2 Peter 3:5 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁵ 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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ 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)

⁵ 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

⁵ 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

⁵ 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.

English Standard Version 2016

⁵ For they deliberately overlook this fact, that the heavens existed long ago, and the earth was formed out of water and through water by the word of God,

2 Peter 3:5 Cross References

Genesis 1:6

And God said: Let there be a firmament made amidst the waters: and let it divide the waters from the waters.

Genesis 1:9

God also said: Let the waters that are under the heaven, be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear. And it was so done.

Psalm 136:6

Let my tongue cleave to my jaws, if I do not remember thee: If I make not Jerusalem the beginning of my joy.

Psalm 24:2

In thee, O my God, I put my trust; let me not be ashamed.

Psalm 33:6

Come ye to him and be enlightened: and your faces shall not be confounded.

Proverbs 17:16

What doth it avail a fool to have riches, seeing he cannot buy wisdom? He that maketh his house high, seeketh a downfall: and he that refuseth to learn, shall fall into evils.

Romans 1:28

And as they liked not to have God in their knowledge, God delivered them up to a reprobate sense, to do those things which are not convenient;

Colossians 1:17

And he is before all, and by him all things consist.

Hebrews 11:3

By faith we understand that the world was framed by the word of God; that from invisible things visible things might be made.