2 Peter 2:19 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Peter 2:19 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ἐλευθερίαν
eleuthería
G1657
liberty
αὐτοῖς
autós
G846
he
ἐπαγγελλόμενοι
epangéllō
G1861
to announce
αὐτοὶ
autós
G846
he
δοῦλοι
doûlos
G1401
slave
ὑπάρχοντες
hypárchō
G5225
to be at hand
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
φθορᾶς
phthorá
G5356
corruption
ᾧ
hós
G3739
who
γάρ
gár
G1063
for
τις
tìs
G5100
a certain
ἥττηται
hēttáō
G2274
to diminish
τούτῳ
hoûtos
G3778
this
δεδούλωται
doulóō
G1402
to enslave
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World English Bible Public Domain
promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of corruption; for by whom a man is overcome, by the same is he also brought into bondage.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
promising freedom to them, while themselves being slaves of destruction. (For by what someone has been overcome, by this he has been enslaved.)
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