2 Peter 3:5

For this they willfully forget, that there were heavens from of old, and an earth compacted out of water and amidst water, by the word of God;

American Standard Version

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 that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

6by which means 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 in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

Psalms 24:2For he hath founded it upon the seas, And established it upon the floods.

Psalms 136:6To him that spread forth the earth above the waters; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever:

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

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

Hebrews 11:3By faith we understand that the worlds have been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen hath not been made 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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