Yet in the same way these people also, dreaming, (A)defile the flesh, reject authority, and speak abusively of angelic [a]majesties. But (B)Michael (C)the archangel, when he disputed with the devil and argued about (D)the body of Moses, did not dare pronounce against him an abusive judgment, but said, “(E)The Lord rebuke you!” 10 But (F)these people disparage all the things that they do not understand; and (G)all the things that they know by instinct, (H)like unreasoning animals, by these things they are destroyed. 11 Woe to them! For they have gone (I)the way of Cain, and for pay [b]they have given themselves up to (J)the error of Balaam, and (K)perished in the rebellion of Korah. 12 These are the ones who are [c]hidden reefs (L)in your love feasts when they feast with you (M)without fear, like shepherds caring only for themselves; (N)clouds without water, (O)carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, [d]doubly dead, (P)uprooted; 13 (Q)wild waves of the sea, churning up (R)their own shameful deeds like dirty foam; wandering stars, (S)for whom the [e]gloom of darkness has been reserved forever.

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  1. Jude 1:8 Lit glories
  2. Jude 1:11 Lit they have poured themselves out
  3. Jude 1:12 Or stains
  4. Jude 1:12 Lit twice
  5. Jude 1:13 Or netherworld gloom

Yet in like manner these people also, relying on their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and (A)blaspheme the glorious ones. But when (B)the archangel (C)Michael, contending with the devil, was disputing (D)about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a blasphemous judgment, but said, (E)“The Lord rebuke you.” 10 (F)But these people blaspheme all that they do not understand, and they are destroyed by all that they, like unreasoning animals, understand instinctively. 11 Woe to them! For they walked in (G)the way of Cain and abandoned themselves for the sake of gain (H)to Balaam's error and (I)perished in Korah's rebellion. 12 These are hidden reefs[a] (J)at your love feasts, as they feast with you without fear, (K)shepherds feeding themselves; (L)waterless clouds, (M)swept along by winds; fruitless trees in late autumn, twice dead, (N)uprooted; 13 (O)wild waves of the sea, casting up the foam of (P)their own shame; (Q)wandering stars, (R)for whom the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved forever.

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  1. Jude 1:12 Or are blemishes