The Sin and Doom of Ungodly People

Dear friends,(A) although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share,(B) I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend(C) for the faith(D) that was once for all entrusted to God’s holy people.(E) For certain individuals whose condemnation was written about[a] long ago have secretly slipped in among you.(F) 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.(G)

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  1. Jude 1:4 Or individuals who were marked out for condemnation

Jude’s Purpose in Writing

Dear friends, although I was eager to write you about the salvation we share,(A) I found it necessary to write, appealing to you to contend for the faith(B) that was delivered(C) to the saints once for all. For some people, who were designated for this judgment long ago,[a](D) have come in by stealth;(E) they are ungodly,(F) turning the grace of our God into sensuality and denying(G) Jesus Christ, our only Master and Lord.

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  1. 4 Or whose judgment was written about long ago