And the angels who did not keep their [a]proper domain, but left their own abode, He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day; as (A)Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the [b]vengeance of eternal fire.

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  1. Jude 1:6 own
  2. Jude 1:7 punishment

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.(A) In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah(B) and the surrounding towns(C) gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire.(D)

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