2 Peter 3:5

For they willingly ignore this, that by the word of God the heavens existed long ago, and the earth was formed out of water and by water.

Revised King James New Testament

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 ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

6And by water the world that then was, being deluged, perished:

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Cross References

John 3:19And this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

Colossians 1:17And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

Hebrews 11:3Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were made of things which do not appear.

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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