2 Peter 2:19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

They promise

Galatians 5:1

1 Peter 2:16

They themselves

John 8:34

Romans 6:12

Titus 3:3

Overcome

General references

Luke 17:32

Bible References

They promise

The Messiah has set us free so that we may enjoy the benefits of freedom. So keep on standing firm in it, and stop putting yourselves under the yoke of slavery again.

Live like free people, and do not use your freedom as an excuse for doing evil. Instead, be God's servants.

They themselves

Jesus answered them, "Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, that everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.

Therefore, do not let sin rule your mortal bodies so that you obey their desires.

After all, we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, and misled. We were slaves to many kinds of lusts and pleasures, spending our days in malice and jealousy. We were despised, and we hated one another.

Overcome

For if, after escaping the world's corruptions through a full knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus, the Messiah, they are again entangled and conquered by those corruptions, then their last condition is worse than their former one.

How terrible it will be for that arrogant garland the drunks of Ephraim! How terrible it will be for that fading flower of his glorious beauty, which sits on the heads of people bloated with food, of people overcome with wine!

Concerning the prophets: My heart is broken within me, and all my bones shake. I'm like a drunk man, like a person overcome with wine, because of the LORD, and because of his holy words.

so that they might escape from the Devil's snare, even though they've been held captive by him to do his will.

General references

When the priest examines him and determines that the scab did, in fact, spread in his skin, then the priest is to pronounce him unclean, since it's an infectious skin disease."

However, you must not eat these animals that chew the cud or have a divided hoof: the camel, hare, and rock badger. Even though they chew the cud, their hooves are not divided. Therefore they are unclean for you.

and the man of God accompanied the old prophet back to his house, ate some food, and drank some water.

and say, "This person started a building but couldn't finish it.'

Remember Lot's wife!