2 Peter 3:5

For they willingly forget this, that the heavens were in the olden time, and the earth standing out of the water and through the water, by the word of God;

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

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 when the fathers fell asleep, all things remain as from the beginning of creation.

6by which the world at that time, being flooded with water, perished:

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Cross References

John 3:19And this is the condemnation, that light has come into the world, and men love darkness rather than light; for their works are evil.

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

Hebrews 11:3By faith we understand that the worlds were created by the word of God, and that which was seen was not made from things which are manifest.

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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