Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and make your hearts pure, you double-minded.

who by God’s power are protected through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

So as you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but chosen and priceless in God’s sight,

For God wants you to silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good.

Live as free people, not using your freedom as a pretext for evil, but as God’s slaves.

Honor all people, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the king.

For in the same way the holy women who hoped in God long ago adorned themselves by being subject to their husbands,

who went into heaven and is at the right hand of God with angels and authorities and powers subject to him.

Now it was for this very purpose that the gospel was preached to those who are now dead, so that though they were judged in the flesh by human standards they may live spiritually by God’s standards.

Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of the varied grace of God.

But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear such a name.

So then let those who suffer according to the will of God entrust their souls to a faithful Creator as they do good.

May grace and peace be lavished on you as you grow in the rich knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord!

for no prophecy was ever borne of human impulse; rather, men carried along by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

They have testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God.

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.

maintain yourselves in the love of God, while anticipating the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that brings eternal life.

who then testified to everything that he saw concerning the word of God and the testimony about Jesus Christ.

You have appointed them as a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth.”