2 Peter 3:5

But they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water,

Berean Standard Bible

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

4“Where is the promise of His coming?” they will ask. “Ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything continues as it has from the beginning of creation.”

6through which the world of that time perished in the flood.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:6And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.”

Psalms 24:2For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.

Psalms 136:6He spread out the earth upon the waters. His loving devotion endures forever.

John 3:19And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.

Colossians 1:17He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.

Hebrews 11:3By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was 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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