LETTER

OF

JUDAS

UDAS, a servant of Jesus Christ, (and brother of James,") to those who are beloved in God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ-the called ones: Mercy, and peace, and love, be multiplied to you.

BELOVED, while taking all pains to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it was necessary to write to you, exhorting you to strive earnestly for the Faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. For certain men have come in stealthily, (who were designated of old for this condemnation,) ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into profligacy, and disown the only Master® even our Lord Jesus Christ.

Now I wish to remind you, (though ye knew it all before,) that the Lord, having rescued a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who were unbelieving. And angels who kept not their high station, but left their proper dwelling-place, he hath kept in the prison of the underworld, under darkness, for the judgment of the great day. Just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, in a similar manner with these, having given them(1-7.)

Or, Judah.

b Gr., Jacobus, Jacob. d Or, favor, kindness.

Or, by.

• Gr., Despot.

selves up to unchastity, and going after flesh of a different nature, are presented as an example, suffering punishment by eternal fire.

Nevertheless, these dreamers also, in a similar manner, not only defile the body, but disregard authority, and speak evil of dignities." Yet Michael the Archangel, when disputing with the Devil he argued concerning the body of Moses, did not undertake to impose a sentence upon him for evil-speaking, but said, “The Lord reprove thee." But these men speak evil of things of which they know nothing; and such things as they know naturally, like irrational animals, in these they corrupt themselves.

Wo to them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and have rushed on in the wrong path of Balaam for wages, and have destroyed themselves by the rebellion of Korah. These are sharp rocks in your love-feasts when they feast with you, fearlessly pasturing themselves; waterless clouds driven along by winds; leafless and fruitless trees, twice dead, uprooted; untamed waves of the sea, foaming with their shameful deeds; wandering stars, for whom hath been reserved the gloom of the darkness forever.

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And Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied to such, saying: "Behold, the Lord hath come with his holy myriads, to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the ungodly concerning all their deeds of ungodliness which they have committed, and concerning all the hard things which they have spoken against him — sinful men! ungodly!"

These are murmurers, complainers, living in accordance with their own evil desires: their mouth speaketh pompous things; and they regard persons for the sake of advantage.

But, beloved, remember the words that have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ: that they said to you, "In the latter time there will be scoffer, living in accordance with their own evil and ungodly desires." Such are they who cause divisions, animal, not possessing the Spirit.

But do ye, beloved, building up yourselves in your most holy (8-20.)

Or, reputations.

b Gr., contradiction.

Tens of thousands.

faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto Life Eternal.

Also, convince some who are in doubt, and save them, snatching them from the fire." Have mercy upon others with fear, hating even the garment defiled by the flesh.

Now to him who hath power to keep you from stumbling, and to set you faultless in the presence of his glory, with exultation,- to God alone, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord,- are glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before every age, and now, and unto all the ages: Amen.

a Or, with holy spirit.

(21-25.)

b The Greek of this passage is very uncertain.

REVELATION

OF

JOHN

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REVELATION of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to

show to his servants things which must soon come to pass: and he sent and declared it by his messenger to his servant John, who hath been a witness to the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ- whatever he saw. Blessed is he that understandeth, and those who listen to the words of the prophecy, and attend to what is written therein; for the time is near.

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JOHN to the seven churches that are in Asia: Joy to you, and peace, from Him who is and who was and who shall be; and from the seven spirits which are before his throne; and from Jesus Christ, the trustworthy Witness, the first-born of the dead, and the ruler d of the kings of the earth. To him who loved us, and freed us from our sins by his blood, and hath made us to be a kingdom, as priests to God even his Father, unto the ages: Amen.

to him be the glory and the dominion

Behold, he cometh with the clouds; and every eye shall see him, even those who pierced him; and all the tribes of the earth shall lament because of him.