2 Peter 2:19
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.”
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“They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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 · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“liberty to them promising, themselves being servants of the corruption, for by whom any one hath been overcome, to this one also he hath been brought to servitude,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Peter 2:19 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 13:8The priest will reexamine him, and if the rash has spread on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; he has a skin disease.
- Isaiah 28:1Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards, to the fading flower of his glorious splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, the pride of those overcome by wine.
- Jeremiah 23:9As for the prophets: My heart is broken within me, and all my bones tremble. I have become like a drunkard, like a man overcome by wine, because of the LORD, because of His holy words.
- John 8:34Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.
- Romans 6:12Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires.
- Romans 6:16Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness?
- Galatians 5:1It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.
- Galatians 5:13For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
- 2 Timothy 2:26Then they will come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, who has taken them captive to his will.
- Titus 3:3For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
- 1 Peter 2:16Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.
- 2 Peter 2:20If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.
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