Jude 1:4
1:4 For certain men
have secretly slipped in among you
– men who long ago
were marked out
for the condemnation I am about to describe
– ungodly men who have turned the grace of our God into a license for evil
and who deny our only Master
and Lord,
Jesus Christ.
Jude 1:3
Condemnation of the False Teachers
1:3 Dear friends, although I have been eager to write to you about our common salvation, I now feel compelled instead to write to encourage you to contend earnestly for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints.
Jude 1:1-2
Salutation
1:1 From Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ and brother of James, to those who are called, wrapped in the love of God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ.
1:2 May mercy, peace, and love be lavished on you!
Job 30:8
30:8 Sons of senseless and nameless people,
they were driven out of the land with whips.
Psalms 26:4
26:4 I do not associate with deceitful men,
or consort with those who are dishonest.
Proverbs 12:11
12:11 The one who works his field will have plenty of food,
but whoever chases daydreams lacks wisdom.
Proverbs 28:19
28:19 The one who works his land will be satisfied with food,
but whoever chases daydreams will have his fill of poverty.
Acts 17:5
17:5 But the Jews became jealous,
and gathering together some worthless men from the rabble in the marketplace,
they formed a mob
and set the city in an uproar.
They attacked Jason’s house,
trying to find Paul and Silas
to bring them out to the assembly.
Titus 1:10
1:10 For there are many rebellious people, idle talkers, and deceivers, especially those with Jewish connections,