2 Peter 2:19

Contemporary English Version 1995

They promise freedom to everyone. But they are merely slaves of filthy living, because people are slaves of whatever controls them.

Cross References

John 8:34

Jesus replied: I tell you for certain that anyone who sins is a slave of sin!

Galatians 5:13

My friends, you were chosen to be free. So don't use your freedom as an excuse to do anything you want. Use it as an opportunity to serve each other with love.

1 Peter 2:16

You are free, but still you are God's servants, and you must not use your freedom as an excuse for doing wrong.

Galatians 5:1

Christ has set us free! This means we are really free. Now hold on to your freedom and don't ever become slaves of the Law again.

Titus 3:3

We used to be stupid, disobedient, and foolish, as well as slaves of all sorts of desires and pleasures. We were evil and jealous. Everyone hated us, and we hated everyone.

2 Timothy 2:26

They have been trapped by the devil, and he makes them obey him, but God may help them escape.

Jeremiah 23:9

When I think of the prophets, I am shocked, and I tremble like someone drunk, because of the Lord and his sacred words.

Isaiah 28:1

The city of Samaria above a fertile valley is in for trouble! Its leaders are drunkards, who stuff themselves with food and wine. But they will be like flowers that dry up and wilt.

2 Peter 2:20

When they learned about our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they escaped from the filthy things of this world. But they are again caught up and controlled by these filthy things, and now they are in worse shape than they were at first.

Acts 19:16

Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and beat them up. They ran out of the house, naked and bruised.

2 Peter 1:4

God made great and marvelous promises, so his nature would become part of us. Then we could escape our evil desires and the corrupt influences of this world.

Leviticus 13:8

If it is discovered that the disease has started spreading, he will say, “This is leprosy—you are unclean.”