2 Peter 3:6

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

Revised King James New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

5For 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.

7But by the same word, the heavens and the earth which are now, are reserved for fire on the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

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Cross References

Matthew 24:38For as in the days that were before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,

2 Peter 2:5And did not spare the old world, but saved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly;

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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