1 Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ and brother of James, to those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept safe for Jesus Christ:
2 may mercy, peace, and love be yours in abundance.
3 Beloved, although I was making every effort to write to you about our common salvation, I now feel a need to write to encourage you to contend for the faith that was once for all handed down to the holy ones.
4 For there have been some intruders, who long ago were designated for this condemnation, godless persons, who pervert the grace of our God into licentiousness and who deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
5 I wish to remind you, although you know all things, that (the) Lord who once saved a people from the land of Egypt later destroyed those who did not believe.
6 The angels too, who did not keep to their own domain but deserted their proper dwelling, he has kept in eternal chains, in gloom, for the judgment of the great day.
7 Likewise, Sodom, Gomorrah, and the surrounding towns, which, in the same manner as they, indulged in sexual promiscuity and practiced unnatural vice, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.
8 Similarly, these dreamers nevertheless also defile the flesh, scorn lordship, and revile glorious beings.
9 Yet the archangel Michael, when he argued with the devil in a dispute over the body of Moses, did not venture to pronounce a reviling judgment upon him but said, "May the Lord rebuke you!"
10 But these people revile what they do not understand and are destroyed by what they know by nature like irrational animals.
11 Woe to them! They followed the way of Cain, abandoned themselves to Balaam's error for the sake of gain, and perished in the rebellion of Korah.
12 These are blemishes on your love feasts, as they carouse fearlessly and look after themselves. They are waterless clouds blown about by winds, fruitless trees in late autumn, twice dead and uprooted.
13 They are like wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shameless deeds, wandering stars for whom the gloom of darkness has been reserved forever.
14 Enoch, of the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied also about them when he said, "Behold, the Lord has come with his countless holy ones
15 to execute judgment on all and to convict everyone for all the godless deeds that they committed and for all the harsh words godless sinners have uttered against him."
16 These people are complainers, disgruntled ones who live by their desires; their mouths utter bombast as they fawn over people to gain advantage.
17 But you, beloved, remember the words spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,
18 for they told you, "In (the) last time there will be scoffers who will live according to their own godless desires."
19 These are the ones who cause divisions; they live on the natural plane, devoid of the Spirit.
20 But you, beloved, build yourselves up in your most holy faith; pray in the holy Spirit.
21 Keep yourselves in the love of God and wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life.
22 On those who waver, have mercy;
23 save others by snatching them out of the fire; on others have mercy with fear, abhorring even the outer garment stained by the flesh.
24 To the one who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished and exultant, in the presence of his glory,
25 to the only God, our savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord be glory, majesty, power, and authority from ages past, now, and for ages to come. Amen.
Versículos relacionados com Jude, 1:
They are Judas 1 deals mainly on the need to defend the Christian faith against false teachings and false masters who were infiltrated in the Christian community. It is emphasized the danger of these people who distort the truth and corrupt the faith of believers. Below are five verses of the Bible that deal with topics related to the book of St. Judas:
2 Peter 2:1: "However, false prophets have emerged among the people, as they will also emerge among you false masters, which will introduce destructive heresies to the point of renegade the sovereign Lord who rescued them, bringing upon themselves Sudden destruction. " This verse talks about the emergence of false teachers and prophets, as described in St. Judas 1, who introduce heresies that may corrupt the faith of believers.
1 John 4:1: "Beloved, do not believe to every Spirit, but prove whether the spirits come from God; for many false prophets have come out through the world." This verse urges Christians to carefully examine the doctrines that are presented to them and to test the spirits to avoid being deceived by false prophets.
Matthew 7:15: "Beware of the false prophets, who are presented to you in disguise in sheep, but inside they are stole wolves." This verse warns believers to be aware of false prophets, who may seem harmless, but are actually disguised to deceive them.
1 Timothy 4:1: "The Holy Spirit expressly states that in recent times, some will bet on faith, as they obey deceiving spirits and the teachings of demons." This verse warns of the possibility of some abandoning faith because of false doctrines and misleading teachings.
2 Corinthians 11:13-15: "For such false apostles are fraudulent workers, transfiguring himself into apostles of Christ. And it is not admired, because Satan himself transfigures himself into the angel of light. their own ministers transfigure themselves into ministers of justice; and their end will be according to their works. " This verse describes the false apostles and ministers who disguise it as justice workers, but they are actually fraudulent and follow the teachings of Satan.
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