Verse Comparison: 2 Peter 2:19
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified® Bible
They promise them liberty, when they themselves are the slaves of depravity {and} defilement--for by whatever anyone is made inferior {or} worse {or} is overcome, to that [person or thing] he is enslaved.
Contemporary English Version
They promise freedom to everyone. But they are merely slaves of filthy living, because people are slaves of whatever controls them.
Darby English Version
promising them liberty, while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by whom a man is subdued, by him is he also brought into slavery.
Good News Bible
They promise them freedom while they themselves are slaves of destructive habits---for we are slaves of anything that has conquered us.
International Standard Version
Promising them freedom, they themselves are slaves to depravity, for a person is a slave to whatever conquers him.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
promising them freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by what a man is overcome, by this he is enslaved.
New International Version
They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity—for a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.
New King James Version
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.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
promising them freedom while they themselves enslave themselves to corruption; for by what overcomes a man enslaves him.
Young's Literal Translation
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,