2 Peter 3:6

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

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

5For 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,

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

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Cross References

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

2 Peter 2:5and spared not the old world, but saved Noah with seven others, a preacher of righteousness, when he brought in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;

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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