- 1Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:
- 2Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.
- 3Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.
- 4For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
- 5I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.
- 6And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
- 7Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
- 8Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.
- 9Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
- 10But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.
- 11Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
- 12These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
- 13Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.
- 14And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
- 15To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
- 16These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.
- 17But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
- 18How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.
- 19These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.
- 20But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
- 21Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
- 22And of some have compassion, making a difference:
- 23And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.
- 24Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
- 25To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.
KING JAMES VERSION
JUDE 1
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CHAPTER VISUAL
Jude 1 — Believers contend for the faith, discern corrupt intruders, build one another up, show mercy, and trust God to keep them from falling.
About this illustration
Storm clouds, a dead tree, raging waves, fading stars, firm stone, and a restrained rescue combine Jude’s warnings and exhortations. Michael, fallen angels, and earlier judgments remain spoken examples rather than crowded literal scenes.
Scripture basis: Jude 1:1–25King James Version · Standardized 1769 text with Strong’s numbering · Public domain outside the United Kingdom
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Related 1 Enoch Passages
These links distinguish direct quotation, explicit retelling, strong literary parallel, and broader shared tradition. A parallel does not by itself prove direct dependence.
Jude names Enoch and reproduces the oracle of the Lord coming with myriads of holy ones to judge the ungodly. This is the clearest direct New Testament use of 1 Enoch.
Angels abandon their appointed heavenly station, descend, and incur judgment.
The offending angels or stars are confined in darkness until the great judgment.
Jude’s wandering stars reserved for deepest darkness resemble Enoch’s disobedient stars imprisoned in a dark abyss.
Archaeological Evidence
ARCHAEOLOGY EVIDENCEManuscript
3rd–4th Century
Papyrus P78: Jude 1:4 in a Greek Witness
P.Oxy. 2684, Gregory-Aland P78, is a third- or fourth-century broken papyrus bifolium preserving Jude 4–5 and 7–8 in an unusual miniature format.
Jude 1:4–5 · Jude 1:7–8
ARCHAEOLOGY EVIDENCEManuscript
sixth–seventh century AD, usually assigned to the seventh (palaeographic estimate)
Papyrus P74: Bodmer XVII Acts and Catholic Epistles
Papyrus Bodmer XVII, Gregory-Aland P74, is a seventh-century Greek papyrus codex preserving almost all of Acts and important fragments of James, Peter, John, and Jude.
Acts 1:2–11 · Acts 2:2–47 · Acts 9:17–22
ARCHAEOLOGY EVIDENCEManuscript
Late third to early second century BC; commonly circa 200–150 BC
4Q201: The Aramaic Enoch Scroll from Qumran Cave 4
Fragments of 4Q201 preserve part of 1 Enoch in Aramaic, including the descent of the Watchers, providing a physical Second Temple-period witness to traditions previously known chiefly through later translations.
Genesis 5:21–24 · Genesis 6:1–4 · Deuteronomy 33:1–2
ARCHAEOLOGY EVIDENCEManuscript
Fourth century AD; some catalog descriptions allow the early fifth century
Chester Beatty XII: The Last Chapters of 1 Enoch in Greek
A fourth-century papyrus codex split between Dublin and Michigan preserves 1 Enoch 97:6–107:3 in Greek, documenting late-antique transmission of the Epistle and Noah traditions.
Genesis 5:21–24 · Genesis 5:28–32 · Genesis 6:5–8
ARCHAEOLOGY EVIDENCEManuscript
Late sixth century AD for the 1 Enoch hands; the final added leaf may be seventh century
Codex Panopolitanus: The Akhmim Greek Book of the Watchers
A late-sixth-century parchment codex from Egypt preserves 1 Enoch 1:1–32:6 in Greek, plus a duplicated passage from 19:3–21:9, alongside early Christian apocalyptic works.
Genesis 5:21–24 · Genesis 6:1–4 · Jude 1:14–15
ARCHAEOLOGY EVIDENCEManuscript
Approximately AD 1500–1525, dated palaeographically
British Library Or 485: A Complete Geʽez Witness to 1 Enoch
A Geʽez manuscript copied about 1500–1525 preserves the complete Ethiopic Book of Enoch on folios 102r–190r and documents the tradition through which the whole work survived.
Genesis 5:21–24 · Genesis 5:28–32 · Genesis 6:1–9
Prophecy Events
PROPHECY EVENTYet to come
Jude 1:14–15Enoch’s Prophecy: The Lord Comes with His Holy Myriads
1 Enoch opens with the Lord coming with myriads of holy ones to judge the ungodly—the oracle Jude explicitly attributes to Enoch.
Judgment1 EnochJudeholy onesSecond Coming
PROPHECY EVENTYet to come
Jude 1:6 · 2 Peter 2:4Final Judgment of the Watchers and Corrupt Shepherds
Enoch foresees rebellious heavenly powers bound for judgment and corrupt shepherds arraigned before the Lord’s throne.
Judgment1 EnochWatcherscorrupt shepherdsfallen angels
Sermons
The Garden and the Deceiver
Pastor Dean Odle uses the Garden of Eden to warn that the deceiver’s oldest lie still promises that sin carries no final consequence. Moving through Genesis 3, Titus 2, Hebrews 10, Jude, and other passages, he argues that salvation is God’s unearned gift while believers remain responsible to obey Christ, reject habitual sin, and continue in sound doctrine. He contrasts the Spirit’s transforming grace with teachings that excuse lawlessness, addresses contemporary religious deception and disputed end-times claims, and urges listeners to stay in Scripture, prayer, humility, and fellowship with Jesus. The message closes with a call to step away from the tree of sin, repent when one falls, and keep choosing Christ to the end.
Doctrine and DiscernmentChristian LivingApostasy and Deception
View sermon Love of the Father
In “Love of the Father,” Pastor Dean Odle uses 1 John 2:15-17 to ask a searching question: not merely whether God loves us, but whether we love the Father enough to surrender our own will. Beginning with worship and reflections on fatherhood, he contrasts the Father’s faithfulness with the world’s lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, and pride of life. He argues that Christian identity must be expressed through an ongoing life of obedience, not a profession of faith detached from following Christ.
Doctrine and DiscernmentChristian LivingApostasy and DeceptionSpiritual Warfare
View sermon The Book of Enoch (Part 4)
In The Book of Enoch (Part 4), Pastor Dean Odle presents Enoch’s visions as an ancient prophetic witness to Jesus Christ—the Elect One, Righteous One, Son of Man, and Anointed One. He compares passages from 1 Enoch 39–62 with Genesis, Hebrews, Isaiah, the Gospels, Paul’s letters, and Revelation. Odle argues that Enoch anticipates Christ’s preexistence, wisdom, saving name, resurrection of the righteous, heavenly dwellings, the defeat of Satan, the judgment of rulers, and the final separation of the righteous from the wicked.
Bible ProphecyChrist AloneApostasy and DeceptionDoctrine and Discernment
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Music
Afterward Destroyed
A serious cinematic release directing listeners back to the warning preserved in Jude.
As in the Days of Noah
A Scripture-dense warning from the days of Noah: ordinary life, deepening corruption, rejected warnings, certain judgment, and saving grace. The song calls listeners to test every claim by God's Word and take refuge in Jesus Christ while the door remains open.
Leave the Tree Alone
A forceful Christian hip-hop warning rooted in Eden’s forbidden tree: reject the serpent’s lie that sin is safe, receive salvation as God’s gift, and walk in repentance, obedience, and the Spirit rather than turning grace into permission to rebel.
Ancient Witness
A Scripture-driven warning that follows Enoch, Noah, the judgment of the old world, and the promised return of Jesus Christ—calling listeners to test every supernatural claim by the written Word and walk faithfully with God.