Parallel 2PET 2:19

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AICNT Promising them freedom, they themselves are [also][fn] slaves of corruption; for whatever someone is defeated by, to this they are enslaved.

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OEB They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to corrupt habits; for a person is the slave of anything to which they give way.

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

WMBB (Same as above)

NET 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.

LSV promising liberty to them, themselves being servants of corruption, for by whom anyone has been overcome, he has been brought to servitude to this one also;

FBV They promise them freedom, even though they themselves are slaves to depravity. “You are a slave to whatever conquers you.”

TCNT They promise them freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption. For a man is a slave to whatever masters him.

T4T The false teachers tell people that they are free to do whatever they want to do, even though they themselves are like slaves [MET] because their own self-directed nature forces them to do sinful things. Think about these well-known words: “Whenever a person is controlled by something {something controls a person}, it is as though that person has become a slave of what controls him.”

LEB promising them freedom although they[fn] themselves are slaves of depravity. For to whatever someone succumbs, by this he is also[fn] enslaved.

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BBE 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.

Moff No Moff 2PET book available

Wymth And they promise them freedom, although they are themselves the slaves of what is corrupt. For a man is the slave of any one by whom he has been worsted in fight.

ASV 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.

DRA Promising them liberty, whereas they themselves are the slaves of corruption. For by whom a man is overcome, of the same also he is the slave.

YLT 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,

Drby promising them liberty, while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by whom a man is subdued, by him is he also brought into slavery.

RV 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.

Wbstr While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for by whom a man is overcome, by the same is he brought into bondage.

KJB-1769 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.

KJB-1611 While they promise them libertie, they themselues are the seruants of corruption: for of whom a man is ouercome, of the same is he brought in bondage.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps 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.
   (Whyle they promise them liberty, where as they themselves are ye/you_all bond servants of corruption. For of whom a man is overcome, unto the same is he brought in bondage.)

Gnva Promising vnto them libertie, and are themselues the seruants of corruption: for of whomsoeuer a man is ouercome, euen vnto the same is he in bondage.
   (Promising unto them liberty, and are themselves the servants of corruption: for of whomsoever a man is overcome, even unto the same is he in bondage. )

Cvdl 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.
   (and promyse them libertye, where as they themselves are servants off corrupcion. For off whom so ever a man is overcome, unto the same is he in bondage.)

TNT They promys them libertye and are them selves the bonde servauntes of corrupcion. For of whom soever a man is over come vnto the same is he in bondage.
   (They promys them libertye and are them selves the bond servants of corrupcion. For of whom soever a man is over come unto the same is he in bondage. )

Wycl Whiche lyuen in errour, and biheten fredom to hem, whanne thei ben seruauntis of corrupcioun. For of whom ony man is ouercomun, of hym also he is seruaunt.
   (Which lyuen in errour, and biheten fredom to them, when they been servants of corrupcioun. For of whom any man is overcomun, of him also he is servant.)

Luth und verheißen ihnen Freiheit, so sie selbst Knechte des Verderbens sind. Denn von welchem jemand überwunden ist, des Knecht ist er worden.
   (and verheißen to_them Freiheit, so they/she/them himself/itself servant(s) the Verderbens sind. Because from which_one someone überwunden is, the Knecht is he worden.)

ClVg libertatem illis promittentes, cum ipsi servi sint corruptionem: a quo enim quis superatus est, hujus et servus est.
   (libertatem illis promittentes, when/with ipsi servi sint corruptionem: from quo because who/any superatus it_is, huyus and servus it_is. )

UGNT ἐλευθερίαν αὐτοῖς ἐπαγγελλόμενοι, αὐτοὶ δοῦλοι ὑπάρχοντες τῆς φθορᾶς; ᾧ γάρ τις ἥττηται, τούτῳ δεδούλωται.
   (eleutherian autois epangellomenoi, autoi douloi huparⱪontes taʸs fthoras; hō gar tis haʸttaʸtai, toutōi dedoulōtai.)

SBL-GNT ἐλευθερίαν αὐτοῖς ἐπαγγελλόμενοι, αὐτοὶ δοῦλοι ὑπάρχοντες τῆς φθορᾶς· ᾧ γάρ τις ἥττηται, τούτῳ ⸀καὶ δεδούλωται.
   (eleutherian autois epangellomenoi, autoi douloi huparⱪontes taʸs fthoras; hō gar tis haʸttaʸtai, toutōi ⸀kai dedoulōtai.)

TC-GNT ἐλευθερίαν αὐτοῖς ἐπαγγελλόμενοι, αὐτοὶ δοῦλοι ὑπάρχοντες τῆς φθορᾶς· ᾧ γάρ τις ἥττηται, τούτῳ [fn]καὶ δεδούλωται.
   (eleutherian autois epangellomenoi, autoi douloi huparⱪontes taʸs fthoras; hō gar tis haʸttaʸtai, toutōi kai dedoulōtai. )

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Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).