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The Catholic Epistle of St. Jude the Apostle
chapter 1
1
Jude,
the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James: to them that are beloved in
God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called.
2 Mercy unto you, and peace, and charity be fulfilled.
3 Dearly beloved, taking all care to write unto you
concerning your common salvation, I was under a necessity to write unto you: to
beseech you to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints.
4 For certain men are secretly entered in, (who were
written of long ago unto this judgment,) ungodly men, turning the grace of our
Lord God into riotousness, and denying the only sovereign Ruler, and our Lord
Jesus Christ.
5 I will therefore admonish you, though ye once knew
all things, that Jesus, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, did
afterwards destroy them that believed not:
6 And the angels who kept not their principality, but
forsook their own habitation, he hath reserved under darkness in everlasting
chains, unto the judgment of the great day.
7 As Sodom and Gomorrha, and the neighbouring cities,
in like manner, having given themselves to fornication, and going after other
flesh, were made an example, suffering the punishment of eternal fire.
8 In like manner these men also defile the flesh, and
despise dominion, and blaspheme majesty.
9 When Michael the archangel, disputing with the devil,
contended about the body of Moses, he durst not bring against him the judgment
of railing speech, but said: The Lord command thee.
10 But these men blaspheme whatever things they know
not: and what things soever they naturally know, like dumb beasts, in these
they are corrupted.
11 Woe unto them, for they have gone in the way of
Cain: and after the error of Balaam they have for reward poured out themselves,
and have perished in the contradiction of Core.
12 These are spots in their banquets, feasting together
without fear, feeding themselves, clouds without water, which are carried about
by winds, trees of the autumn, unfruitful, twice dead, plucked up by the roots,
13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own
confusion; wandering stars, to whom the storm of darkness is reserved for ever.
14 Now of these Enoch also, the seventh from Adam,
prophesied, saying: Behold, the Lord cometh with thousands of his saints,
15 To execute judgment upon all, and to reprove all the
ungodly for all the works of their ungodliness, whereby they have done ungodly,
and of all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against God.
16 These are murmurers, full of complaints, walking
according to their own desires, and their mouth speaketh proud things, admiring
persons for gain's sake.
17 But you, my dearly beloved, be mindful of the words
which have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,
18 Who told you, that in the last time there should
come mockers, walking according to their own desires in ungodlinesses.
19 These are they, who separate themselves, sensual
men, having not the Spirit.
20 But you, my beloved, building yourselves upon you
most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the
mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, unto life everlasting.
22 And some indeed reprove, being judged:
23 But others save, pulling them out of the fire. And
on others have mercy, in fear, hating also the spotted garment which is carnal.
24 Now to him who is able to preserve you without sin,
and to present you spotless before the presence of his glory with exceeding
joy, in the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,
25 To the only God our Saviour through Jesus Christ our
Lord, be glory and magnificence, empire and power, before all ages, and now,
and for all ages of ages. Amen.
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