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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Verse 19 is found in chapter 2 of 2 Peter. False teachers are compared to waterless springs and clouds driven by the wind. They promise freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption.
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und verheißen ihnen Freiheit, ob sie wohl selbst Knechte des Verderbens sind. Denn von wem jemand überwunden ist, des Knecht ist er geworden.
Prometiéndoles libertad, siendo ellos mismos siervos de corrupción. Porque el que es de alguno vencido, es sujeto a la servidumbre del que lo venció.
Les prometen libertad, cuando ellos mismos son esclavos de la corrupción; porque uno queda esclavizado por aquello que lo vence.
ils leur promettent la liberté, quand ils sont eux-mêmes esclaves de la corruption, car chacun est esclave de ce qui a triomphé de lui.
Promettendo loro libertà, là dove eglino stessi son servi della corruzione; poichè ancora, se altri è vinto da alcuno, diviene suo servo.
Prometendo-lhes liberdade, sendo eles mesmos servos da corrupção. Porque de quem alguém é vencido, do tal faz-se também servo.
他們應許人自由,自己卻作了腐敗的奴隸,因為人被誰制伏就是誰的奴隸。
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