2 Peter 3:5

For of this they willingly are ignorant, that by the word of God there were heavens of old, and earth framed out of water and by means of water,

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

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 the day the fathers fell asleep, all things so continue, from the beginning of the creation.

6whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished;

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Cross References

John 3:19And this is the judgment, that 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 things, and in him all things subsist.

Hebrews 11:3Through faith we perceive that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not arisen[11:3] out of things which appear.

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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