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2 Peter 2:19

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

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Footnotes

  1. 8For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see

Cross references

  1. yGal. 5:13; See James 1:25
  2. zJohn 8:34; Rom. 6:16

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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

NLTNew Living Translation

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

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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

KJV 1900King James Version

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.