2 Peter 2:19

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

These false teachers promise those people freedom, but they themselves are not free. They are slaves to a mind that has been ruined by sin. Yes, people are slaves to anything that controls them.

Cross References

John 8:34

Jesus said, “The truth is, everyone who sins is a slave—a slave to sin.

Galatians 5:13

My brothers and sisters, God chose you to be free. But don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do what pleases your sinful selves. Instead, serve each other with love.

1 Peter 2:16

Live like free people, but don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do evil. Live as those who are serving God.

Galatians 5:1

We have freedom now, because Christ made us free. So stand strong in that freedom. Don’t go back into slavery again.

Titus 3:3

In the past we were foolish too. We did not obey, we were wrong, and we were slaves to the many things our bodies wanted and enjoyed. We lived doing evil and being jealous. People hated us and we hated each other.

2 Timothy 2:26

The devil has trapped them and now makes them do what he wants. But maybe they can wake up to see what is happening and free themselves from the devil’s trap.

Jeremiah 23:9

A message to the prophets: I am very sad—my heart is broken. All my bones are shaking. Because of the Lord and his holy words, I am like a man who is drunk.

Isaiah 28:1

Look at Samaria! The drunks of Ephraim are proud of that city. It sits on a hill with a rich valley around it. The Samarians think their city is a beautiful crown of flowers. But they are drunk with wine, and this “beautiful crown” is just a dying plant.

2 Peter 2:20

People can be made free from the evil in the world. They can be made free by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. But if they go back into those evil things and are controlled by them, then it is worse for them than it was before.

Acts 19:16

Then the man who had the evil spirit inside him jumped on these Jews. He was much stronger than all of them. He beat them up and tore their clothes off. They all ran away from that house.

2 Peter 1:4

through which he also gave us the very great and rich gifts that he promised us. With these gifts you can share in being like God. And so you will escape the ruin that comes to people in the world because of the evil things they want.

Leviticus 13:8

The priest must look, and if the rash has spread, he must announce that the person is unclean. The disease is leprosy.