2 Peter 3:5

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

Noyes 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

4and saying, Where is his promised coming? for, from the time when the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as then, and as they have continued from the beginning of the creation.

6by means of which the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished;

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Cross References

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

Psalms 136:6To him that spread out the earth upon the waters; For his goodness endureth for ever!

John 3:19And this is the condemnation, that the light hath 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 that which 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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