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18 For speaking out (A)arrogant words of (B)vanity, they (C)entice by (D)sensual lusts of the flesh, those who barely (E)escape from the ones who conducted themselves in error, 19 promising them freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for (F)by what a man is overcome, by this he is enslaved. 20 For if they are overcome, having both (G)escaped the defilements of the world by (H)the knowledge of the (I)Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and having again been (J)entangled in them, then (K)the last state has become worse for them than the first.

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18 For they mouth empty, boastful words(A) and, by appealing to the lustful desires of the flesh, they entice people who are just escaping(B) 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.”(C) 20 If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing(D) our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ(E) and are again entangled in it and are overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning.(F)

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