2 Peter 3:6

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

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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

In Context

5For 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.

7And the heavens that now are, and the earth, are by his word stored up, being reserved for the fire at the day of judgment and the perdition of wicked men.

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Cross References

Matthew 24:38For as, before the flood, they were eating and drinking, taking wives and giving to husbands, up to the day that Noah entered the ark,

2 Peter 2:5and spared not the former world, but preserved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, when he brought a flood on the world of the wicked;

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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