Though you already know all this,(A) I want to remind you(B) that the Lord[a] at one time delivered his people out of Egypt, but later destroyed those who did not believe.(C) 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.(D) In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah(E) and the surrounding towns(F) gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Jude 1:5 Some early manuscripts Jesus

Apostates: Past and Present

Now I want to remind you, though you know all these things: The Lord[a] first[b] saved a people out of Egypt and later destroyed those who did not believe;(A) and He has kept, with eternal chains in darkness for the judgment of the great day, the angels(B) who did not keep their own position but deserted their proper dwelling. In the same way, Sodom and Gomorrah(C) and the cities around them committed sexual immorality and practiced perversions,[c] just as angels did, and serve as an example by undergoing the punishment of eternal fire.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Jude 1:5 Other mss read Jesus/Joshua, God, or God Christ
  2. Jude 1:5 Other mss place first after remind you
  3. Jude 1:7 Lit and went after other flesh