Other translations
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.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
They promise liberty to them when they are servants of corruption; that by which anyone is conquered, to the same he is also a slave.
Darby Bible Translation
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.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
Promising them liberty, whereas they themselves are the slaves of corruption. For by whom a man is overcome, of the same also he is the slave.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
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.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved.
God's Word
They promise these people freedom, but they themselves are slaves to corruption. A person is a slave to whatever he gives in to.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption, since people are enslaved to whatever defeats them.
International Standard Version
Promising them freedom, they themselves are slaves to depravity, for a person is a slave to whatever conquers him.
NET Bible
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.
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 "people are slaves to whatever has mastered them."
New Living Translation
They promise freedom, but they themselves are slaves of sin and corruption. For you are a slave to whatever controls you.
Webster's Bible Translation
While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for by whom a man is overcome, by the same is he brought into bondage.
Weymouth New Testament
And they promise them freedom, although they are themselves the slaves of what is corrupt. For a man is the slave of any one by whom he has been worsted in fight.
The World English Bible
promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of corruption; for a man is brought into bondage by whoever overcomes him.