# Connecting Statement:

Jude gives examples from the past of those who did not follow the Lord.

# I wish to remind you

"I want you to remember"

# although once you fully knew it

"although at one time you completely knew this"

# the Lord saved a people out of the land of Egypt

"the Lord rescued the Israelites long ago from Egypt"

# the Lord

Some texts read "Jesus."

# their own position of authority

"the responsibilities God entrusted to them"

# left their proper dwelling place

"abandoned their own assigned places"

# God has kept them in everlasting chains, in utter darkness

"God has put these angels in a dark prison from which they will never escape"

# utter darkness

"Darkness" here is a metaphor, representing the absence of God. AT: "complete separation from God."  (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])


# the great day

the final day when God will judge everyone

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lord]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/save]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/egypt]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/believe]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/angel]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/eternity]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/darkness]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/judge]]