2 Peter 3:5

For this they are wilfully ignorant of, that the heavens were before, and the earth out of water, and through water, consisting by the word of God.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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

4Saying: Where is his promise or his coming? for since the time that the fathers slept, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

6Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:6And God said: Let there be a firmament made amidst the waters: and let it divide the waters from the waters.

Psalms 24:2For he hath founded it upon the seas; and hath prepared it upon the rivers.

Psalms 136:6Whatsoever the Lord hath pleased he hath done, in heaven, in earth, in the sea, and in all the deeps.

John 3:19And this is the judgment: because the light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than the light: for their works were evil.

Colossians 1:17And he is before all, and by him all things consist.

Hebrews 11:3By faith we understand that the world was framed by the word of God; that from invisible things visible things might be made.

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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