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Jude 1:1-11 (CSB) Jude 1:1-11 (NASB) Jude 1:1-11 (ESV) Jude
(Base Translation)
1 Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ 1 Jude, a bond-servant of Jesus 1 Jude, a servant of Jesus
1
This letter i
and a brother of James: to those
who are the called, loved by Christ and brother of James,
to those who are the called, Christ and brother of James,
to those who are Jesus Christ
am writing t
God the Father and kept for beloved in God the Father, called, beloved in God the called by Go
Jesus Christ. 2 May mercy, and kept for Jesus Christ: 2 May Father and kept for Jesus you and kee
peace, and love be multiplied to mercy, peace, and love be Christ: 2 May mercy, peace, Jesus Christ.
you.
Jude’s Purpose in Writing
multiplied to you. 3 Beloved,
while I was making every effort
to write you about our common
and love be multiplied to you.
Judgment on False Teachers
more and m
love.
salvation, I felt the necessity to The Danger
3 Dear friends, although I was write to you appealing that 3 Beloved, although I was
eager to write you about the you contend earnestly for the very eager to write to you
3
Dear friend
salvation we share, I found it faith that was once for about our common salvation, planning to
necessary to write, appealing to all time handed down I found it necessary to write salvation we
you to contend for the faith that to the saints. 4 For certain appealing to you to contend find that I m
was delivered to the saints once people have crept in unnoticed, for the faith that was once for something e
for all. 4 For some people, who those who were long all delivered to the the faith that
were designated for this beforehand marked out for this saints. 4 For certain for all time t
judgment long ago, have come
in by stealth; they are
ungodly, turning the grace of
our God into sensuality and
condemnation, ungodly persons
who turn the grace of our God
into indecent behavior and deny
our only Master and Lord, Jesus
people have crept in
unnoticed who long ago were
designated for this
condemnation, ungodly
this because
have worme
churches, sa
marvelous g
denying Jesus Christ, our only Christ. 5 Now I want to remind people, who pervert the grace immoral live
Master and Lord. you, though you know
everything once and for all, of our God into sensuality
and deny our only Master and such people
for they hav
Apostates: Past and Present that the Lord, after saving a Lord, Jesus Christ. 5 Now I and Lord, Je
5 Now I want to remind you,
although you came to know all
people out of the land of
Egypt, subsequently destroyed
those who did not
believe. 6 And angels who did
want to remind you, although
you once fully knew it,
that Jesus, who saved a
people out of the land of
5
So I want t
you already
these things once and for all, not keep their own domain but Egypt, afterward destroyed Jesus first re
that Jesus saved a people out of
Egypt and later destroyed those abandoned their proper
dwelling place, these He those who did not
believe. 6 And the angels who
Israel from
destroyed th
6
who did not believe; 6 and the has kept in eternal restraints did not stay within their own faithful. An
angels who did not keep their
own position but abandoned under darkness for the
judgment of the great day, 7 just position of authority, but left
their proper dwelling, he has
angels who
limits of aut
their proper dwelling, he has as Sodom and Gomorrah and kept in eternal chains under but left the p
belonged. G
kept in eternal chains in deep the cities around them, since gloomy darkness until the securely cha
darkness for the judgment on
the great day. 7 Likewise,
Sodom and Gomorrah and the
surrounding towns committed
they in the same way as
these angels indulged in sexual
perversion and went
after strange flesh, are exhibited
judgment of the great day
— 7 just as Sodom and
Gomorrah and the
surrounding cities, which
darkness, w
judgment. 7
and Gomorr
towns, whic
sexual immorality and as an example in undergoing likewise indulged in sexual immorality a
perversions, and serve as an the punishment of eternal fire. immorality and pursued perversion.
example by undergoing the 8 Yet in the same way these unnatural desire, serve as an destroyed by
punishment of eternal fire. 8 In
the same way these people—
relying on their dreams—defile
people also, dreaming, defile
the flesh, reject authority, and
speak abusively
example by undergoing a
punishment of eternal fire.
8 Yet in like manner these
warning of t
judgment.
their flesh, reject authority, and of angelic majesties. 9 But Mich people also, relying on their
8
In the same
slander glorious ones. 9 Yet ael the archangel, when he dreams, defile the flesh, reject who claim a
when Michael the disputed with the devil and authority, and blaspheme the dreams—liv
archangel was disputing with argued about the body of glorious ones. 9 But when the authority, an
the devil in an argument about Moses, did not dare pronounce archangel Michael,
beings.
9
But
Moses’s body, he did not dare against him an abusive contending with the devil, the mighties
utter a slanderous judgment, but said, “The Lord was disputing about the body dare accuse
condemnation against him but
rebuke you!”
10
But these people
of Moses, he did not presume but simply s
said, “The Lord rebuke disparage all the things that to pronounce a blasphemous you!” (This
you!”
10
But these people
they do not understand; and all judgment, but said, “The Michael was
blaspheme anything they do not the things that they know by
Lord rebuke you.”
10
But these
about Moses
understand. And what they do
understand by instinct—like
irrational animals—by these
instinct, like unreasoning
animals, by these things they
are destroyed.
11
Woe to them!
people blaspheme all that
they do not understand, and
they are destroyed by all that
people scoff
understand.
they do wha
things they are For they have gone the way of they, like unreasoning them, and so
destroyed.
11
Woe to them! For
they have gone the way of
Cain, have plunged into
Balaam’s error for profit, and
Cain, and for pay they have
given themselves up to the error
of Balaam, and perished in the
rebellion of Korah.
12
These are
animals, understand
instinctively.
11
Woe to them!
For they walked in the way of
Cain and abandoned
own destruc
awaits them
footsteps of
brother. Lik
have perished in Korah’s the ones who are hidden themselves for the sake of people for m
rebellion. reefs in your love feasts when gain to Balaam's error they perish i
they feast with you without and perished in Korah's these people
The Apostates’ Doom fear, like
rebellion.
12
These are hidden
fellowship m
shepherds caring only for reefs at your love feasts, as the Lord’s lo
12
These people are dangerous
themselves; clouds without they feast with you without dangerous re
reefs at your love feasts as they water, carried along by winds; fear, shepherds feeding you. They ar
eat with you without reverence. autumn trees without themselves; waterless shepherds w
They are shepherds who only fruit, doubly clouds, swept along by winds; themselves.
look after themselves. They are dead, uprooted; 13 wild waves of fruitless trees in late autumn, blowing ove
waterless clouds carried along
by winds; trees in late autumn
the sea, churning up their own
shameful deeds like dirty foam; twice dead, uprooted; 13 wild
waves of the sea, casting up any rain. Th
autumn that
—fruitless, twice dead and wandering stars, for whom the foam of their own they bear no
uprooted.
13
They are wild
the gloom of darkness has been shame; wandering stars, for pulled up by
waves of the sea, foaming up
reserved forever.
14
It was also
whom the gloom of utter like wild wa
their shameful deeds;
wandering stars for whom the
about these
people that Enoch, in darkness has been reserved
forever.
14
It was also about
up the foam
They are lik
blackness of darkness is the seventh generation from these that Enoch, the seventh doomed fore
reserved forever.
14
It was about
Adam, prophesied, saying, from Adam, prophesied,
14
Enoch, wh
“Behold, the Lord has come saying, “Behold, the Lord
these that Enoch, in the seventh with many thousands of His comes with ten thousands of generation a
generation from Adam,
holy ones,
15
to execute
his holy ones,
15
to execute
about these
prophesied: “Look! The Lord judgment upon all, and to judgment on all and to The Lord is
comes with tens of thousands of convict all the ungodly of all convict all the ungodly of all thousands of
his holy ones
15
to execute
their ungodly deeds which they their deeds of ungodliness execute judg
judgment on all and to convict have done in an ungodly way, that they have committed in the world. H
all the ungodly concerning all and of all the harsh things such an ungodly way, and of person of all
the ungodly acts that they have
done in an ungodly way, and
concerning all the harsh things
ungodly sinners have said
against him.”
16
These people
are discontented grumblers,
living according to their
desires; their mouths utter
arrogant words,
flattering people for their own
advantage.
which ungodly sinners have
spoken against Him.”
16
These
are grumblers, finding
fault, following after
their own lusts; they
speak arrogantly, flattering
people for the sake of gaining
an advantage.
Keep Yourselves in the Love
of God
all the harsh things that
ungodly sinners have spoken
against him.” 16 These are
grumblers,
malcontents, following their
own sinful desires; they are
loud-mouthed
boasters, showing favoritism
to gain advantage.
A Call to Persevere
have done a
ungodly sin
him.”
16
These peo
complainers
their desires
themselves,
get what the
A Call to R
17
But you, dear friends,
17
But you, beloved, ought to
17
But you must remember,
17
But you, m
remember what was predicted remember the words that were beloved, the predictions of remember w
by the apostles of our Lord spoken beforehand by the the apostles of our Lord Jesus Lord Jesus C
Jesus Christ.
18
They told you,
apostles of our Lord Jesus
Christ.
18
They said to
told you that
“In the end time there will be
scoffers living according to
Christ,
18
that they were saying
to you, “In the last time there you, “In the last time there
will be scoffers, following would be sc
life is to sati
their own ungodly will be mockers, following after their own ungodly
desires.
19
Th
desires.”
19
These people create
their own ungodly
passions.”
19
It is these who
who are crea
divisions and are worldly, not
lusts.”
19
These are the ones who
cause divisions, worldly you. They fo
having the Spirit. cause divisions, worldly- people, devoid of the instincts bec
Exhortation and Benediction
20
But you, dear friends, as you
minded, devoid of the
Spirit.
20
But
you, beloved, building
yourselves up on your most
Spirit.
20
But you,
beloved, building yourselves
up in your most holy faith
and praying in the Holy
God’s Spirit
20
But you, d
each other u
build yourselves up in your holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in faith, pray in
most holy faith, praying in the
Spirit,
21
keep yourselves in the
the love of God, waiting for
Spirit,
21
and
Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves love of God, looking forward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Lord Jesus C
in the love of God, waiting the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal you eternal l
expectantly for the mercy of
our Lord Jesus Christ for
Christ to eternal life.
22
And
have mercy on some, who are
life.
22
And have mercy on
those who doubt;
23
save
keep yourse
eternal life.
22
Have mercy on
doubting;
23
save
others by snatching them out
22
And you m
those who waver; 23 save others others, snatching them out of of the fire; to others show whose faith
by snatching them from the
fire; have mercy on others but the fire; and on some have
mercy with fear, hating even mercy with fear, hating
even the garment stained by others by sn
flames of ju
with fear, hating even the the garment polluted by the the flesh. still others,
garment defiled by the flesh. flesh. caution, hati
24
Now to him who is able to
protect you from stumbling and
to make you stand in the
24
Now to Him who is able to
protect you from stumbling,
and to make you stand in the
Doxology
24
Now to him who is able to
keep you from stumbling
contaminate
A Prayer of
presence of his glory, without
blemish and with great joy,
25
to
the only God our Savior,
through Jesus Christ our
Lord, be glory, majesty, power,
and authority before all
time, now and forever. Amen.
presence of His glory,
blameless with great joy,
25
to
the only God our Savior,
through Jesus Christ our
Lord, be glory, majesty,
dominion, and authority before
all time and now and forever.
Amen.
and to present you blameless
before the presence of his
glory with great joy,
25
to the
only God, our Savior, through
Jesus Christ our Lord, be
glory, majesty, dominion, and
authority, before all time and
now and forever. Amen.
24
Now all gl
to keep you
will bring yo
glorious pre
fault.
25
All g
God, our Sa
our Lord. Al
and authorit
and in the pr
time! Amen.
For the assignment I compared Jude1:1-11 in four different translations, CSB, NASB,
ESV, and NLT. The CSB was my base translation, the one that I compared the other translations
to. I noticed several similarities between the ESV and NASB translations with the CSB. Their
wording is very similar to each other, although the ESV and NASB seem to be a little “blunter”
with their wording. The NLT was the most different between all of them. I noticed that the
wording in the NLT was “flipped” in several verses in order to make the sentence more coherent
or easier to understand for the reader. The key words were similar with both the NASB and ESV
when compared to the CSB, but when looking at the NLT the key words were many times
synonyms of the key word found in the CSB.
Having the NLT when reading Jude was very beneficial in some verses (3, 5, 9, 23, and
more), as it easily explains what many times may be confusing. It gives a definite answer to what
may have otherwise been a sentence that could hold multiple meanings in another translation.
This comes with its flaws, however, as relying too much on the NLT or other similar translations
may result in a handicap and a desire to not do your own research.
It was interesting to note how different some people view the same passage of the Bible.
For instance, the NLT explains the context behind certain verses inside the verse itself while the
other three translations expect the reader to know the context or the meaning of the sentence
already. The NLT “holds the readers hand” while the other three expect the reader to have
background knowledge of the text or of the Old Testament. It is important to understand the
usefulness of having multiple translations side-by-side when reading a text. It helps to see
different views that people may have concerning the passage. Some translations may focus on
certain keywords while others focus on different ones, some may focus on a literal word-for-
word translation while others on are written in a thought-for-thought basis, and so on. Relying
too much on a single translation may many times make the reader miss certain aspects in the
passage that could have otherwise been noticed.
