Jude 1-4

Greeting

1Jude, a servant
Or slave (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
of Jesus Christ and brother of James,

bTo those who are called, cbeloved in God the Father and dkept for
Or by
Jesus Christ:

2May fmercy, gpeace, and love be multiplied to you.

Judgment on False Teachers

3Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our hcommon salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you ito contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. 4For jcertain people khave crept in unnoticed lwho long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert mthe grace of our God into sensuality and ndeny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

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