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{I}1_{/}Jude, servant of 
Jesus Christ and brother 
of James, to those called 
to the faith, beloved by 
God the Father and kept 
in Christ Jesus.
{I}2_{/}May mercy, peace 
and love abound in you. 
{I}3_{/} Most beloved, I 
had wanted to write to 
you about the salvation 
we all share, but now I 
feel I must urge you to 
fight for the faith God 
has given once for all to 
the saints.
{I}4_{/}Some individuals 
have slipped into your 
midst, godless people 
already condemned. They 
make use of the grace of 
our God as a license for 
immorality and deny our 
only Master and Lord 
Jesus Christ.
{I}5_{/}Although you may 
be aware of it, I wish to 
remind you that the Lord 
saved his people from the 
land of Egypt, but later 
delivered to death those 
who did not believe. 
{I}6_{/}He did the same 
with the angels who did 
not keep their rank but 
abandoned their dwelling 
places. God enclosed them 
in eternal prisons, in 
the pit of darkness until 
the great day of 
Judgment. {I}7_{/}Sodom 
and Gomorrah and the 
surrounding cities who 
prostituted themselves 
and were lured into 
unnatural unions are also 
a warning of the 
punishment of eternal 
fire. {I}8_{/}In spite of 
all this, these people 
now do the same: in their 
ravings, they debase 
their bodies, scorn the 
celestial authorities, 
blaspheme against the 
angels.
{I}9_{/}When the 
archangel Michael fought 
against the devil and 
disputed about the body 
of Moses, he did not dare 
insult him, but simply 
said, "May the Lord 
rebuke you!" {I}10_{/}Not 
so these people, they 
insult and scorn what 
they cannot understand; 
what they know by 
instinct like animals, 
they use for their 
corruption. {I}11_{/}Woe 
to them! They follow the 
footsteps of Cain and 
like Balaam go astray 
because of money: they 
will finally perish like 
the rebellious Korah. 
{I}12_{/}When you 
celebrate your love-
meals, they spoil 
everything, coming only 
for the food and 
shamelessly seeing to 
their own needs. They are 
like clouds carried along 
by the wind which never 
bring rain, like trees 
without fruit at the end 
of autumn, twice dead 
when uprooted. 
{I}13_{/}The scum of 
their vices are splashed 
like foam on the rough 
waves of the sea, they 
are like shooting stars 
which the thick darkness 
engulfs for ever. 
{I}14_{/}The patriach 
Enoch, the seventh after 
Adam, said these words 
about them: The Lord 
comes with thousands of 
angels {I}15_{/}to judge 
everyone and call the 
wicked to account for all 
the evil deeds they 
committed; he will punish 
all the injurious words 
the impious sinners 
uttered against him. 
{I}16_{/}All these are 
discontented who curse 
their lot and follow 
their passions. Their 
mouth is full of arrogant 
words, and they flatter 
people for their own 
interest.
{I}17_{/}But, most 
beloved, remember what 
the apostles of Christ 
Jesus, our Lord, 
announced to you. 
{I}18_{/}They said to 
you, "At the end of time, 
there will be scoffers 
led by their desires 
which are those of 
godless people." 
{I}19_{/}Actually, these 
people are those who 
cause divisions, they are 
worldly people and do not 
have the Holy Spirit.
{I}20_{/}But, dearly 
beloved, build your life 
on the foundation of your 
most holy faith, praying 
in the Holy Spirit. 
{I}21_{/}Remain firm in 
the love of God, 
welcoming the mercy of 
Jesus Christ, our Lord, 
which leads to eternal 
life.
{I}22_{/}Try to convince 
those who doubt; 
{I}23_{/}others you will 
save, snatching them from 
condemnation. Treat the 
others with compassion 
but also with prudence, 
shunning even the clothes 
which touched their body.
{I}24_{/}To the one God 
who is able to keep you 
from all sin and bring 
you happy and without 
blemish before his own 
Glory, {I}25_{/}to the 
one God who saves us 
through Jesus Christ, our 
Lord, to him be glory, 
honor, might and power, 
from past ages, now and 
forever. Amen.

