⁹ holding to the faithful message as taught,^(A) so that he will be able both to encourage with sound teaching^(B) and to refute those who contradict it.

Fulfill Your Ministry

4 I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus, who is going to judge^(A) the living and the dead,^(B) and because of his appearing and his kingdom:^{(C) 2} Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and encourage with great patience and teaching. ³ For the time will come when people will not tolerate sound doctrine,^(D) but according to their own desires, will multiply teachers for themselves because they have an itch to hear what they want to hear.

Jude’s Purpose in Writing

³ 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. ⁴ 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.