2 Peter 2:19 (WEB)
promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of corruption; for a man is brought into bondage by whoever overcomes him.
Fathers and councils · 5
Augustine of Hippo
“…masters as he has vices; of which vices when the divine Scripture treats, it says, “For of whom any man is overcome, to the same he is also the bond-slave.”” — editor's note: 2 Pet. ii. 19.
Read the whole comment“And thus there are many wicked masters who have religious men as their slaves, and who are yet themselves in bondage; “for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.”” — editor's note: 2 Pet. ii. 19.
Read the whole comment““For of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.”” — editor's note: 2 Pet. ii. 19
Read the whole comment“…efforts and falls into conscious sin, and so, being overcome of sin, becomes its slave (“for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage”); and thus the effect produced by the knowledge of the commandment is this, that sin worketh in man all manner of concupiscence, and he is involved in the…” — editor's note: 2 Pet. ii. 19
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John Cassian
“For “of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he the slave.”” — editor's note: 2 Pet. ii. 19.
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Cross-references · 6
Cited together in The City of God XIX.15.
Cited together in The Enchiridion Chapter 118.
Cited together in The City of God XIX.15 and 1 other place.
Cited together in The Enchiridion Chapter 30.
Cited together in The Enchiridion Chapter 118.
Cited together in The Enchiridion Chapter 30.