2 Peter 3:5

For this is willfully ignored by them, that long ago there were heavens, and an earth that came together out of water and by water by the word of God,

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In The King James Version

For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:

In Context

4and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? For, from since the fathers became asleep, all things continue this way from the beginning of creation.

6by which the world then perished, having been overflowed with water.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:6And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

Psalms 24:2For he has founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.

Psalms 136:6to him who spread forth the earth above the waters, for his loving kindness [is] forever,

John 3:19And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light, for their deeds were evil.

Colossians 1:17And he is before all, and in him all things hold together.

Hebrews 11:3By faith we understand the ages to have been prepared by the word of God. For the things that are seen do not come to be from that which is visible.

Matthew Henry on 2 Peter 3:4-8

The Cavils of Infidels; Destruction of the World. ( a. d. 67.) 3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. 5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: 6 Whereby the world that then was, being… Read the whole commentary →

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