他们应许人得以自由，自己却作败坏的奴仆，因为人被谁制伏就是谁的奴仆。

他们应许人自由，自己却作了腐败的奴隶，因为人被谁制伏就是谁的奴隶。

他们应许人自由，自己却作了腐败的奴隶，因为人被谁制伏就是谁的奴隶。

他们应许那些人可以得自由，而自己却做罪恶的奴隶，因为人被什么制服，就被什么奴役。

他们应许给人自由，自己却作了败坏的奴仆；因为人给谁制伏了，就作谁的奴仆。

他们许诺给这些人自由，自己却是衰朽的奴隶。要知道，一个人被什么制伏，就成为什么的奴隶。

他們應許人得以自由，自己卻作敗壞的奴僕，因為人被誰制伏就是誰的奴僕。

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。

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。

他們應許那些人可以得自由，而自己卻做罪惡的奴隸，因為人被什麼制伏，就被什麼奴役。

他們應許給人自由，自己卻作了敗壞的奴僕；因為人給誰制伏了，就作誰的奴僕。

應許他們自由，而自己卻是敗壞之奴僕。因為人被甚麼制勝，就給甚麼做奴僕。

他們許諾給這些人自由，自己卻是衰朽的奴隸。要知道，一個人被什麼制伏，就成為什麼的奴隸。

許之以自由、而己則為邪慝之奴、蓋為其所勝者、即為其奴也、

勝我者、吾為之奴、偽師從惡、則亦為惡之奴、反以自由許弟子、

以自由許人、而己為罪惡之奴、蓋勝人者、人即為其奴也、

以自由為號召、而自身則為腐敗之奴隸。蓋為邪惡所克者、即成邪惡之奴矣。

They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity— for“ people are slaves to whatever has mastered them.”

They promise to give freedom to these new believers. But they themselves are slaves to sinful living. That’s because“ people are slaves to anything that controls them.”

They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved.

They promise freedom, but they themselves are slaves of sin and corruption. For you are a slave to whatever controls you.

They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption, since people are enslaved to whatever defeats them.

promising them freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by what anyone is overcome, by this he is enslaved.

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.

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.

They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption, since people are enslaved to whatever defeats them.

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.

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.

promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of corruption; for a man is brought into bondage by whoever overcomes him.

Jesus replied,“ Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. (niv)

Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey— whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness?But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance.You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.I am using an example from everyday life because of your human limitations. Just as you used to offer yourselves as slaves to impurity and to ever- increasing wickedness, so now offer yourselves as slaves to righteousness leading to holiness.When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness.What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death!But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. (niv)

You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. (niv)

Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover- up for evil; live as God’s slaves. (niv)

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. (niv)

Concerning the prophets: My heart is broken within me; all my bones tremble. I am like a drunken man, like a strong man overcome by wine, because of the Lord and his holy words. (niv)

At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. (niv)

Woe to that wreath, the pride of Ephraim’s drunkards, to the fading flower, his glorious beauty, set on the head of a fertile valley— to that city, the pride of those laid low by wine! (niv)

Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires.Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness.For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace. (niv)

and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will. (niv)

If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and are overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning. (niv)