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

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 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,“ I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave of sin.

Don’t you realize that you become the slave of whatever you choose to obey? You can be a slave to sin, which leads to death, or you can choose to obey God, which leads to righteous living.Thank God! Once you were slaves of sin, but now you wholeheartedly obey this teaching we have given you.Now you are free from your slavery to sin, and you have become slaves to righteous living.Because of the weakness of your human nature, I am using the illustration of slavery to help you understand all this. Previously, you let yourselves be slaves to impurity and lawlessness, which led ever deeper into sin. Now you must give yourselves to be slaves to righteous living so that you will become holy.When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the obligation to do right.And what was the result? You are now ashamed of the things you used to do, things that end in eternal doom.But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life.

For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love.

For you are free, yet you are God’s slaves, so don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do evil.

So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law.

My heart is broken because of the false prophets, and my bones tremble. I stagger like a drunkard, like someone overcome by wine, because of the holy words the Lord has spoken against them.

Once we, too, were foolish and disobedient. We were misled and became slaves to many lusts and pleasures. Our lives were full of evil and envy, and we hated each other.

What sorrow awaits the proud city of Samaria— the glorious crown of the drunks of Israel. It sits at the head of a fertile valley, but its glorious beauty will fade like a flower. It is the pride of a people brought down by wine.

Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to sinful desires.Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God.Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God’s grace.

Then they will come to their senses and escape from the devil’s trap. For they have been held captive by him to do whatever he wants.

And when people escape from the wickedness of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and then get tangled up and enslaved by sin again, they are worse off than before.