| New King James Version | King James Bible |
| 1Jude, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, To those who are called, sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ: | 1Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called: |
| 2Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. | 2Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied. |
| 3Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints. | 3Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. |
| 4For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were marked out for this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into lewdness and deny the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ. | 4For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| 5But I want to remind you, though you once knew this, that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe. | 5I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not. |
| 6And the angels who did not keep their proper domain, but left their own abode, He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day; | 6And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. |
| 7as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. | 7Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. |
| 8Likewise also these dreamers defile the flesh, reject authority, and speak evil of dignitaries. | 8Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities. |
| 9Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!” | 9Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee. |
| 10But these speak evil of whatever they do not know; and whatever they know naturally, like brute beasts, in these things they corrupt themselves. | 10But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves. |
| 11Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished in the rebellion of Korah. | 11Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. |
| 12These are spots in your love feasts, while they feast with you without fear, serving only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried about by the winds; late autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the roots; | 12These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots; |
| 13raging waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars for whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever. | 13Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever. |
| 14Now Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men also, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints, | 14And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, |
| 15to execute judgment on all, to convict all who are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have committed in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.” | 15To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him. |
| 16These are grumblers, complainers, walking according to their own lusts; and they mouth great swelling words, flattering people to gain advantage. | 16These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage. |
| 17But you, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ: | 17But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; |
| 18how they told you that there would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their own ungodly lusts. | 18How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts. |
| 19These are sensual persons, who cause divisions, not having the Spirit. | 19These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit. |
| 20But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, | 20But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, |
| 21keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. | 21Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. |
| 22And on some have compassion, making a distinction; | 22And of some have compassion, making a difference: |
| 23but others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire, hating even the garment defiled by the flesh. | 23And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh. |
| 24Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, | 24Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, |
| 25To God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever. Amen. | 25To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. |
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