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traitors, reckless, conceited, and lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God.Philippians 3:19; 2 Peter 2:10,13; Jude 1:4,19;">[xr]

They claim to know God, but they deny him by their actions. They are detestable, disobedient, and disqualified to do anything good.Romans 1:28; 2 Timothy 3:5,8; Jude 1:4;">[xr]

And with whom was he angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned and whose bodies fell in the wilderness?Numbers 14:22,29; 26:65; Psalm 106:26; 1 Corinthians 10:5; Jude 1:5;">[xr]

not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another even more as you see the day coming nearer.Acts 2:42; Romans 13:11; Philippians 4:5; 2 Peter 3:9,11, 14; Jude 1:19;">[xr]

Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, to the heavenly Jerusalem, to tens of thousands of angels joyfully gathered together,Deuteronomy 33:2; Psalm 68:17; Galatians 4:26; Philippians 3:20; Jude 1:14; Revelation 3:12;">[xr]

FromFrom">[fn] James, a servantslave">[fn] of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes in the Dispersion. Greetings.Deuteronomy 32:26; John 7:35; Acts 2:5; 8:1; 12:17; 15:13; 26:7; Galatians 1:19; 2:9; Titus 1:1; 1 Peter 1:1; Jude 1:1;">[xr]

My brothers, do not practice your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ by showing partiality.Leviticus 19:15; Deuteronomy 1:17; 16:19; Proverbs 24:23; 28:21; Matthew 22:16; 1 Corinthians 2:8; James 2:9; Jude 1:16;">[xr]

the people chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father through the sanctifying work of the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus Christ and to be sprinkled with his blood. May grace and peace be yours in abundance!Romans 1:7; 8:29; 11:2; Ephesians 1:4; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; Hebrews 10:22; 12:24; 1 Peter 2:9; 2 Peter 1:2; Jude 1:2;">[xr]

Through faith you are being protected by God's power for a salvation that is ready to be revealed at the end of time.John 10:28-29; Jude 1:1;">[xr]

a stone they stumble over and a rock they trip on."Psalm 118:22; Isaiah 8:14">[fn]Exodus 9:16; Isaiah 8:14; Luke 2:34; Romans 9:22,33; 1 Corinthians 1:23; 1 Thessalonians 5:9; Jude 1:4;">[xr] They keep on stumbling because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.

After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you in Christ JesusJesus">[fn] to his eternal glory, will restore you, establish you, strengthen you, and support you.1 Corinthians 1:9; 2 Corinthians 4:17; 2 Thessalonians 2:17; 3:3; 1 Timothy 6:12; Hebrews 13:21; 1 Peter 1:6; Jude 1:24;">[xr]

May grace and peace be yours in abundance through the full knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord!Daniel 4:1; 6:25; 1 Peter 1:2; Jude 1:2;">[xr]

Therefore, I intend to keep on reminding you about these things, even though you already know them and are firmly established in the truth that you now have.Romans 15:14-15; Philippians 3:1; 1 Peter 5:12; 2 Peter 3:1,17; 1 John 2:21; Jude 1:5;">[xr]

Now there were false prophets among the people, just as there also will be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies and even deny the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction on themselves.Deuteronomy 13:1; Matthew 24:11; Acts 20:30; 1 Corinthians 6:20; 11:19; Galatians 3:13; Ephesians 1:7; Philippians 3:19; 1 Timothy 4:1; 2 Timothy 3:1,5; Hebrews 10:29; 1 Peter 1:18; 1 John 4:1; Jude 1:4,18; Revelation 5:9;">[xr]

In their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. The ancient verdict against them is still in force, and their destruction is not asleep.Deuteronomy 32:35; Romans 16:18; 2 Corinthians 2:17; 12:17-18; 1 Timothy 6:5; Titus 1:11; 2 Peter 1:16; Jude 1:4,15;">[xr]

For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but threw them into hellTartarus; a reference to the realm of the dead">[fn] and committed them to chainspits">[fn] of deepest darkness to be kept for judgment;Job 1:4:18; Luke 8:31; John 8:44; 1 John 3:8; Jude 1:6; Revelation 20:2-3;">[xr]

and if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and destroyed them by burning them to ashes, making them an example to ungodly people of what is going to happen to them;Genesis 19:24; Numbers 26:10; Deuteronomy 29:23; Jude 1:7;">[xr]

These people, like irrational animals, are mere creatures of instinct that are born to be caught and killed. They insult what they don't understand, and like animals they, too, will be destroyed,Jeremiah 12:3; Jude 1:10;">[xr]

suffering wrong as punishment for their wrongdoing. They take pleasure in wild parties in broad daylight. They are stains and blemishes, reveling in their deceitful pleasuresin their love feasts">[fn] while they eat with you.Romans 13:13; 1 Corinthians 11:20-21; Philippians 3:19; Jude 1:12;">[xr]

With eyes full of adultery, they cannot get enough of sin. They seduce unsteady souls and have had their hearts expertly trained in greed. They are doomed to a curse.children of a curse">[fn]Jude 1:11;">[xr]