2 Peter 3:5 - The Text-Critical English New Testament

They deliberately overlook the fact that by the word of God the heavens came into being long ago and the earth was formed out of water and through water.

Dugang nga mga bersyon

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

For they willfully overlook and forget this [fact], that the heavens [came into] existence long ago by the word of God, and the earth also which was formed out of water and by means of water,

American Standard Version (1901)

For this they wilfully forget, that there were heavens from of old, and an earth compacted out of water and amidst water, by the word of God;

Common English Bible

But they fail to notice that, by God’s word, heaven and earth were formed long ago out of water and by means of water.

Catholic Public Domain Version

But they willfully ignore this: that the heavens existed first, and that the earth, from water and through water, was established by the Word of God.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

For this they are wilfully ignorant of, that the heavens were before, and the earth out of water, and through water, consisting by the word of God.

2 Peter 3:5 Cross References

Romans 1:28

And just as they considered it worthless to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a worthless mind, to do what is not proper.

Colossians 1:17

He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

Hebrews 11:3

By faith we understand that the universe was formed by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of what is visible.