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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.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Liberty (ελευθεριαν). Promising "personal liberty," that is license, after the fashion of advocates of liquor today, not the freed…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

While they promise them liberty. True religion always promises and produces liberty ; but the particular liberty which these persons seem …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Promise them liberty.—A specimen of the great swelling words—loud, high-sounding talk about liberty. The doctrines of Sim…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

They promise “freedom,” perhaps from any law or restraint of the flesh. Paul ran into similar error—“Everything is permi ible for me” ([Reference 1…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

While they promise them liberty. He shows their inconsistency: they falsely promised liberty while they themselves served sin and were in …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

While they promise them liberty
Not Christian liberty, which lies in a freedom from sin, its dominion, guilt, and co…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The word of truth is the water of life, which refreshes the souls that receive it; but deceivers spread and promote error, and are shown to be empt…

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