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.”

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 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,“ What I’m about to tell you is true. Everyone who sins is a slave of sin.

Don’t you know that when you give yourselves to obey someone you become that person’s slave? If you are slaves of sin, then you will die. But if you are slaves who obey God, then you will live a godly life.You used to be slaves of sin. But thank God that with your whole heart you obeyed the teachings you were given!You have been set free from sin. You have become slaves to right living.Because you are human, you find this hard to understand. So I am using an everyday example to help you understand. You used to give yourselves to be slaves to unclean living. You were becoming more and more evil. Now give yourselves to be slaves to right living. Then you will become holy.Once you were slaves of sin. At that time right living did not control you.What benefit did you gain from doing the things you are now ashamed of? Those things lead to death!You have been set free from sin. God has made you his slaves. The benefit you gain leads to holy living. And the end result is eternal life.

My brothers and sisters, you were chosen to be free. But don’t use your freedom as an excuse to live under the power of sin. Instead, serve one another in love.

Live as free people. But don’t use your freedom to cover up evil. Live as people who are God’s slaves.

Christ has set us free to enjoy our freedom. So remain strong in the faith. Don’t let the chains of slavery hold you again.

Here is my message about the prophets. My heart is broken inside me. All my bones tremble with fear. I am like a man who is drunk. I am like a strong man who has had too much wine. That’s what the Lord’ s holy words have done to me.

At one time we too acted like fools. We didn’t obey God. We were tricked. We were controlled by all kinds of desires and pleasures. We were full of evil. We wanted what belongs to others. People hated us, and we hated one another.

How terrible it will be for the city of Samaria! It sits on a hill like a wreath of flowers. The leaders of Ephraim are drunk. They take pride in their city. It sits above a valley that has rich soil. How terrible it will be for the glorious beauty of that fading flower!

So don’t let sin rule your body, which is going to die. Don’t obey its evil desires.Don’t give any part of yourself to serve sin. Don’t let any part of yourself be used to do evil. Instead, give yourselves to God. You have been brought from death to life. So give every part of yourself to God to do what is right.Sin will no longer control you like a master. That’s because the law does not rule you. God’s grace has set you free.

Maybe they will come to their senses. Maybe they will escape the devil’s trap. He has taken them as prisoners to do what he wanted.

They may have escaped the sin of the world. They may have come to know our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. But what if they are once again caught up in sin? And what if it has become their master? Then they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning.