14 Enoch,(A) the seventh from Adam, prophesied about them: “See, the Lord is coming(B) with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones(C) 15 to judge(D) 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.”[a](E) 16 These people are grumblers(F) and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires;(G) they boast(H) about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage.

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  1. Jude 1:15 From the Jewish First Book of Enoch (approximately the first century b.c.)

14 It was also about these that Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied, saying, “See, the Lord is coming[a] with ten thousands of his holy ones,(A) 15 to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly[b] of all the deeds of ungodliness that they have committed in such an ungodly way and of all the harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.” 16 These are grumblers and malcontents; they indulge their lusts;[c] their mouths utter bombastic nonsense, flattering people to their own advantage.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 14 Gk came
  2. 15 Other ancient authorities read everyone
  3. 16 Other ancient authorities read their own lusts