Yehuḏah (Jude) 1
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1Yehuḏah, a servant of יהושע Messiah, and brother of Ya‛aqoḇ, to those who are called, set-apart by Elohim the Father, and preserved in יהושע Messiah:
2Compassion, and peace, and love be increased to you.
3Beloved ones, making all haste to write to you concerning our common deliverance, I felt the necessity to write to you urging you to earnestly contend for the belief which was once for all delivered to the set-apart ones.
4For certain men have slipped in, whose judgment was written about long ago, wicked ones#See Mat. 13; 2Thes. 2 perverting the favour of our Elohim for indecency, and denying the only Master יהוה and our Master יהושע Messiah.
5But I intend to remind you, though you once knew this, that יהוה, having saved a people out of the land of Mitsrayim, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.
6And the messengers who did not keep their own principality, but left their own dwelling, He has kept in everlasting shackles under darkness for the judgment of the great day.
7Even as Seḏom and Amorah and the cities around them in a similar way to these, having given themselves over to whoring and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, undergoing judicial punishment of everlasting fire.
8In the same way, indeed, these dreamers defile the flesh, and reject authority, and speak evil of esteemed ones.
9But Miḵa’ĕl the chief messenger, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Mosheh, presumed not to bring against him a blasphemous accusation, but said, “יהוה rebuke you!”#Zech. 3:2
10But these blaspheme that which they do not know. And that which they know naturally, like unreasoning beasts, in these they corrupt themselves.
11Woe to them! Because they have gone in the way of Qayin, and gave themselves to the delusion of Bil‛am for a reward, and perished in the rebellion of Qoraḥ.#Compare Jude 1:7-11 with 2Pe. 2:6-15
12These are rocky reefs in your love feasts, feasting with you, feeding themselves without fear, waterless clouds borne about by the winds, late autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the roots,
13wild waves of the sea foaming up their own shame, straying stars for whom blackness of darkness is kept forever.
14And Ḥanoḵ, the seventh from Aḏam, also prophesied of these, saying, “See, יהוה comes with His myriads of set-apart ones,
15to execute judgment on all, to punish all who are wicked among them concerning all their wicked works which they have committed in a wicked way, and concerning all the harsh words which wicked sinners have spoken against Him.”
16These are grumblers, complainers, who walk according to their own lusts, and their mouth speaks proudly, admiring faces of others for the sake of gain.
17But you, beloved ones, remember the words spoken before by the emissaries of our Master יהושע Messiah,
18because they told you that there would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their own wicked lusts.
19These are the ones who cause divisions, not having the Spirit.
20But you, beloved ones, building yourselves up on your most set-apart belief, praying in the Set-apart Spirit,
21keep yourselves in the love of Elohim, looking for the compassion of our Master יהושע Messiah unto everlasting life.
22And show compassion toward some who are doubting,
23but others save with fear, snatching them out of the fire, hating, even the garment defiled by the flesh.#See also Rom. 8:5-10 and Gal. 5:19-21
24And to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you blameless before the presence of His esteem with exceeding joy,
25to the only wise Elohim, our Saviour, be esteem and greatness and might and authority, both now and forever. Amĕn.
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Jude 1
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Mt 13.55; Mk 6.3. From Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and the brother of James.
To all who are chosen and loved by God the Father and are kept safe by Jesus Christ.
2I pray that God will greatly bless you with mercy, peace, and love!
False Teachers
3My dear friends, I really wanted to write you about God's saving power at work in our lives. But instead, I must write and ask you to defend the faith that God has once for all given to his people. 4Some godless people have sneaked in among us and are saying, “God treats us much better than we deserve, and so it is all right to be immoral.” They even deny we must obey Jesus Christ as our only Master and Lord. But long ago the Scriptures warned that these godless people were doomed.
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Ex 12.51;
Nu 14.29,30. Don't forget what happened to those people the Lord rescued from Egypt. Some of them did not have faith, and he later destroyed them. 6You also know about the angels#6 angels: This may refer to the angels who liked the women on earth so much that they came down and married them (see Genesis 6.2). who didn't do their work and left their proper places. God chained them with everlasting chains and is now keeping them in dark pits until the great day of judgment. 7#Gn 19.1-24. We should also be warned by what happened to the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah#7 Sodom and Gomorrah: During the time of Abraham the Lord destroyed these cities because the people there were so evil. and the nearby towns. Their people became immoral and committed all sorts of sexual sins. Then God made an example of them and punished them with eternal fire.
8The people I am talking about are behaving just like those dreamers who destroyed their own bodies. They reject all authority and insult angels. 9#Dn 10.13,21; 12.1; Rev 12.7; Dt 34.6; Zec 3.2. Even Michael, the chief angel, didn't dare to insult the devil, when the two of them were arguing about the body of Moses.#9 Michael … the body of Moses: This refers to what was said in an ancient Jewish book about Moses. All Michael said was, “The Lord will punish you!”
10But these people insult powers they don't know anything about. They are like senseless animals that end up getting destroyed, because they live only by their feelings. 11#Gn 4.3-8; Nu 22.1-35; Nu 16.1-35. Now they are in for real trouble. They have followed Cain's example#11 Cain's example: Cain murdered his brother Abel. and have made the same mistake that Balaam#11 Balaam: According to the biblical account, Balaam refused to curse the people of Israel for profit (see Numbers 22.18; 24.13), though he led them to be unfaithful to the Lord (see Numbers 25.1-3; 31.16). But by New Testament times, some Jewish teachers taught that Balaam was greedy and did accept money to curse them. did by caring only for money. They have also rebelled against God, just as Korah did.#11 just as Korah did: Together with Dathan and Abiram, Korah led a rebellion against Moses and Aaron (see Numbers 16.1-35; 26.9,10). Because of all this, they will be destroyed.
12These people are filthy minded, and by their shameful and selfish actions they spoil the meals you eat together. They are like clouds blown along by the wind, but never bringing any rain. They are like leafless trees, uprooted and dead, and unable to produce fruit. 13Their shameful deeds show up like foam on wild ocean waves. They are like wandering stars forever doomed to the darkest pits of hell.
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Gn 5.18,21-24. Enoch was the seventh person after Adam, and he was talking about these people when he said:
Look! The Lord is coming with thousands and thousands of holy angels 15to judge everyone. He will punish all those ungodly people for all the evil things they have done. The Lord will surely punish those ungodly sinners for every evil thing they have ever said about him.
16These people grumble and complain and live by their own selfish desires. They brag about themselves and flatter others to get what they want.
More Warnings
17My dear friends, remember the warning you were given by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. 18#2 P 3.3. They told you that near the end of time, selfish and godless people would start making fun of God. 19And now these people are already making you turn against each other. They think only about this life, and they don't have God's Spirit.
20Dear friends, keep building on the foundation of your most holy faith, as the Holy Spirit helps you to pray. 21And keep in step with God's love, as you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to show how kind he is by giving you eternal life. 22Be helpful to#22 Be helpful to: Some manuscripts have “Correct.” all who may have doubts. 23Rescue any who need to be saved, as you would rescue someone from a fire. Then with fear in your own hearts, have mercy on everyone who needs it. But hate even the clothes of those who have been made dirty by their filthy deeds.
Final Prayer
24-25Offer praise to God our Savior because of our Lord Jesus Christ! Only God can keep you from falling and make you pure and joyful in his glorious presence. Before time began and now and forever, God is worthy of glory, honor, power, and authority. Amen.
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