2 Peter 2:17-20

New International Version

¹⁷ These people are springs without water^(A) and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.^{(B) 18} For they mouth empty, boastful words^(C) and, by appealing to the lustful desires of the flesh, they entice people who are just escaping^(D) from those who live in error. ¹⁹ They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity—for “people are slaves to whatever has mastered them.”^{(E) 20} If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing^(F) our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ^(G) and are again entangled in it and are overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning.^(H)