12 These are the ones who are [a]hidden reefs (A)in your love feasts when they feast with you (B)without fear, like shepherds caring only for themselves; (C)clouds without water, (D)carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, [b]doubly dead, (E)uprooted; 13 (F)wild waves of the sea, churning up (G)their own shameful deeds like dirty foam; wandering stars, (H)for whom the [c]gloom of darkness has been reserved forever.

14 It was also about these people that (I)Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied, saying, “(J)Behold, the Lord has come with [d]many thousands of His holy ones, 15 (K)to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their ungodly deeds which they have done in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which (L)ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.” 16 These are (M)grumblers, finding fault, (N)following after their own lusts; [e]they speak (O)arrogantly, flattering people (P)for the sake of gaining an advantage.

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  1. Jude 1:12 Or stains
  2. Jude 1:12 Lit twice
  3. Jude 1:13 Or netherworld gloom
  4. Jude 1:14 Lit His holy ten thousands
  5. Jude 1:16 Lit their mouth speaks

12 These people are blemishes at your love feasts,(A) eating with you without the slightest qualm—shepherds who feed only themselves.(B) They are clouds without rain,(C) blown along by the wind;(D) autumn trees, without fruit and uprooted(E)—twice dead. 13 They are wild waves of the sea,(F) foaming up their shame;(G) wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.(H)

14 Enoch,(I) the seventh from Adam, prophesied about them: “See, the Lord is coming(J) with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones(K) 15 to judge(L) 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](M) 16 These people are grumblers(N) and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires;(O) they boast(P) about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage.

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