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1 1Greetings from Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James. To all
those people who have been called by God. God the Father loves you, and you have
been kept safe in Jesus Christ. 2All mercy, peace, and love be yours.
God Will Punish People Who Do Wrong
3Dear friends, I wanted very much to write to you about the salvation we all share
together. But I felt the need to write to you about something else: I want to encourage
you to fight hard for the faith that God gave his holy people.* God gave this faith
once, and it is good for all time. 4Some people have secretly entered your group.
These people have already been judged guilty for the things they are doing. Long
ago [the prophets*] wrote about these people. These people are against God. They
have used the grace (kindness) of our God in the wrong way--to do sinful things.
These people refuse to accept Jesus Christ, our only Master and Lord. 5I want to
help you remember some things that you already know: Remember that the Lord saved
his people by bringing them out of the land of Egypt. But later the Lord destroyed
all those people who did not believe. 6And remember the angels who had power but
did not keep it. They left their own home. So the Lord has kept these angels in
darkness. They are bound with everlasting chains. He has kept them to be judged
on the great day. 7Also, remember the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah* and the other
towns around them. They are the same as those angels. Those towns were full of sexual
sin and wrong doing. They suffer the punishment of eternal fire. Their punishment
is an example [for us to see]. 8It is the same way with these people [who have entered
your group]. They are guided by dreams. They make themselves dirty with sin. They
reject [God's] authority (rule) and say bad things against the glorious [angels].*
9Not even the archangel* Michael did this. Michael argued with the devil about who
would have the body of Moses. But Michael did not dare to condemn the devil with
criticizing words. But Michael said, "The Lord punish you." 10But these people
criticize things they don't understand. They do understand some things. But they
understand these things not by thinking, but by feeling, the way dumb animals understand
things. And these are the things that destroy them. 11It will be bad for them. These
people have followed the way that Cain* went. To make money, they have given themselves
to following the wrong way that Balaam went. These people have fought against [God]
like Korah did. And like Korah, they will be destroyed. 12These people are like
dirty spots in the special meals you share together. They eat with you and have
no fear. They take care of only themselves. They are clouds without rain. The wind
blows them around. They are trees that have no fruit when it is time and are pulled
out of the ground. So they are dead two times. 13They are like wild waves in the
sea. The waves make foam. These people do shameful things like the waves make foam.
These people are like stars that wander in the sky. [A place in] the blackest darkness
has been kept for those people forever. 14Enoch, the seventh descendant* from Adam,
said this about these people: "Look, the Lord is coming with thousands and thousands
of his holy angels. 15The Lord will judge every person. The Lord is coming to judge
all people and to punish all people who are against God. He will punish these people
for all the evil things they have done against God. And God will punish these sinners
who are against God. He will punish them for all the bad things they have said against
God." 16These people always complain and find wrong [in other people]. They always
do the [evil] things they want to do. They boast about themselves. The only reason
they say good things about other people is to get what they want.
A Warning and Things to Do
17Dear friends, remember what the apostles* of our Lord Jesus Christ said before.
18The apostles said to you, "In the last times there will be people who laugh [about
God]." These people do only the things they want to do--things that are against
God. 19These are the people who divide you. These people do only what their sinful
selves want. They don't have the Spirit.* 20But, dear friends, use your most holy
faith to build yourselves up strong. Pray with the Holy Spirit.* 21Keep yourselves
in God's love. Wait for the Lord Jesus Christ with his mercy to give you life forever.
22Help the people that have doubts. 23You need to save some people. You will be
pulling them out of the fire. But be careful when you want to help other people
[that are sinners]. Hate even their clothes that are dirty from sin.
Praise God
24He (God) is strong and can help you not to fall. He can bring you before his glory
without any wrong in you and give you great joy. 25He is the only God. He is the
One who saves us. To him be glory, greatness, power, and authority through Jesus
Christ our Lord for all time past, now, and forever. Amen.
Footnotes: holypeople God's people are called holy because they are made pure through
Christ, and they belong only to God. prophets People that spoke for God. Sometimes
prophets told things that would happen in the future. Sodom and Gomorrah Cities
God destroyed to punish the evil people that lived there. theglorious{angels} Literally,
"the glories" or "the glorious ones." archangel The leader among God's angels or
messengers. Cain The son of Adam and Eve who killed his brother Abel (Gen. 4:1-16).
descendant Someone born into the family of a person after that person dies. apostles
The men Jesus chose to be his special helpers. Spirit, HolySpirit Also called the
Spirit of God, the Spirit of Christ, and the Comforter. Joined with God and Christ,
he does God's work among people in the world.
"Taken from the HOLY BIBLE: EASY-TO-READ VERSION © 2001 by World Bible Translation
Center, Inc. and used by permission."
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