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For you are a slave to whatever controls you. <a href="/esv/2_peter/2.htm">English Standard Version</a> They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved. <a href="/bsb/2_peter/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him. <a href="/blb/2_peter/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> promising them freedom, themselves being slaves of corruption. For by what anyone has been subdued, by that also he is enslaved. <a href="/kjv/2_peter/2.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/2_peter/2.htm">New King James Version</a> While they promise them liberty, they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by whom a person is overcome, by him also he is brought into bondage. <a href="/nasb_/2_peter/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> promising them freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by what anyone is overcome, by this he is enslaved. <a href="/nasb/2_peter/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> promising them freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by what a man is overcome, by this he is enslaved. <a href="/nasb77/2_peter/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> promising them freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by what a man is overcome, by this he is enslaved. <a href="/lsb/2_peter/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> promising them freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by what a man is overcome, by this he is enslaved. <a href="/amp/2_peter/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> They promise them liberty, when they themselves are the slaves of depravity—for by whatever anyone is defeated and overcome, to that [person, thing, philosophy, or concept] he is continually enslaved. <a href="/csb/2_peter/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption, since people are enslaved to whatever defeats them. <a href="/hcsb/2_peter/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption, since people are enslaved to whatever defeats them. <a href="/asv/2_peter/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/2_peter/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> They promise freedom to everyone. But they are merely slaves of filthy living, because people are slaves of whatever controls them. <a href="/erv/2_peter/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/2_peter/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> They promise these people freedom, but they themselves are slaves to corruption. A person is a slave to whatever he gives in to. <a href="/gnt/2_peter/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> They promise them freedom while they themselves are slaves of destructive habits--for we are slaves of anything that has conquered us. <a href="/isv/2_peter/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> Promising them freedom, they themselves are slaves to depravity, for a person is a slave to whatever conquers him. <a href="/msb/2_peter/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him. <a href="/net/2_peter/2.htm">NET Bible</a> Although these false teachers promise such people freedom, they themselves are enslaved to immorality. For whatever a person succumbs to, to that he is enslaved. <a href="/nheb/2_peter/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> promising them liberty, while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for a person is brought into bondage by whoever overcomes him. <a href="/wbt/2_peter/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for by whom a man is overcome, by the same is he brought into bondage. <a href="/wey/2_peter/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And they promise them freedom, although they are themselves the slaves of what is corrupt. For a man is the slave of any one by whom he has been worsted in fight. <a href="/web/2_peter/2.htm">World English Bible</a> promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of corruption; for a man is brought into bondage by whoever overcomes him. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_peter/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> promising liberty to them, themselves being servants of corruption, for by whom anyone has been overcome, he has been brought to servitude to this one also; <a href="/blb/2_peter/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> promising them freedom, themselves being slaves of corruption. For by what anyone has been subdued, by that also he is enslaved. <a href="/ylt/2_peter/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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, <a href="/slt/2_peter/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Promising them liberty, they being servants of corruption: for by whom any is conquered, by him has he been made to serve.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_peter/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Promising them liberty, whereas they themselves are the slaves of corruption. For by whom a man is overcome, of the same also he is the slave. <a href="/cpdv/2_peter/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> promising them freedoms, while they themselves are the servants of corruption. For by whatever a man is overcome, of this also is he the servant. <a href="/nabre/2_peter/2.htm">New American Bible</a> They promise them freedom, though they themselves are slaves of corruption, for a person is a slave of whatever overcomes him. <a href="/nrsvce/2_peter/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption; for people are slaves to whatever masters them.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_peter/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> They, while they promise liberty, themselves are the slaves of corruption: for a man is overcome by whatever it is that enslaves him. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/2_peter/2.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> They promise liberty to them when they are servants of corruption; that by which anyone is conquered, to the same he is also a slave.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/2_peter/2.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> While they promise them freedom, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for by whatever any man is overcome, he is also enslaved. <a href="/godbey/2_peter/2.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> promising them liberty, they themselves being the slaves of corruption: for to whatsoever any one has been subordinated, to this he has become enslaved. <a href="/haweis/2_peter/2.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Preaching liberty to them, while they themselves are the slaves of corruption: for by whatever a man is overcome, by that also he is enslaved. <a href="/mace/2_peter/2.htm">Mace New Testament</a> whilst they promise others liberty, they themselves are slaves to their corrupt passions, for he that is vanquished, is a slave to the conqueror. <a href="/wey/2_peter/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And they promise them freedom, although they are themselves the slaves of what is corrupt. For a man is the slave of any one by whom he has been worsted in fight. <a href="/worrell/2_peter/2.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> promising them liberty, while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by what one is overcome by this he has become enslaved. <a href="/worsley/2_peter/2.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> promising them liberty, while they themselves are the slaves of corruption: for by whom any one is vanquished, by him he is also enslaved. <a href="/parallel/2_peter/2-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Gzcat0SlE18?start=426" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_peter/2.htm">Deliverance from False Prophets</a> …18With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error. 19<a href="/greek/1861.htm" title="1861: epangellomenoi (V-PPM/P-NMP) -- From epi and the base of aggelos; to announce upon, i.e. to engage to do something, to assert something respecting oneself.">They promise</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autois (PPro-DM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them</a> <a href="/greek/1657.htm" title="1657: eleutherian (N-AFS) -- Freedom, liberty, especially: a state of freedom from slavery. From eleutheros; freedom.">freedom,</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autoi (PPro-NM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">while they themselves</a> <a href="/greek/5225.htm" title="5225: hyparchontes (V-PPA-NMP) -- To begin, am, exist, be in possession. From hupo and archomai; to begin under, i.e. Come into existence; expletively, to exist (verb).">are</a> <a href="/greek/1401.htm" title="1401: douloi (N-NMP) -- (a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave. From deo; a slave.">slaves</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5356.htm" title="5356: phthoras (N-GFS) -- Corruption, destruction, decay, rottenness, decomposition. From phtheiro; decay, i.e. Ruin.">to depravity.</a> <a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">For</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: toutō (DPro-DMS) -- This; he, she, it. "></a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/1402.htm" title="1402: dedoulōtai (V-RIM/P-3S) -- To enslave. From doulos; to enslave.">a man is a slave</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hō (RelPro-DMS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">to whatever</a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tis (IPro-NMS) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object."></a> <a href="/greek/2274.htm" title="2274: hēttētai (V-RIM/P-3S) -- From the same as hetton; to make worse, i.e. Vanquish; by implication, to rate lower.">has mastered him.</a> 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/8-34.htm">John 8:34</a> Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. <a href="/romans/6-16.htm">Romans 6:16</a> Do 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? <a href="/galatians/5-1.htm">Galatians 5:1</a> It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery. <a href="/romans/6-20.htm">Romans 6:20</a> For when you were slaves to sin, you were free of obligation to righteousness. <a href="/1_corinthians/6-12.htm">1 Corinthians 6:12</a> “Everything is permissible for me,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be mastered by anything. <a href="/romans/6-18.htm">Romans 6:18</a> You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness. <a href="/romans/6-22.htm">Romans 6:22</a> But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life. <a href="/galatians/4-3.htm">Galatians 4:3</a> So also, when we were children, we were enslaved under the basic principles of the world. <a href="/galatians/4-9.htm">Galatians 4:9</a> But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again? <a href="/2_timothy/2-26.htm">2 Timothy 2:26</a> Then they will come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, who has taken them captive to his will. <a href="/james/1-14.htm">James 1:14-15</a> But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. / Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. <a href="/jude/1-13.htm">Jude 1:13</a> They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever. <a href="/proverbs/5-22.htm">Proverbs 5:22</a> The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him. <a href="/proverbs/26-11.htm">Proverbs 26:11</a> As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly. <a href="/isaiah/28-15.htm">Isaiah 28:15</a> For you said, “We have made a covenant with death; we have fashioned an agreement with Sheol. When the overwhelming scourge passes through it will not touch us, because we have made lies our refuge and falsehood our hiding place.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.they promise.<a href="/galatians/5-1.htm">Galatians 5:1,13</a> Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage… <a href="/1_peter/2-16.htm">1 Peter 2:16</a> As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.they themselves.<a href="/john/8-34.htm">John 8:34</a> Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.<a href="/romans/6-12.htm">Romans 6:12-14,16-22</a> Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof… <a href="/titus/3-3.htm">Titus 3:3</a> For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.overcome.<a href="/2_peter/2-20.htm">2 Peter 2:20</a> For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.<a href="/isaiah/28-1.htm">Isaiah 28:1</a> Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!<a href="/jeremiah/23-9.htm">Jeremiah 23:9</a> Mine heart within me is broken because of the prophets; all my bones shake; I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine hath overcome, because of the LORD, and because of the words of his holiness.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_peter/2-11.htm">Although</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-15.htm">Bondage</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-16.htm">Bondservants</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-10.htm">Corrupt</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-12.htm">Corruption</a> <a href="/romans/1-29.htm">Depravity</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-6.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/titus/2-3.htm">Enslaved</a> <a href="/james/5-6.htm">Fight</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-16.htm">Free</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-16.htm">Freedom</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-7.htm">Gets</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-16.htm">Liberty</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-17.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-29.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/luke/11-22.htm">Overcomes</a> <a href="/james/1-12.htm">Promise</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-22.htm">Promising</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-1.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-10.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/philemon/1-16.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-15.htm">Slavery</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-18.htm">Slaves</a> <a href="/james/3-7.htm">Subdued</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-13.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-10.htm">Whatever</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jude/1-5.htm">Although</a> <a href="/genesis/47-25.htm">Bondage</a> <a href="/revelation/7-3.htm">Bondservants</a> <a href="/jude/1-10.htm">Corrupt</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-20.htm">Corruption</a> <a href="/hosea/5-2.htm">Depravity</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-7.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/genesis/15-13.htm">Enslaved</a> <a href="/revelation/2-16.htm">Fight</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-20.htm">Free</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-20.htm">Freedom</a> <a href="/1_john/5-5.htm">Gets</a> <a href="/revelation/13-5.htm">Liberty</a> <a href="/1_john/1-7.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-20.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/1_john/5-4.htm">Overcomes</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-4.htm">Promise</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-10.htm">Promising</a> <a href="/jude/1-1.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/3_john/1-6.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/revelation/6-15.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">Slavery</a> <a href="/revelation/6-15.htm">Slaves</a> <a href="/genesis/14-5.htm">Subdued</a> <a href="/jude/1-7.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/1_john/3-20.htm">Whatever</a><div class="vheading2">2 Peter 2</div>1. <a href="/2_peter/2-1.htm">Peter warns of false teachers, showing the impiety and punishment both of them and their followers;</a> 7. <a href="/2_peter/2-7.htm">from which the godly shall be delivered, as Lot was out of Sodom;</a> 10. <a href="/2_peter/2-10.htm">and more fully describes the manners of those profane and blasphemous seducers.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of 2 Peter, these individuals were misleading believers by offering a form of freedom that was contrary to the true freedom found in Christ. This echoes the deception in <a href="/genesis/3.htm">Genesis 3</a>, where the serpent promised Eve freedom through knowledge, leading to bondage instead. The promise of freedom without the constraints of God's moral law is a recurring theme in Scripture, often leading to spiritual and moral decay.while they themselves are slaves to depravity The false teachers are described as being enslaved to their own sinful desires. This reflects the biblical principle that sin leads to bondage, as seen in <a href="/john/8-34.htm">John 8:34</a>, where Jesus states, "Everyone who sins is a slave to sin." The term "depravity" suggests a deep moral corruption, indicating that these individuals are not only deceiving others but are also deeply entangled in their own sinful behaviors. This serves as a warning to believers to discern the character and teachings of those who claim to lead them.For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him This phrase underscores the principle of spiritual servitude, where one's master is determined by what controls their life. <a href="/romans/6-16.htm">Romans 6:16-18</a> elaborates on this concept, explaining that individuals are either slaves to sin, which leads to death, or slaves to obedience, which leads to righteousness. The idea of mastery here is crucial, as it points to the ultimate authority in a person's life. In a broader biblical context, this reflects the choice between serving God or serving worldly desires, as seen in <a href="/joshua/24-15.htm">Joshua 24:15</a>, where the Israelites are urged to choose whom they will serve.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/peter.htm">Peter</a> The apostle and author of this epistle, addressing false teachings and moral corruption within the early Christian communities. 2. <a href="/topical/f/false_teachers.htm">False Teachers</a> Individuals within the church who promise freedom but are themselves enslaved by sin and corruption. 3. <a href="/topical/e/early_christian_communities.htm">Early Christian Communities</a> The recipients of Peter's letter, who are being warned against the influence of false teachers. 4. <a href="/topical/c/corruption.htm">Corruption</a> The moral and spiritual decay that results from sin, which enslaves those who indulge in it. 5. <a href="/topical/f/freedom.htm">Freedom</a> The concept being falsely promised by the false teachers, which is contrasted with true freedom in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_teaching.htm">Discernment in Teaching</a> Be vigilant about the teachings you accept. Not all who promise freedom are leading you to true freedom in Christ. <a href="/topical/t/true_freedom_in_christ.htm">True Freedom in Christ</a> Understand that true freedom is found in Christ, not in indulging sinful desires. Freedom in Christ leads to righteousness, not corruption. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_sin's_mastery.htm">The Danger of Sin's Mastery</a> Recognize that sin can easily become a master. Regular self-examination and repentance are necessary to avoid being enslaved by sin. <a href="/topical/t/the_deceptive_nature_of_false_promises.htm">The Deceptive Nature of False Promises</a> Be aware of the allure of false promises that appeal to the flesh but lead to spiritual bondage. <a href="/topical/l/living_as_servants_of_righteousness.htm">Living as Servants of Righteousness</a> Embrace your identity as a servant of righteousness, which leads to holiness and eternal life.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_peter_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Peter 2</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_a_libertine.htm">What defines a libertine?</a> <a href="/q/1_peter_2_18__why_does_it_condone_slavery.htm">1 Peter 2:18: Why does the text appear to condone slavery by telling slaves to submit to their masters, and how is that consistent with a just God?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_1_cor._9_19_align_with_freedom.htm">In 1 Corinthians 9:19, Paul insists he has made himself a slave to everyone; how does this reconcile with the New Testament theme of freedom in Christ?</a> <a href="/q/what_makes_claims_falsifiable.htm">What is the meaning of a more sure prophecy?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_peter/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) Promise them liberty.--A specimen of the "great swelling words"--loud, high-sounding talk about liberty. The doctrines of Simon Magus, as reported by Irenaeus (I., chap. xxiii. 3) and by Hippolytus (Refut. VI., chap. xiv.), show us the kind of liberty that such teachers promised--being "freed from righteousness" to become "the slaves of sin."Servants of corruption.--Better, bond-servants, or slaves of corruption. Our translators have often done well in translating the Greek word for "slave" by "servant" (see Note on <a href="/2_peter/1-1.htm" title="Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Savior Jesus Christ:">2Peter 1:1</a>), but here the full force of the ignominious term should be given. Tyndale, Cranmer, and Geneva have "bond-servants;" Rheims "slaves." (Comp. "bondage of corruption," <a href="/romans/8-21.htm" title="Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.">Romans 8:21</a>.)Brought in bondage.--Or, enslaved. We seem here to have an echo of <a href="/john/8-34.htm" title="Jesus answered them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Whoever commits sin is the servant of sin.">John 8:34</a> (see Notes there): "Every one who continues to commit sin is the slave of sin," words which St. Peter may have heard. Comp. <a href="/context/romans/6-16.htm" title="Know you not, that to whom you yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants you are to whom you obey; whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness?">Romans 6:16-20</a>, which the writer may also have had in his mind. There is nothing improbable in St. Peter being well acquainted with the Epistle to the Romans during the last years of his life; the improbability would rather be in supposing that he did not know it.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_peter/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - While they promise them liberty; literally, promising. The words cohere closely with the preceding clause. Liberty was the subject of their great swelling words of vanity; they talked loudly, made a great boast, about liberty. Perhaps they were wresting to their own destruction (comp. <a href="/2_peter/3-15.htm">2 Peter 3:15, 16</a>) the teaching of St. Paul concerning Christian liberty. St. Paul had spoken of the liberty of the glory of the children of God (<a href="/romans/8-21.htm">Romans 8:21</a>); he had again and again asserted the liberty of Christians in things indifferent (see <a href="/2_corinthians/3-17.htm">2 Corinthians 3:17</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/8-9.htm">1 Corinthians 8:9</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/10-23.htm">1 Corinthians 10:23</a>, etc.). But he had insisted on the paramount duty of giving no offence (<a href="/1_corinthians/8-13.htm">1 Corinthians 8:13</a>, etc.), and had earnestly cautioned his converts to "use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh." There were false teachers who maintained that the true Gnostic was free from moral restraints, in fact, that liberty meant libertinism, liberty to sin (comp. <a href="/1_peter/2-16.htm">1 Peter 2:16</a>). They themselves are the servants of corruption. The construction is still participial, "being" (ὑπάρχοντες) being from the beginning servants of corruption. Those who talked about liberty were themselves all the time the bondservants, the slaves, of corruption. The word rendered "corruption" (φθορά) includes the sense of" destruction," as in verse 12 and <a href="/2_peter/1-4.htm">2 Peter 1:4</a> (comp. <a href="/romans/8-21.htm">Romans 8:21</a>). For of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage. "Of whom," or "by whatever;" by Satan, the personal tempter, or by sin, the innate tendency; the Greek word will bear either meaning. Some good manuscripts add "also," which strengthens the assertion; "is he also brought in bondage." St. Peter's teaching corresponds exactly with that of St. Paul in <a href="/romans/6-16.htm">Romans 6:16</a>. There is a very close parallel to this clause in the 'Clementine Recognitions' (5:12; quoted by Dr. Salmon, in his 'Historical Introduction to the Books of the New Testament'): "unusquisque illius fit servus cui se ipse subjecerit." <a href="/commentaries/2_peter/2-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>They promise ἐπαγγελλόμενοι (epangellomenoi) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1861.htm">Strong's 1861: </a> From epi and the base of aggelos; to announce upon, i.e. to engage to do something, to assert something respecting oneself. them αὐτοῖς (autois) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. freedom, ἐλευθερίαν (eleutherian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1657.htm">Strong's 1657: </a> Freedom, liberty, especially: a state of freedom from slavery. From eleutheros; freedom. while they themselves αὐτοὶ (autoi) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. are ὑπάρχοντες (hyparchontes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5225.htm">Strong's 5225: </a> To begin, am, exist, be in possession. From hupo and archomai; to begin under, i.e. Come into existence; expletively, to exist (verb). slaves δοῦλοι (douloi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1401.htm">Strong's 1401: </a> (a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave. From deo; a slave. to corruption. φθορᾶς (phthoras) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5356.htm">Strong's 5356: </a> Corruption, destruction, decay, rottenness, decomposition. From phtheiro; decay, i.e. Ruin. For γάρ (gar) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. a man is a slave δεδούλωται (dedoulōtai) Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1402.htm">Strong's 1402: </a> To enslave. From doulos; to enslave. to whatever ᾧ (hō) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. has overcome him. ἥττηται (hēttētai) Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2274.htm">Strong's 2274: </a> From the same as hetton; to make worse, i.e. Vanquish; by implication, to rate lower. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_peter/2-19.htm">2 Peter 2:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_peter/2-19.htm">2 Peter 2:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_peter/2-19.htm">2 Peter 2:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_peter/2-19.htm">2 Peter 2:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_peter/2-19.htm">2 Peter 2:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_peter/2-19.htm">2 Peter 2:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_peter/2-19.htm">2 Peter 2:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_peter/2-19.htm">2 Peter 2:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_peter/2-19.htm">2 Peter 2:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_peter/2-19.htm">2 Peter 2:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-19.htm">NT Letters: 2 Peter 2:19 Promising them liberty while they themselves (2 Pet. 2P iiP ii Pet) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_peter/2-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Peter 2:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Peter 2:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_peter/2-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Peter 2:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Peter 2:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>