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2 Peter 2:19

19 They promise them yfreedom, zbut they themselves are slaves8 of corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved.

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2 Peter 2:19 — The New International Version (NIV)

19 They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity—for “people are slaves to whatever has mastered them.”

2 Peter 2:19 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

19 While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.

2 Peter 2:19 — New Living Translation (NLT)

19 They promise freedom, but they themselves are slaves of sin and corruption. For you are a slave to whatever controls you.

2 Peter 2:19 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

19 While they promise them liberty, they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by whom a person is overcome, by him also he is brought into bondage.

2 Peter 2:19 — New Century Version (NCV)

19 They promise them freedom, but they themselves are not free. They are slaves of things that will be destroyed. For people are slaves of anything that controls them.

2 Peter 2:19 — American Standard Version (ASV)

19 promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of corruption; for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he also brought into bondage.

2 Peter 2:19 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

19 promising them liberty, while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by whom a man is subdued, by him is he also brought into slavery.

2 Peter 2:19 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

19 They promise these people freedom, but they themselves are slaves to corruption. A person is a slave to whatever he gives in to. 

2 Peter 2:19 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

19 They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption, since people are enslaved to whatever defeats them.

2 Peter 2:19 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

19 They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption; for people are slaves to whatever masters them.

2 Peter 2:19 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

19 promising them freedom although they themselves are slaves of depravity. For to whatever someone succumbs, by this he is also enslaved.

2 Peter 2:19 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

19 They promise to give freedom to the new believers. But they themselves are slaves to sinful living. A person is a slave to anything that controls him.

2 Peter 2:19 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

19 promising them freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by what a man is overcome, by this he is enslaved.


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