中译版圣经:

• 他们应许人得以自由，自己却作败坏的奴仆。因为人被谁制伏就是谁的奴仆。
• 新中译版圣经:他们应许人得以自由，自己却作败坏的奴仆。因为人被谁制伏就是谁的奴仆。
• 新世纪圣经:他们应许给人自由，自己却作了败坏的奴仆；因为人给谁制伏了，就作谁的奴仆。
• LCC:应许他们自由，而自己却是败坏之奴仆。因为人被什么（或译∶谁）制胜，就给什么（或译∶谁）做奴仆。
• TCB:他们答应给人自由，自己却作了腐败生活的奴隶；因为人给甚麽控制住，就是甚麽的奴隶。
• 当代圣经:他们答允人家可以得自由，谁知自己却摆脱不了恶行，反被败坏所奴役；事实上，人被谁制伏了，就是谁的奴隶。
• CSG:应许他们自由，自己却是败坏的奴隶，因为人被谁制胜，就是谁的奴隶。

英译版圣经:

• 新国际版圣经:They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity--for a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.
• NRSV:They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption; for people are slaves to whatever masters them.
• NASV:promising them freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by what a man is overcome, by this he is enslaved.
• 古老版圣经: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.
• 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.
• 基础英语版圣经: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.
• DBY: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.
• 标准修订版圣经:They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption;for whatever overcomes a man, to that he is enslaved.
• 直译圣经95版:promising them freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by what a man is overcome, by this he is enslaved.
• 直译圣经77版:promising them freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by what a man is overcome, by this he is enslaved.
• WEB: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.
• 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,

希伯来语圣经:

内容备注:

多语对照圣经中的一节平均而言是一句，包含有12个不同的英文译本，和6个中文译本，以及一个希伯来语本（圣经旧约使用希伯来语和亚兰语书写，新约用希腊语书写）

NIV:新国际版（New International Version，简称NIV）是一个当代英语圣经译本，也是目前在英语国家被最为广泛使用的圣经版本,适合个人研读之用的译本。
NCB: New Century Bible 《新世纪圣经》
LCC:(Library of Christian Classes）
CLB:当代圣经译本(The Chinese Living Bible, CLB)
KJV:詹姆士钦定本是近古英文,是现在所能见到的最老的英译本
BBE:基础英语供移民和儿童阅读
NRSV:是新标准修订版
NASB:用纯粹直译方法（Strictly Literal）的译本
BHS:希伯来语原文圣经

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• whatever [wɔt´evə]   pron.&a.无论什么   (初中英语单词)
• overcome [,əuvə´kʌm]   vt.战胜，克服   (初中英语单词)
• destruction [di´strʌkʃən]   n.破坏，毁灭   (初中英语单词)
• promising [´prɔmisiŋ]   a.有希望的；有为的   (初中英语单词)
• international [,intə´næʃənəl]   a.国际的，世界的   (初中英语单词)
• corruption [kə´rʌpʃən]   n.腐化；贪污；贿赂   (英语四级单词)