2 Peter 3:6

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

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

5For 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,

7but the heavens that now are, and the earth, by his word are kept in store, being reserved for fire unto the day of judgment and of perdition of ungodly men.

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Cross References

Matthew 24:38For as they were in the days before the flood, eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,

2 Peter 2:5and spared not the old world, but kept Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing the flood on the world of ungodly men,

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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