Verse 19

While they promise them liberty, they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by whom a man is overcome, by him also he is brought into bondage.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Mens de lover dem frihet, er de selv slaver under korrupsjon: for den som er overvunnet av noen, er han også fanget av samme.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  De lover frihet til dem, men de er selv slaver av korrupsjon; for den som blir beseiret av noe, blir gjort til slave av det.

• Norsk King James

  Mens de lover dem frihet, er de selv tjenere av sin egen korrupsjon: for den som er overvunnet, er han bundet av den samme makten.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  mens de lover dem frihet, selv om de er slaver av korrupsjon; for det man er overvunnet av, er man træll under.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Mens de lover dem frihet, er de selv tjenere av fordervelse: for av den som man overvinnes, av den blir man også holdt i trelldom.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  De lover frihet, men er selv slaver av fordervelse, for den som blir beseiret av noe, er også slave under det.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Mens de lover dem frihet, er de selv treller under korrupsjon; for av hvem en mann blir overvunnet, av ham blir han også gjort til slave.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Mens de lover dem frihet, er de selv tjenere av fordervelse; for den som blir overvunnet av dem, blir ført inn i trelldom.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Mens de lover dem frihet, er de selv slaver av fordervelse; for det en blir overvunnet av, det blir en også slave under.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Mens de lover dem frihet, er de selv slaver av fordervelse; for det en blir overvunnet av, det blir en også slave under.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  De lover dem frihet, men de selv er slaver under ødeleggelsen. For det som overvinner noen, av det blir han også tralt.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  They promise freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption, for a person is a slave to whatever has mastered them.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  De lover dem frihet, mens de selv er slaver av korrupsjon. For det man er beseiret av, det er man også slave under.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  idet de love dem Frihed, alligevel de selv ere Forkrænkelighedens Trælle; thi af hvem Nogen er overvunden, dens Træl er han og bleven.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Mens de lover dem frihet, er de selv korrupsjonens tjenere: for den som en person er overvunnet av, av den samme er han gjort til slave.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  og mens de lover dem frihet, er de selv slaver av fordærv; for av det en er overvunnet, av det er han også bundet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  De lover frihet, men er selv tjenere av fordervelse; for den man blir overvunnet av, blir man til slave.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  De lover dem frihet, mens de selv er slaver av ødeleggelse. For det en mann er blitt overvunnet av, det er han også en trell av.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  De lover frihet, mens de selv er tjenere under ødeleggelsen; for det man lar seg overvinne av, blir man en tjener for.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  They promys them libertye and are them selves ye bonde servauntes of corrupcion. For of whom soever a man is over come vnto ye same is he in bondage.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and promyse them libertye, where as they them selues are seruauntes off corrupcion. For off whom so euer a man is ouercome, vnto the same is he in bondage.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Promising vnto them libertie, & are themselues the seruants of corruption: for of whomsoeuer a man is ouercome, euen vnto the same is he in bondage.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Whyle they promise them libertie, where as they them selues are ye bonde seruauntes of corruption. For of whom a man is ouercome, vnto the same is he brought in bondage.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of corruption; for by whom a man is overcome, by the same is he also brought into bondage.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Saying that they will be free, while they themselves are the servants of destruction; because whatever gets the better of a man makes a servant of him.

• World English Bible (2000)

  promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of corruption; for a man is brought into bondage by whoever overcomes him.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  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.

Referenced Verses

• John 8:34 : 34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say to you, Whoever commits sin is a slave of sin.
• Gal 5:13 : 13 For, brethren, you have been called to freedom; only do not use freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
• 1 Pet 2:16 : 16 As free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God.
• Gal 5:1 : 1 Stand firm therefore in the freedom with which Christ has made us free, and do not become entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
• 2 Pet 2:20 : 20 For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the latter end is worse for them than the beginning.
• 2 Tim 2:26 : 26 and that they may come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will.
• Titus 3:3 : 3 For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
• Rom 6:12-14 : 12 Therefore, do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey its lusts. 13 And do not yield your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but yield yourselves to God as those who are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. 14 For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under the law but under grace.
• Rom 6:16-22 : 16 Do you not know that to whom you yield yourselves as servants to obey, you are the servants of the one whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness? 17 But God be thanked that though you were servants of sin, you have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. 18 And having been set free from sin, you became servants of righteousness. 19 I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as servants of uncleanness and lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as servants of righteousness for holiness. 20 For when you were servants of sin, you were free from righteousness. 21 What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. 22 But now, having been freed from sin and having become servants of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end everlasting life.
• Isa 28:1 : 1 Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which is on the head of the fertile valleys of those who are overcome with wine!
• Jer 23:9 : 9 My heart within me is broken because of the prophets; all my bones shake. I am like a drunken man, and like a man overcome by wine, because of the LORD, and because of the words of his holiness.