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AddressFrom Jude, servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James; to those who are Ica lled, to those who are dear to" Go d the Fa ther and kep t safe for Jesus Christ,wishing you all mercy and peace and love.

The reason for this letterMy dea r friends, at a time when I was eagerly looking forward to writing toyou about the salvation that we all share, b I have been forced' to writ e to younow and appealt o you to fight hard for the fai th which has been once and for allent ru st ed to the saints. Cer ta in people have infiltrated among you, and they 4are the ones you had a warning abo ut , in writing, long ago, when they were

condemned- for denyinga ll religion, turning the grace of our God into immorality ,and rejecting our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.'The false teachers: the certainty of their punishment

I sho u ld like to remind you-though you have already learn t i t once and forallf-how the Lord" rescued the na tio n fro m Egypt, but afterwards he sti lldestroyed the men who did not trust him. Next let me remind you of the angelswho had supreme authority but did not keep it and left their appointed sphere;he has kept them down in the dar k, in spiritual chains, to be judgedon the greatday . -T he fornication of Sodom and Gomorrah and the other nearby towns was 7equally unnatu ra l, ' and it is a warning to us that they are paying for their crimesin eternal fire.

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