15 to execute judgment on all
and to convict them[a]
of all their ungodly(A) acts
that they have done in an ungodly way,
and of all the harsh things ungodly sinners
have said against Him.

16 These people are discontented grumblers, walking according to their desires;(B) their mouths utter arrogant words, flattering(C) people for their own advantage.

17 But you, dear friends, remember what was predicted by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;

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Footnotes

  1. Jude 1:15 Lit convict all

15 to judge(A) everyone, and to convict all of them of all the ungodly acts they have committed in their ungodliness, and of all the defiant words ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”[a](B) 16 These people are grumblers(C) and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires;(D) they boast(E) about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage.

A Call to Persevere

17 But, dear friends, remember what the apostles(F) of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Jude 1:15 From the Jewish First Book of Enoch (approximately the first century b.c.)