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.

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

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19 They promise them (A)freedom, (B)but they themselves are slaves[a] of corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Peter 2:19 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface

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

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

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