II Peter 2:19
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Peter 2:19 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to corrupt habits; for a person is the slave of anything to which they give way.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
ihnen Freiheit versprechend, während sie selbst Sklaven des Verderbens sind; denn von wem jemand überwältigt ist, diesem ist er auch als Sklave unterworfen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Prometiéndoles libertad, siendo ellos mismos siervos de corrupción. Porque el que es de alguno vencido, es sujeto á la servidumbre del que lo venció.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Prometendo-lhes liberdade, mas sendo eles mesmos servos da corrupção; porque aquele de quem alguém é vencido, do tal também se faz servo.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Prometem-lhes liberdade, mas eles mesmos são escravos da corrupção, pois cada um é escravo daquele que o domina.
📖 II Peter 2:19 in Context
17These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.
18For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.
19While 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.
20For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
21For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
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