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Likewise, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities near them, which like them committed sexual sins and pursued homosexual activities,[a] serve as an example of the punishment of eternal fire.

In a similar way, these dreamers also defile their flesh, reject the Lord’s authority,[b] and slander his glorious beings. Even the archangel Michael, when he argued with the Devil and fought over the body of Moses, did not dare to bring a slanderous accusation against him. Instead, he said, “May the Lord rebuke you!”[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Jude 1:7 Lit. pursued other flesh
  2. Jude 1:8 Lit. reject dominions
  3. Jude 1:9 This incident is possibly based on The Assumption of Moses, an apocryphal Jewish writing.