Verse 19
2 Peter 2:19
American Standard Version Byzantine Text
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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.
Original Language Text
greek
ἐλευθερίαν αὐτοῖς ἐπαγγελλόμενοι, αὐτοὶ δοῦλοι ὑπάρχοντες τῆς φθορᾶς· ᾧ γάρ τις ἥττηται, τούτῳ ⸀καὶ δεδούλωται.
English Translation
Proclaiming freedom to them, they themselves are slaves of corruption; for whoever is defeated by something, to that thing he is enslaved.
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promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of corruption; for of whom a man is o...
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