Although these false teachers promise ¹  such people ²  freedom, they themselves are enslaved to ³  immorality. ⁴  For whatever a person succumbs to, to that he is enslaved. ⁵ 

biblegateway 2Pe 2:19

promising them freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by what a man is overcome, by this 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 [although they] themselves are slaves of depravity. For to whatever someone succumbs, by this he is enslaved.

biblegateway 2Pe 2:19

They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity—for a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.

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

bibleoremus 2Pe 2:19

They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption; for people are slaves to whatever masters them.

They promise them freedom, but are themselves slaves of corruption; for people are the slaves of whatever has mastered them.

biblegateway 2Pe 2:19

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.

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.

biblegateway 2Pe 2:19

Although these false teachers promise ¹  such people ²  freedom, they themselves are enslaved to ³  immorality. ⁴  For whatever a person succumbs to, to that he is enslaved. ⁵ 

¹ tn Verse 19 is a subordinate clause in Greek. The masculine nominative participle “promising” (ἐπαγγελλόμενοι, epangellomenoi) refers back to the subject of vv. 17-18. At the same time, it functions subordinately to the following participle, ὑπάρχοντες (Juparconte", “while being”).

² tn Grk “them.”

³ tn Grk “slaves of.” See the note on the word “slave” in 1:1.

⁴ tn Or “corruption,” “depravity.” Verse 19 constitutes a subordinate clause to v. 18 in Greek. The main verbal components of these two verses are: “uttering…they entice…promising…being (enslaved).” The main verb is (they) entice. The three participles are adverbial and seem to indicate an instrumental relation (by uttering), a concessive relation (although promising), and a temporal relation (while being [enslaved]). For the sake of English usage, in the translation of the text this is broken down into two sentences.

⁵ tn Grk “for by what someone is overcome, to this he is enslaved.”