MANNAFEST

And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

KJV

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ASV

And angels that kept not their own principality, but left their proper habitation, he hath kept in everlasting bonds under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

WEB

And the angels who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling—these He has kept in eternal chains under darkness, bound for judgment on that great day.

YLT

messengers also, those who did not keep their own principality, but did leave their proper dwelling, to a judgment of a great day, in bonds everlasting, under darkness He hath kept,

DBT

And angels who had not kept their own original state, but had abandoned their own dwelling, he keeps in eternal chains under gloomy darkness, to [the] judgment of [the] great day;

About this book

New Testament

JudeJude writes urgently — he meant to write of salvation generally, but finds he must write to ‘earnestly contend for the faith.’ A brief polemic with echoes of 1 Enoch and a doxology that closes the whole.

Author
Jude, brother of James (v. 1) — likely the Lord's brother
Date
c. 60s AD; near-parallel to 2 Peter 2

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