CONTEND FOR THE FAITH

 

Jude, a Servant of Jesus Christ,

And a brother of James.

To Those Who have been Called,

Who are Loved in God the Father

AND KEPT FOR JESUS CHRIST.

2 Mercy, Peace and Love

Be Yours in Abundance.

3 Dear Friends,

Although I was eager to write to You

About the Salvation We Share,

I Felt Compelled to write

And Urge You

TO CONTEND FOR THE FAITH

That was Once For All Entrusted

To God’s Holy People.

4 For Certain Individuals

Whose Condemnation

Was written about long ago

Have Secretly Slipped in Among You.

THEY ARE UNGODLY PEOPLE,

Who Pervert the Grace of our God

Into License for Immorality

And Deny Jesus Christ

Our Only Sovereign and Lord.

5 Though you Already Know All This,

I want to Remind you

That the Lord at One Time

Delivered His People Out of Egypt,

But later Destroyed Those

Who did not Believe.

6 And the Angles

Who Did Not Keep Positions of Authority,

But Abandoned their Proper Dwelling--

These He has Kept in Darkness,

BOUND WITH EVERLASTING CHAINS

FOR JUDGMENT ON THE GREAT DAY.

7 In a Similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah

And the Surrounding Towns

Gave Themselves

Up to Sexual Immorality and Perversion.

THEY SERVE AS AN EXAMPLE

OF THOSE WHO SUFFER THE PUNISHMENT

OF ETERNAL FIRE.

(Jude 1-7, NIV)