2 Peter 3:5

For they wilfully forget that there were heavens from of old, and an earth formed out of water and amid water by the word of God,

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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 existed then, being overflowed with water, perished.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:6God said, “Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”

Psalms 24:2For he has founded it on the seas, and established it on the floods.

Psalms 136:6to him who spread out the earth above the waters, for his loving kindness endures forever;

John 3:19This is the judgement, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light, for their works were evil.

Colossians 1:17He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.

Hebrews 11:3By faith we understand that the universe has been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are 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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