvation, I considered it a necessity to write to you to encourage you to contend for the faith delivered once and for all to the saints. 4 For certain men[d] have slipped in stealthily, who were designated long ago for this condemnation, ungodly ones, who change the grace of our God into licentiousness and who deny our only Master and Lord Jesus Christ.
Condemnation of the Ungodly False Teachers
5 Now I want to remind you, although you know everything once and for all,[e] that Jesus,[f] having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, the second time destroyed those who did not believe. 6 And the angels who did not keep to their own domain but deserted their proper dwelling place, he has kept in eternal bonds under deep gloom for the judgment of the great day, 7 as Sodom and Gomorrah and the towns around them indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire[g] in the same way as these, are exhibited as an example by[h] undergoing the punishment of eternal fire.
8 Despite that, in the same way also these men, because of their[i] dreams, defile the flesh and reject authority and blaspheme majestic beings. 9 But Michael the archangel, when he argued with the devil, disputing concerning the body of Moses, did not dare to pronounce a blasphemous judgment, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!” 10 But these persons blaspheme all that they do not understand, and all that they understand by instinct like the irrational animals, by these things they are being destroyed. 11 Woe to them! For they have traveled in the way of Cain, and have given themselves up to the error of Balaam for gain, and have perished[j] in the rebellion of Korah. 12 These are the ones feasting together without reverence, hidden reefs at your love feasts, caring for themselves, waterless clouds carried away by winds, late autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, uprooted, 13 wild waves of the sea foaming up their own shameful deeds, wandering stars, for whom the deep gloom of darkness has been reserved for eternity.
14 And Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about[k] these people, saying, “Behold, the Lord came with tens of thousands of his holy ones 15 to execute judgment against all, and to convict all the ungodly[l] concerning all their ungodly deeds that they have committed in an ungodly way, and concerning all the harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him. 16 These people are grumblers, discontented, proceeding according to their[m] desires, and their mouths speaking pompous words, showing partiality to gain an advantage[n].
Persevere in the Love of God
17 But you, dear friends, remember the words proclaimed beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ, 18 for they said to you,[o] “In the end time there will be scoffers following according to their own ungodly desires.” 19 These are the ones who cause divisions, worldly, not having the Spirit. 20 But you, dear friends, by[p] building yourselves up in your most holy faith, by[q] praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, looking forward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life. 22 And have mercy on those who doubt, 23 and save others by[r] snatching them from the fire, and have mercy on others with fear, hating even the tunic stained by the flesh.
Benediction
24 Now to the one who is able to protect you from stumbling and make you to stand before his glory blameless[s] with exultation, 25 to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, power, and authority before all time and now and for all eternity. Amen.
Footnotes
- Jude 1:1 “Jude” is the traditional form of the name introducing the letter, but the Greek form is the same as “Judas”
- Jude 1:1 Or perhaps “by”
- Jude 1:3 Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was making”) which is understood as concessive
- Jude 1:4 Or “people,” since the Greek term can be used in a generic sense, but if this statement is related to 2 Peter 2:12, it is more likely men are in view
- Jude 1:5 Some manuscripts place this word in the following clause
- Jude 1:5 Some manuscripts have “the Lord”
- Jude 1:7 Literally “went after other flesh”
- Jude 1:7 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“undergoing”) which is understood as means
- Jude 1:8 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“dreams”) which is understood as causal
- Jude 1:11 Or possibly “will perish”
- Jude 1:14 Or “against”
- Jude 1:15 Some manuscripts have “to convict every soul”
- Jude 1:16 Some manuscripts have “their own”
- Jude 1:16 Literally “respecting faces for the sake of advantage”
- Jude 1:18 Some manuscripts have “to you that”
- Jude 1:20 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“building up”) which is understood as means
- Jude 1:20 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“praying”) which is understood as means
- Jude 1:23 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“snatching”) which is understood as means
- Jude 1:24 Or “without blemish”
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