But ^afalse prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be ^bfalse teachers ^camong you, who will ^dsecretly introduce ^edestructive heresies, even ^fdenying the ^gMaster who ^hbought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves. 2 Many will follow their ^asensuality, and because of them ^bthe way of the truth will be ^cmaligned; 3 and in their ^agreed they will ^bexploit you with ^cfalse words; ^dtheir judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.

4 For ^aif God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and ^bcommitted them to pits of darkness, reserved for judgment; 5 and did not spare ^athe ancient world, but preserved ^bNoah, a ¹preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when He brought a ^cflood upon the world of the ungodly; 6 and if He ^acondemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction by reducing them to ashes, having made them an ^bexample to those who would ^clive ungodly lives thereafter; 7 and if He ^arescued righteous Lot, oppressed by the ^bsensual conduct of ^cunprincipled men 8 (for by what he saw and heard that ^arighteous man, while living among them, felt his righteous soul tormented day after day by their lawless deeds), 9 ^athen the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from ¹temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the ^bday of judgment, 10 and especially those who ^1aindulge the flesh in its corrupt desires and ^bdespise authority.

Daring, ^cself-willed, they do not tremble when they ^drevile angelic ²majesties, 11 ^awhereas angels who are greater in might and power do not bring a reviling judgment against them before the Lord. 12 But ^athese, like unreasoning animals, ^bborn as creatures of instinct to be captured and killed, reviling where they have no knowledge, will in ¹the destruction of those creatures also be destroyed, 13 suffering wrong as ^athe wages of doing wrong. They count it a pleasure to ^brevel in the ^cdaytime. They are stains and blemishes, ^dreveling in their ¹deceptions, as they ^ecarouse with you, 14 having eyes full of adultery that never cease from sin, ^aenticing ^bunstable souls, having a heart trained in ^cgreed, ^daccursed children; 15 forsaking ^athe right way, they have gone astray, having followed ^bthe way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved ^cthe wages of unrighteousness; 16 but he received a rebuke for his own transgression, ^afor a mute donkey, speaking with a voice of a man, restrained the madness of the prophet.

17 These are ^asprings without water and mists driven by a storm, ^bfor whom the ¹black darkness has been reserved. 18 For speaking out ^aarrogant words of ^bvanity they ^centice by fleshly desires, by ^dsensuality, those who barely ^eescape from the ones who live in error, 19 promising them freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for ^aby what a man is overcome, by this he is enslaved. 20 For if, after they have ^aescaped the defilements of the world by ^bthe knowledge of the ^cLord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again ^dentangled in them and are overcome, ^ethe last state has become worse for them than the first. 21 ^aFor it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn away from ^bthe holy commandment ^chanded on to them. 22 ¹It has happened to them according to the true proverb, “^aA DOG RETURNS TO ITS OWN VOMIT,” and, “A sow, after washing, returns to wallowing in the mire.”

But in those days ^afalse prophets arose among the people, just as there will be ^bfalse teachers ^camong you, who will ^dsubtly introduce ^edestructive heresies, even ^fdenying the ^gMaster who ^hbought them, bringing swift destruction on themselves. 2 Many will follow their ^ashameful ways, and because of them ^bthe way of truth will be ^cmaligned. 3 And in their ^agreed they will ^bexploit you with ^cfalse arguments and twisted doctrine. ^dTheir sentence of condemnation which God has decreed from a time long ago is not idle but is still in force, and their destruction and deepening misery is not asleep but is on its way.

4 ¹For if ^aGod did not even spare angels that sinned, but threw them into ²hell and ^bsent them to pits of gloom to be kept there for judgment; 5 and if He did not spare ^athe ancient world, but protected ^bNoah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when He brought the judgment of a ^cflood upon the world of the ungodly; Gen 6-8; 1+@Pet 3:20 6 and if He ^acondemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction by reducing them to ashes, having made them an ^bexample to those who would ^clive ungodly lives thereafter; Gen 19:24 7 and if He ^arescued righteous ¹Lot, who was tormented by the ^bimmoral conduct of ^cunprincipled and ungodly men Gen 19:16, 29 8 (for that ^ajust man, while living among them, felt his righteous soul tormented day after day by what he saw and heard of their lawless acts), 9 then in light of the fact that all this is true, be sure that ^athe Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trial, and how to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the ^bday of judgment, 10 and especially ¹those who ^aindulge in the corrupt passions of the sin nature, and ^bdespise authority.

Presumptuous and reckless, ^cself-willed and arrogant creatures, despising the majesty of the Lord, they do not tremble when they ^drevile angelic majesties, 11 ^awhereas even angels who are superior in might and power do not bring a reviling (defaming) accusation against them before the Lord. Jude 8 12 But ^athese false teachers, like unreasoning animals, mere creatures of instinct, ^bborn to be captured and destroyed, reviling things they do not understand, will also perish in their own corruption in their destroying they will be destroyed, 13 suffering wrong destined for punishment as the ^awages of doing wrong. They count it a delight to ^brevel in the ^cdaytime living luxuriously. They are stains and blemishes on mankind, ^dreveling in their ¹deceptions even as they ^efeast with you. 14 They have eyes full of adultery, constantly looking for sin, ^aenticing and luring away ^bunstable souls. Having hearts trained in ^cgreed, they are ^dchildren of a curse. 15 Abandoning ^athe straight road that is, the right way to live, they have gone astray; they have followed ^bthe way of the false teacher Balaam the son of Beor, who loved ^cthe reward of wickedness; Num 22:5, 7 16 but he was rebuked for his own transgression: ^aa mute donkey spoke with a man’s voice and restrained the prophet’s madness. Num 22:21-31

17 These false teachers are ^asprings without water and mists driven by a tempest, ^bfor whom is reserved the gloom of black darkness. 18 For uttering ^aarrogant words of ^bvanity pompous words disguised to sound scholarly or profound, but meaning nothing and containing no spiritual truth, they ^cbeguile and lure using lustful desires, by ^dsensuality, those who barely ^eescape from the ones who live in error. 19 They promise them liberty, when they themselves are the slaves of depravity—for ^aby whatever anyone is defeated and overcome, to that person, thing, philosophy, or concept he is continually enslaved. 20 For if, after they have ^aescaped the pollutions of the world by personal ^bknowledge of our ^cLord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again ^dentangled in them and are overcome, ^etheir last condition has become worse for them than the first. 21 ^aFor it would have been better for them not to have personally known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to have turned back from ^bthe holy commandment verbally ^chanded on to them. 22 The thing spoken of in the true proverb has happened to them, “^aTHE DOG RETURNS TO HIS OWN VOMIT,” and, “A sow is washed only to wallow again in the mire.” Prov 26:11

But ^afalse prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be ^bfalse teachers ^camong you, who will ^dsecretly introduce ^edestructive heresies, even ^fdenying the ^gMaster who ^hbought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves. 2 And many will follow their ^asensuality, and because of them ^bthe way of the truth will be ^cmaligned. 3 And in their ^agreed they will ^bexploit you with ^cfalse words, ^dtheir judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.

4 For ^aif God did not spare angels who sinned, but cast them into the ¹pit and ^bdelivered them to chains of darkness, being kept for judgment; 5 and did not spare ^athe ancient world, but preserved ^bNoah, a ¹preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when He brought a ^cflood upon the world of the ungodly; 6 and if He ^acondemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction by reducing them to ashes, having made them an ^bexample to those who would ^clive ungodly lives thereafter; 7 and if He ^arescued righteous Lot, oppressed by the ^bsensual conduct of ^cunprincipled men 8 (for by what he saw and heard that ^arighteous man, while living among them, felt his righteous soul tormented day after day by their lawless deeds), 9 ^athen the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from ¹trial, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the ^bday of judgment, 10 and especially those who ^ago after the flesh in its corrupt lust and ^bdespise authority.

Daring, ^cself-willed, they do not tremble when they ^dblaspheme ¹glorious ones, 11 ^awhereas angels who are greater in strength and power do not bring a reviling judgment against them before the Lord. 12 But ^athese, like unreasoning animals, ^bborn as creatures of instinct to be captured and killed, blaspheming where they have no knowledge, will in ¹the destruction of those creatures also be destroyed, 13 suffering unrighteousness as ^athe wages of their unrighteousness, considering it a pleasure to ^brevel in the ^cdaytime—they are stains and blemishes, ^dreveling in their ¹deceptions, as they ^efeast with you, 14 having eyes full of adultery and unceasing sin, ^aenticing ^bunstable souls, having a heart trained in ^cgreed—they are ^daccursed children. 15 Forsaking ^athe right way, they have gone astray, having followed ^bthe way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved ^cthe wages of unrighteousness, 16 but he received a rebuke for his own lawlessness, ^afor a mute donkey, speaking out with a voice of a man, restrained the madness of the prophet.

17 These are ^asprings without water and mists driven by a storm, ^bfor whom the ¹black darkness has been kept. 18 For speaking out ^aarrogant words of ^bvanity, they ^centice by ^dsensual lusts of the flesh, those who barely ^eescape from the ones who conducted themselves in error, 19 promising them freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for ^aby what a man is overcome, by this he is enslaved. 20 For if they are overcome, having both ^aescaped the defilements of the world by ^bthe knowledge of the ^cLord and Savior Jesus Christ and having again been ^dentangled in them, then ^ethe last state has become worse for them than the first. 21 ^aFor it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn away from ^bthe holy commandment ^chanded on to them. 22 The ¹message of the true proverb has happened to them, “^aA DOG RETURNS TO ITS OWN VOMIT,” and, “A sow, after washing, returns to wallowing in the mire.”