King James Version · Under Rome
Jude
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Jude, the , and brother of , to them that are by , and preserved in , and called: Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied. Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common , it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the which was once unto . For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the of our into lasciviousness, and denying the only , and our . I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that , having the people out of the land of , afterward destroyed them that not. And the which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in chains under unto the of . Even as and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange , are set forth for an example, suffering the of . Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile , despise , and speak evil of dignities. Yet the , when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of , durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, rebuke thee. But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute , in those things they corrupt themselves. Woe unto them! for they have gone in of , and ran greedily after the error of for reward, and in the gainsaying of . These 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 , plucked up by the roots; Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own ; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of for ever. And also, the seventh from , prophesied of these, saying, Behold, cometh with ten thousands of his , To execute 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 have spoken against him. These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage. But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of of our ; How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts. These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not . But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most , praying in the Ghost, Keep yourselves in the love of , looking for the mercy of our unto . And of some have , making a difference: And others with fear, pulling them out of the ; hating even the garment spotted by . Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the of his with exceeding joy, To the only our , be and majesty, and , both now and ever. .
The 1611 translation, public domain. Its original printing included the Apocrypha, which is why the deuterocanonical books can be read here. Notes and cards are EKLI’s own.
The world at this moment · Under Rome, 63 BC to AD 100 ›
Judea as a client kingdom and then a province. Roads, garrisons, taxes, crucifixion, and a common Greek language that let a message travel the empire faster than any before it.
- Rome
- The republic tears itself apart in civil war and comes out as an empire under Augustus. What follows is two centuries of relative peace across the whole Mediterranean, enforced by legions and paid for by taxes, with safe roads and safe sea lanes. Every one of Paul's journeys depends on that.
- Judea
- Governed first through Herod the Great, a client king of enormous ability and enormous brutality who rebuilds the temple into one of the wonders of the ancient world, then directly by Roman prefects. Crucifixion is the standard penalty for sedition and is used often and publicly.
- The wider world
- Greek is spoken from Spain to Syria, which means a letter written in Corinth can be read in Rome without translation. Jewish communities already exist in most major cities, which is where the first Christian preaching lands. Mystery religions, imperial cult, and philosophy all compete in the same marketplace.
- Further afield
- The Han dynasty rules China and trades silk westward along routes that touch the Roman world at second hand. In Britain the Roman conquest begins within a decade of the crucifixion.
All of Jude