2 Peter 3:5

For this they willingly forget, that the heavens were of old; and the earth rose up from the waters, and by means of water, by the word of God.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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, since our fathers fell asleep, every thing remaineth just as from the beginning of the creation.

6And, by means of these waters, the world which then was, being submerged again perished in the waters.

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Cross References

John 3:19And this is the ground of condemnation, that light hath come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light, for their deeds have been evil.

Colossians 1:17and he was prior to all, and by him every thing exists.

Hebrews 11:3For by faith, we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God; and that things seen, originated from those that are not seen.

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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