2 Peter 3:5 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

⁵ They deliberately ignore this fact, that by the word of God heavens existed long ago, and an earth formed out of water and by means of water,

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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.

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.

2 Peter 3:5 Cross References

Genesis 1:6

And God said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.”

Genesis 1:9

And God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so.

Psalm 136:6

to him who spread out the earth upon the waters, for his steadfast love endures for ever;

Psalm 24:2

for he has founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the rivers.

Psalm 33:6

By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and all their host by the breath of his mouth.

Proverbs 17:16

Why should a fool have a price in his hand to buy wisdom, when he has no mind?

Romans 1:28

And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a base mind and to improper conduct.

Colossians 1:17

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

Hebrews 11:3

By faith we understand that the world was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was made out of things which do not appear.